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I thought it would be fun, and illuminating, to see what our friends are reading. As many of you know I enjoy reading so much that I have built, over many years, a very extensive library. Please make use of this thread to let us know what you are reading.
I recently finished, Intellectual Morons - How Ideology Makes Smart People Fall For Stupid Ideas, by Daniel J. Flynn from Crown Forum Publishing.
I am currently reading, Preachers of Hate - Islam and the War on America, by Kenneth R. Timmerman, also from Crown Forum Publishing.
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:28 pm Post subject:
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I think this is a great idea! Thanks cynic!
I just finished reading : John Adams by David McCullough
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller ( about Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly SImon
At the moment I am reading Empire Falls by Richard Russo..its a novel but it won a Pulitzer.
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject:
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| {uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: | I think this is a great idea! Thanks cynic!
I just finished reading : John Adams by David McCullough
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller ( about Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly SImon
At the moment I am reading Empire Falls by Richard Russo..its a novel but it won a Pulitzer. |
I have McCullough's 1776 on my list of books to read. What is it that those three women have in common? I know Carly dated James Taylor, did the other two?
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject:
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| {uZa}fcbcynic wrote: | | {uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: | I think this is a great idea! Thanks cynic!
I just finished reading : John Adams by David McCullough
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller ( about Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly SImon
At the moment I am reading Empire Falls by Richard Russo..its a novel but it won a Pulitzer. |
I have McCullough's 1776 on my list of books to read. What is it that those three women have in common? I know Carly dated James Taylor, did the other two? |
They were all folk singers in their own rite . If I remember i'll post some of their stuff on the Weds night thread.
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject:
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I just finished reading "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne.
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject:
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Well you might think I'm a moron, but I really enjoy the writings of Anne Rice. Granted it's fiction but hey at least I'm reading right??
http://www.annerice.com/
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject:
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| {uZa}Amok wrote: | I just finished reading "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne.
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So, what's the secret?!  
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject:
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| {uZa}fcbcynic wrote: | | {uZa}Amok wrote: | | I just finished reading "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne. |
So, what's the secret?! |
I'd have to kill you if I told you, Cynic!
No, seriously, It is a great book on the power of the mind. I use "The Secret" daily, and it has brought me some success in the past four weeks already! 
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject:
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I recently re-read a wonderful book called "To Rule the Waves - How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World" by Arthur Herman. Sounds like a dry read, but really, really well written and brings the heroes of British naval history (John Hawkins, Francis Drake, Queen Elizabeth and The Spanish Armada, Nelson at Trafalgar) to life. I highly recommend it.
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I just finished looking at the pics in the Sports Illustrated-Swim Suit edition.
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject:
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| {uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: | I think this is a great idea! Thanks cynic!
I just finished reading : John Adams by David McCullough
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller ( about Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly SImon
At the moment I am reading Empire Falls by Richard Russo..its a novel but it won a Pulitzer. |
Did you watch the 7-part John Adams series that was on recently based on this book? It was really good.
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:06 pm Post subject:
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| {uZa}Lonesome Eagle wrote: | | {uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: | I think this is a great idea! Thanks cynic!
I just finished reading : John Adams by David McCullough
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller ( about Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly SImon
At the moment I am reading Empire Falls by Richard Russo..its a novel but it won a Pulitzer. |
Did you watch the 7-part John Adams series that was on recently based on this book? It was really good.
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Yes I did ...it was very well done I thought . Took me a while to get used to the actor they cast as Adams. For some reason I kept expecting him to do comedy. 
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject:
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| {uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: | | {uZa}Lonesome Eagle wrote: | | {uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: | I think this is a great idea! Thanks cynic!
I just finished reading : John Adams by David McCullough
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller ( about Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly SImon
At the moment I am reading Empire Falls by Richard Russo..its a novel but it won a Pulitzer. |
Did you watch the 7-part John Adams series that was on recently based on this book? It was really good.
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Yes I did ...it was very well done I thought . Took me a while to get used to the actor they cast as Adams. For some reason I kept expecting him to do comedy. |
He certainly wasn't the "leading man" type, but then if you look at contemporary portraits of Adams, he was in fact no "leading man" type himself... 
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject:
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| {uZa}Lonesome Eagle wrote: | | {uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: | | {uZa}Lonesome Eagle wrote: | | {uZa}Natasha_Fatale wrote: | I think this is a great idea! Thanks cynic!
I just finished reading : John Adams by David McCullough
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller ( about Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly SImon
At the moment I am reading Empire Falls by Richard Russo..its a novel but it won a Pulitzer. |
Did you watch the 7-part John Adams series that was on recently based on this book? It was really good.
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Yes I did ...it was very well done I thought . Took me a while to get used to the actor they cast as Adams. For some reason I kept expecting him to do comedy. |
He certainly wasn't the "leading man" type, but then if you look at contemporary portraits of Adams, he was in fact no "leading man" type himself... |
That is true..in fact I think his wife was the brains of the operation. At least, she surely influenced his life in a positive way ....wonder if in real life she was a nag? 
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject:
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Well today I finished reading the mail. Talk about a brain teaser. ESPN the magazine had a great article on how to improve your batting speed. Awsome read. I just finished reading an article in Todays Hunter on how to gut a pig. Very interesting. I will keep you informed when my next magazine comes in. Well maybe not all my magazine's. 
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