What are you reading?

[MerryBlooms]

I just finished Harper Lee's, "Go Set a Watchman", and started "Vendetta", by James Neff. I have "Doctor Zhivago", waiting in the wings on my Kindle.

[olddots]

1. Gestalt Therapy Now

By Joen Fagan and Irma Lee Shepherd. ...but its more fun than it sounds .

[MerryBlooms]

2. .

[WinkyDink]

3. Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival---

Gonzales (Surviving Survival, 2012) revisits the crash of United Flight 232 in this gripping narrative that includes numerous survivor accounts as well as insight from those in the Sioux City control tower, rescue personnel, and specialists who worked for months to determine the cause. In particular, the survivor stories recounted here in painstaking detail remain no less riveting now than when they were reported 25 years ago. Through numerous interviews and research, Gonzales places readers as close to the accident as possible, from the cockpit to the main cabin, revealing the catastrophic failure of the single part that destroyed not only one of the three engines but, more critically, the entire hydraulic system. There are heroes aplenty, from those who did their jobs beyond all measure to the many who lent a lifesaving hand at risk of their own survival. Emotion rather than thoughtful post-crash analysis carries the book, but Gonzales does make clear how the lack of seat requirements for infants and children, which remains the same today, cost lives. A powerful, unforgettable look at a devastating accident. --Colleen Mondor --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

[MerryBlooms]

9. Wow, my heart raced a bit just reading your snip.

[lovemydog]

4. Who I Am by Pete Townshend.

Extremely well-written by shy and literary writer & guitarist of The Who.

I just learned this song is about losing all your material goods for spiritual enlightenment, thus being a 'bargain'. Pete Townshend wrote this as an ode to Meher Baba, who was his spiritual guru. Meher Baba was from India, where he worked with the poor and served as spiritual adviser to Mahatma Gandhi. Townshend believed in his message of enlightenment, which was a big influence on Who songs like "Baba O'Riley" and "See Me, Feel Me."

[MerryBlooms]

10. Ooo, my husband would love this one- thanks for posting!

Christmas queue.

[lovemydog]

18. Awesome.

I'm reading it on my new kindle paperwhite, which I love. And the prices of books are so much lower than for physical copies. I'm savoring every description. He's an incredibly introspective guy who never felt comfortable around drugs or groupies. Just got to a section about trying to complete Tommy, and he talks about how through writing that he discovered that he's more of a spiritual than a political seeker.

[trof]

5. What's your take on "Go Set..."?

[MerryBlooms]

11. I thought it was good. It's a bit of a tough read.

I found myself cringing, but reflecting how and where I was raised in comparison... I think it's worth the read.

[trof]

6. I've been hooked on the Jack Reacher 'novels'.

Pulp fiction.

[MerryBlooms]

12. After a Google, that sounds right up my husband's alley.

[Skittles]

7. Still Life by Joy Fielding

I am a huge fan of Half-Priced Books

I don't care about new releases

[MerryBlooms]

13. Oh, that sounds good. I'm a fan of whatever's good, I don't care about the release date either.

[Tobin S.]

8. "This Changes Everything" by Naomi Klein

She is truly a visionary.

I also have "The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History" by Elizabeth Kolbert on deck.

[MerryBlooms]

14. These both sound awesome- thank you!

[Generic Brad]

15. Al Michael's autobiography

Do you believe in miracles?

[MerryBlooms]

16. This one?

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20958256-you-can-t-make-this-up

[Generic Brad]

34. That is the one

Great for any sports fan

[btrflykng9]

17. Treason in America and Surprised by Joy n/t

[Snobblevitch]

19. Last of the Breed by

Louis L'Amour.

I have probably read this book four times before now, but it is a great story.

[mak3cats]

20. The "Game of Thrones" series...

I discovered them not by the HBO series (I don't have prime cable) but by this (I'm an LOLcats addict):

http://cheezburger.com/492037/atheist-arya-doesnt-have-time-for-your-religion

I didn't recognize the "Arya" name, so I Googled, and found the story of the story. And Wikipedia after that, and so on...

Read the five books in the last couple months, but I'm done now. And just waiting for the next book....

(And still don't feel right without real paper in my hands when reading - I'm such a Luddite. I really need someone to talk me into a Kindle or whatever...)

[OriginalGeek]

39. lol, you and millions of other folks...

"And just waiting for the next book.... "

And we mostly just hope he actually finishes it...George has had some health issues.


I know exactly how you feel regarding real live paper. I felt like a traitor the first time I clicked on my Kindle (And I am tech geek who works in IT and loves gadgets)..but man - just for project gutenberg alone, it's worth it. https://www.gutenberg.org/ (Thousands of free ebooks you can download to your Kindle).

I got the one with e-ink so it looks more like paper and is easier on my eyes. I don't need yet another tablet device to stare at. (I have multiple tablets, a smart phone and access to more and all have kindle apps but I just like the actual kindle the best for reading). The Kindle Fire brings nothing to the table I don't already have multiples of and it doesn't have the cool e-ink that you can read just fine at the beach on a bright, sunny day.

This does books and books alone and the more I use it the more I love it. As long as I'm in range of a cell tower there is no limit to what I can find and read. Currently queued up with Edgar Rice Burroughs "Barsoom" series. Revisiting martian tales of my youth and loving it.

[shenmue]

21. "The Return," Hakan Nesser

Better than I thought it would be.

[LWolf]

22. A very long list

of primary source documents and Jeffersons Empire: The Language of American Nationhood for an adult class.

Also a stack of books for possible inclusion in my middle school classroom library. I started one about dragons last night...Talon.

