January 11, 200422 yr I was at barnes and nobles this week and I was looking up at this mural of pictures of famous authors with their names underneath. I recognized most of the names, could name a few books by about half the authors, and even knew what most of them looked like, twain, orwel, dickinson, etc. I realized that there are alot of amazing writers and amazing pieces of literature that I haven't ever picked up. So I'm on a quest to read some books. so far on my list, here's what I got, and please, add any that you think I should read. I'd love to discuss some of these eventually. note: some of these books aren't considered literary masterpieces, but I know will make me think....maybe even you. currently reading: Borg- The Heart of Christianity Steinbeck- Of Mice and Men Chapman- 5 Love Languages Kafka- The Metamorphosis Arterburn, et al- Every Man's Battle currently queued: Franken- Lies and the Liars who tell them Coulter- Treason Nabakov- Lolita Joyce- Ulysses Vonnegut- Slaughter House Five (considering I've read every other book by him, but his most popular one...) London- White Fang Melville- Moby Dick Piper-The Dangerous Duty of Delight Borg- Two Visions good god..... if you can get through moby dick.... that has got to be the worst book on your list
January 11, 200422 yr My english teach wanted to start a book club. I could not hold in my laughter when the name, 'bagels and books' was suggested. Anyway I just finished reading The Chocolate War.
January 11, 200422 yr For English last year we had to read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Othello by Shakespeare and The Divine Wind by Gary Disher. The last book that I would hav read prob would hav been the Lord of the Rings series, but now I'm readin sum Tom Clancy and John Grisham books.
January 12, 200422 yr Author I'm gonna try to finish "The Metamorphosis" and "Every Man's Battle" on the plane ride tomorrow morning. Hopefully I can fit in a B&N visit at some point....borders might work too.
January 12, 200422 yr Current reading: Ann Rule's 'A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases' Nora Roberts 'A Table for Two' Upcoming: 'Davinci Code' (It's my mom's so I have to wait until she finishes it) Nora Roberts 'Key of Valor' Sara Paretsjy's 'Blacklist' I have the Waldenbook member card and that sucker is saves me 15% every time and after $100 worth of purchases, I get a $5 gift certificate. There are also many ways to get points without buying items.
January 12, 200422 yr Currently reading: About a Boy - Nick Hornby Non Campus Mentis - some guy I can't remember at the moment In the Queue: Dog Years - Gunter Grass (attempt three)
January 12, 200422 yr Does Cosmo count as a "book"...? Seriously.. I just finally got around to starting Moneyball. And then, of course, I must start of Pete's new book...
January 12, 200422 yr Currently reading: Java2 Core Language Mastering Enterprise Java Beans UML and the Unified Process UNIX Shell Programming BEA Weblogic Server Bible
January 12, 200422 yr Does Cosmo count as a "book"...? Seriously.. I just finally got around to starting Moneyball. And then, of course, I must start of Pete's new book... I ripped through Moneyball in one night... of course I stayed up until like 3am reading it, but it was worth it.
January 12, 200422 yr I ripped through Moneyball in one night... of course I stayed up until like 3am reading it, but it was worth it. Good. I'm looking forward to it. I literally just started it.. page 30 or so. I have a friend who works at Borders and she gets damaged books for free.. and there are always some damaged.. so I have a ton of books with torn covers, or dented shells.
January 12, 200422 yr I have a friend who works at Borders and she gets damaged books for free.. and there are always some damaged.. so I have a ton of books with torn covers, or dented shells. That is the coolest thing I have ever heard!!!! Does she need any more friends???
January 12, 200422 yr That is the coolest thing I have ever heard!!!! Does she need any more friends??? Ya know.. I would imagine that some of them actually have a discount for damaged books. They don't advertise it, because of course they want to get full price, but I bet if you asked they would have some. Books are marked up in excess of 50%.. they make their money selling 1 in 5.
January 12, 200422 yr Good. I'm looking forward to it. I literally just started it.. page 30 or so. I have a friend who works at Borders and she gets damaged books for free.. and there are always some damaged.. so I have a ton of books with torn covers, or dented shells. I need to make friends with someone at borders... I had a friend who worked in the Music depeartment before, needless to say my CD collection increased dramatically during his time there. He didn't last long. Got fired for stealing.
January 13, 200422 yr I try to read a book a month, here are my last 6 months: December 03: "In the Heart of the Sea" by Nathaniel Philbrick. Average. November 03: "Bleachers" by John Grisham. Loved it. October 03:"Bo" by Mitch Albom. Great book, especially during the season. August 03:"The King of Torts" by John Grisham. Dragged on. July 03:"Moneyball" by Michael Lewis. Good read. June 03:"True Believers" by Joe Queenan. Hysterical. January's book of the month: "My Losing Season" by Pat Conroy.
January 13, 200422 yr I was just reading The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003. There's plenty of quality reads in there, taken from various periodicals and internet sites. There's quite alot of selections that would make good "required" reading for you HS kids.
January 13, 200422 yr I usually just read history books, Civil War mainly. Bruce Catton is an excellent author, not dry and is easy to read. For a great historical novel, read Gore Vidal's Lincoln. My favorite fiction books were Of Mice and Men, Wuthering Heights, Anthem by Ayn Rand, and The Daughter of Time by Josephine Fey. For the life of me, I can't figure out how Mark Twain is/was so popular. I could never finish Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn.
January 13, 200422 yr Meh too many classics for my taste. Currently reading... "The Gospel of St Thomas" next in line "The case for Christ" "America's Game" "Hoosier Hysteria Roadbook" "The Decline and Fall of Practically Everbody" "World Religions" "The Great Pyramid" The Case for Christ is awesome! You'll enjoy it! I'm currently reading "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Catholicism." (I got it for my Confirmation, and I've learned 1000X more from it than I did in RCIA.)
January 14, 200422 yr I am reading the dictionary, I figure it has all the other books in it so I can get it all over with at once.
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