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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Born Standing Up--Steve Martin
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  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    starting for whom the bell tolls by hemingway. hopefully its not as dperessing as a farewell to arms.
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  • Arcticangel
    Arcticangel Posts: 1,443
    mookeywrench wrote:
    "Accounting Information System", "Intermediate Accounting: with FASB 2007 Updates", "Corporate Finance", and "Exploring International Business Environments"

    I feel your pain.. "Principles of Biochemisty: Fourth Edition"
    rrivers wrote:
    Arcticangel wrote:

    Very cool! After I finish "Better" I'm going to read
    "When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery"
    which also seems very interesting. I recently finished "Another Day in the Frontal Lobe" which is a memoir by a female neurosurgeon. Do we see a pattern yet? haha

    Ha! I read "Another Day in the Frontal Lobe" too. It was pretty good, not as good as Gawande though. I have the book, "How Doctors Think" in my to read pile as well. The other day on the Today show, they were talking about a book called, "Welcome to your Brain" which I put in my amazon wishlist. Looks pretty interesting.

    What is it with all the books about brain surgery? There are NO books about heart surgery (trust me, I've looked). I think it speaks to the massive ego needed to be a brain surgeon...

    But yes, those books look good too...I might have to look into them as well. I spend so much time reading text books and scientific articles that even when I'm reading for "fun" I have a hard time getting out of the groove where I feel like I should be learning something if I'm "wasting" my time reading it.. you know?
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  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Born Standing Up--Steve Martin

    That's a good book. I keep meaning to send it to a friend of mine who does stand up.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    Arcticangel wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    "Accounting Information System", "Intermediate Accounting: with FASB 2007 Updates", "Corporate Finance", and "Exploring International Business Environments"

    I feel your pain.. "Principles of Biochemisty: Fourth Edition"
    rrivers wrote:
    Arcticangel wrote:

    Very cool! After I finish "Better" I'm going to read
    "When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery"
    which also seems very interesting. I recently finished "Another Day in the Frontal Lobe" which is a memoir by a female neurosurgeon. Do we see a pattern yet? haha

    Ha! I read "Another Day in the Frontal Lobe" too. It was pretty good, not as good as Gawande though. I have the book, "How Doctors Think" in my to read pile as well. The other day on the Today show, they were talking about a book called, "Welcome to your Brain" which I put in my amazon wishlist. Looks pretty interesting.

    What is it with all the books about brain surgery? There are NO books about heart surgery (trust me, I've looked). I think it speaks to the massive ego needed to be a brain surgeon...

    But yes, those books look good too...I might have to look into them as well. I spend so much time reading text books and scientific articles that even when I'm reading for "fun" I have a hard time getting out of the groove where I feel like I should be learning something if I'm "wasting" my time reading it.. you know?

    Books I'm reading right now:

    1. The Shack- William Young
    2. Legacy of Ashes- The History of the CIA- Tim Weiner
    3. Storm Front- Jim Butcher
    4. Adventures in the Screen Trade- William Goldman
    5. Let the Right One In- John Ajvide Lindquist (this book is fantastic! Spooky as hell!)

    I have a book called "Coronary", but I'm not sure what it's about. I know it is a true story so you might be interested in that:

    http://www.amazon.com/Coronary-True-Sto ... 556&sr=1-1
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • BlackThirteen
    BlackThirteen Posts: 423
    I'm reading Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King! It's the 5th book of the Dark Tower series.
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Is Belief in God. Good, Bad or Irrelevant?

    I like it so far....
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    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • blondieblue227
    blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    rrivers wrote:

    1. The Shack- William Young

    loved it.

    right now i'm reading
    Boom! voices of the sixes by Tom Brokaw.
    great read.
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  • Given to...
    Given to... Wyoming Posts: 5,007
    Just After Sunset by Stephen King
    Until I Find You by John Irving
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  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Killing Kind- John Connolly

    I've got the rest of his Charlie Parker novels lined up too.
  • pearljgirl2010
    pearljgirl2010 Shillington, PA/Tuckerton, NJ Posts: 3,428
    Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
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  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    blondieblue227 wrote:
    rrivers wrote:

    1. The Shack- William Young

    loved it.

    right now i'm reading
    Boom! voices of the sixes by Tom Brokaw.
    great read.

    I think it's ok. The writing is not that great. But the part I just got through did make me tear up a little.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    BlackThirteen wrote:
    I'm reading Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King! It's the 5th book of the Dark Tower series.
    wait...I thought there were only 4 books in the series?
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    Commy wrote:
    BlackThirteen wrote:
    I'm reading Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King! It's the 5th book of the Dark Tower series.
    wait...I thought there were only 4 books in the series?

    No, there's acutally seven now. The last one came out in 2004 (I think?) The first four are the best, though the last three do have their moments.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • Lesbelges
    Lesbelges Posts: 434
    I just finished reading "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson....Fucking fantastic!

    This is a 3 book series called the millenium series which was published after the author died. The 2nd is supposed to come out soon in the US. It's been out for a while in Europe which is how I heard of it...maybe I should go to Europe and get me the rest of the series in french so I don't have to wait!!
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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    The White Road- John Connolly
  • milarso
    milarso Posts: 1,280
    rrivers wrote:
    Commy wrote:
    BlackThirteen wrote:
    I'm reading Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King! It's the 5th book of the Dark Tower series.
    wait...I thought there were only 4 books in the series?

    No, there's acutally seven now. The last one came out in 2004 (I think?) The first four are the best, though the last three do have their moments.

    This is my favorite series of all time.
    Drawing of the Three and the Wastlands are my two favorites.

    Right now I'm reading Under the Banner of Heaven by John Krakauer.
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    soulsinging wrote:
    The White Road- John Connolly

    I gave up on this series. Now I'm reading:

    Name of the Wind- Patrick Rothfuss
  • NoK
    NoK Posts: 824
    "Gate of the Sun" by Elias Khoury

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