[Ino]

23. Excuses Begone

by Wayne Dyer

[trueblue2007]

24. OUTLANDER ...... the Diana Galbaldon "Outlander" books.

outlander and now i'm on A DRAGONFLY IN AMBER.

I watch the series on STARZ !!!!! I LOVE SCOTTISH HISTORY.

[MerryBlooms]

25. What a fabulous list-- way to go DU!

[MsLeopard]

26. Killing the Host:

How financial parasites and debt bondage destroy the global economy by Michael Hudson. If you're into what is happening to the US today economically, this book tells you.

[kairos12]

27. Reading the same. Enlightening and depressing.

[betsuni]

28. Ruth Reichl, "Garlic and Sapphires, The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise"

Interesting, about her time as the NYT food critic, but then she brings up her mother and I think, Oh no, here we go. I enjoyed all of her memoirs but she obsesses too much about her parents, especially her mother. Luckily she doesn't go on too much in this one. If you are David Sedaris, fine, tell me all about your dysfunctional family, otherwise, please do not.

I finally bought a copy of "What's the Matter with Kansas?" -- time for a reread. And for the season, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow":

"As Ichabod jogged slowly on his way, his eye, ever open to every symptom of culinary abundance, ranged with delight over the treasure of jolly autumn. On all sides he beheld vast store of apples; some hanging in oppressive opulence on the treas; some gathered into baskets and barrels for the market; others heaped up in rich piles for the cider-press. Farther on he beheld great fields of Indian corn, with its golden ears peeping form their leafy coverts, and holding out the promise of cakes and hasty-pudding; and the yellow pumpkins lying beneath them, turning up their fair round bellies to the sun, and giving ample prospects of the most luxurious of pies; and anon he passed the fragrant buckwheat fields breathing the odor of the beehive, and as he beheld them, soft anticipations stole over his mind of dainty slapjacks, well buttered, and garnished with honey or treacle, by the delicate little dimpled hand of Katrina Van Tassel."

[IDemo]

29. "Voices in the Ocean" by Susan Casey

I'm at the midway point. It's an incredible read about dolphins; their intelligence, social structures, and the horrific treatment they have received by humans. Recommended read, but haunting as well.

[Ptah]

30. Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_You_%28novel%29

Lucky You is a 1997 novel by Carl Hiaasen. It is set in Florida, and is based around JoLayne Lucks,
a black woman who is one of two winners of a lottery.

The book parodies paranoid militia movement groups that believe in somewhat bizarre conspiracy theories.
It also takes a satiric look at vendors in the fictional community of Grange, Florida, (based on the real
community of Cassadaga[1]) who proclaim various religious miracles.

[Laffy Kat]

41. Love Hiaasen. He's a scream.

I find his novels basically have the same plot, many with returning characters. But they are so funny I can't wait for the next one. Read them all so far.

[mackerel]

31. John Dies at the End. It's bizarro, weird, sometimes creepy and often funny.

There are definitely holes in the plot but it is sooooo much better than the last book I read.

[Denis 11]

32. Although I am a Giant fan ...

The Last Cowboy: A Life of Tom Landry [Mark Ribowsky] a great read.

[ChazII]

33. Chesapeake by James Michener. n/t

[JohnnyAmerica]

35. A History of God

(The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam) by Karen Armstrong.
Just finished World Order by Henry Kissinger.

[From The Ashes]

36. The final Terry Pratchett book

the Shepard's Crown.

I have John Adams waiting in the wings...

[SecularMotion]

37. The Man Who Loved Dogs - Leonardo Padura

A gripping novel about the assassination of Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940

In The Man Who Loved Dogs, Leonardo Padura brings a noir sensibility to one of the most fascinating and complex political narratives of the past hundred years: the assassination of Leon Trotsky by Ramón Mercader.

The story revolves around Iván Cárdenas Maturell, who in his youth was the great hope of modern Cuban literature--until he dared to write a story that was deemed counterrevolutionary. When we meet him years later in Havana, Iván is a loser: a humbled and defeated man with a quiet, unremarkable life who earns his modest living as a proofreader at a veterinary magazine. One afternoon, he meets a mysterious foreigner in the company of two Russian wolfhounds. This is "the man who loved dogs," and as the pair grow closer, Iván begins to understand that his new friend is hiding a terrible secret.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Man-Who-Loved-Dogs/dp/0374201749

Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ - Giulia Enders

For too long, the gut has been the body’s most ignored and least appreciated organ, but it turns out that it’s responsible for more than just dirty work: our gut is at the core of who we are. Gut: The Inside Story of our Body's Most Underrated Organ gives the alimentary canal its long-overdue moment in the spotlight. With quirky charm, rising science star Giulia Enders explains the gut’s magic, answering questions like: Why does acid reflux happen? What’s really up with gluten and lactose intolerance? How does the gut affect obesity and mood? Communication between the gut and the brain is one of the fastest-growing areas of medical research—on par with stem-cell research. Our gut reactions, we learn, are intimately connected with our physical and mental well-being. Aided with cheerful illustrations by Enders’s sister Jill, this beguiling manifesto will make you finally listen to those butterflies in your stomach: they’re trying to tell you something important.

http://www.amazon.com/Gut-Inside-Story-Bodys-Underrated/dp/1771641495

[bikebloke]

38. Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz

Retro Bond back in 1957. So far, so good.

[Hula Popper]

40. I'm presently reading

all of Michael Robothams books. Mystery series with an old detective and a psychologist.....great author!

[kairos12]

42. The new Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Book.