Summer Reading!
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07/13/11 12:55 PM
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Greetings All!
I thought it would be fun to see what everyone is reading this Summer. So what's on your Kindle, Nook, iPad or on your nightstand in good old fashioned paper(gasp!)??
I'll start -
For fluff/fun I'm reading...
"Kings, Queens, Heroes & Fools" - The Wardstone Trilogy Book II by M.R. Mathias
I'm not particularly "self-helpy" but because it was written by a friend and colleague...
"Magnetic Abundance: Life without Excuses" by Ryan S. Taylor
Because I should have a long time ago...
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Dr. Maya Angelou
I am liking them all so far (and yes, I generally read 2 or 3 books concurrently).
Robert
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. -Thoreau
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Re: Summer Reading!
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07/13/11 01:00 PM
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Great post, R! I finished the best book I have ever read last week. New York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies. Months before publication, One Second After has already been cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book already being discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. It is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. In the tradition of On the Beach, Fail Safe and Testament, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future...and our end
Karen Live long and prosper
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Re: Summer Reading!
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07/13/11 01:52 PM
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Cool, K! I'll throw that one in my queue too!
Robert
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. -Thoreau
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07/13/11 02:18 PM
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Somewhat lagging behind the crowd, I have just finished the Girl w/ The Dragon Tattoo and have the other 2 books in the trilogy waiting in the wings of my Kindle. Also getting into "The Help". Having just returned from my first ever trip to So Africa I was interested to re-read James Michener's The Covenant but it is not available as an ebook and I find myself reluctant to carry around a big 'ol heavy book. :eek: Fun thread, Robert. ------------------ Helen
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07/13/11 02:39 PM
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Helen I loved "The Help" read it last fall and left it in Singapore with my DIL to be who is from NC - she and I had fun discussing it - a southerner and a yankee from different generations bonding over the book -
Joanna
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07/14/11 11:30 AM
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Another fascinating book is "The Greater Journey, Americans in Paris" by David McCullough. It's the story of adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, architects, politicians and others of high aspirations who went to Paris between 1830 & 1900 to study under the French masters to improve their skills and bring the results back to our new country. It describes how they survived the siege of Paris, Napoleon III's takeover of government and many other travails. It's informative and spellbinding reading. Jim
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Re: Summer Reading!
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07/20/11 06:51 AM
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I just downloaded One Second After into my Nook, Karen! It seems sensational! Can't wait to get into it! I'm just finishing Dreams of Joy by Lisa See. Fantastic!! Unfortunately, unlike Robert, I can't read more than one at a time! :eek:
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07/20/11 09:35 AM
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Bonnie, let me know how you liked it, it fascinated me and I loved the characters. It's so scary to know it could actually happen!
Karen Live long and prosper
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07/21/11 03:24 AM
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Will give a 'book report' ;) as soon as I finish it!
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07/21/11 12:44 PM
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Jim The Greater Journey sounds interessting to me. I checked amazon and it isn't available for the kindle yet so I wil have to wait, but I added it to my wish list Thanks for the suggestion
Arlene Adventure before Dementia!
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07/24/11 03:25 PM
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OMG...just finished One Second After. Yup, Karen, this was an incredible read...and an incredible concept. Holy cow.... If I sound like I'm stuttering, it's cause I am. Sorry, no book report tonight. Gotta go regroup, but would love to chat about this. OK...summer reading should be just mindless stuff. Not this book! Whew!!
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07/24/11 03:42 PM
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Bonnie, I am glad you liked it! It was truly a book I couldn't put down.
Karen Live long and prosper
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07/25/11 09:17 AM
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I agree, Karen....I really cared about the characters and couldn't put the book down! What a story! Actually with very real potential... Now I want to go back and reread On The Beach!
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09/10/11 10:39 AM
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Here is a list of books I have downloaded on my Kindle for up coming cruise in Jan.
Zero Day The Jungle SWEET DREAMS (The Justice of Revenge) Twice a Spy Spiral Lost in Kandahar The Jefferson Key THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES One Second After The Lost Symbol Simple Genius First Family The Sixth Man Hell's Corner
As you can see I have eclectic reading interests. Currently reading Storm Surge...just so so...hope it improves...it is a hard copy.
God but its nice to be able to read again.
Pat and Ray
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09/10/11 01:01 PM
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I love long historical novels (ala James Michener). Just finished reading New York by Edward Rutherfurd. He's also written books about Ireland (The Princes of Ireland), England (Sarum and New Forest) and Russia (Russka). I'm also reading The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series (setting in Botswana) by Alexander McCall Smith--great fun reading.
Peggy
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09/10/11 01:13 PM
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Reading My Father by Alexandra Styron -
Joanna
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09/15/11 12:18 PM
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Anything by Steve Berry. He takes a real event in History, and makes a page turning novel about it. My 2 favorites of his "The Amber Room" and "The last Romanoffs". but all are good. Lynn I also like Daniel Silva very much
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09/15/11 02:12 PM
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Life by Keith Richards :D ---------------- Helen
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09/15/11 02:33 PM
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lol, Helen, whatever he remembers of it!
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