What book are you reading at the moment? - Page 13

flowperson · 08-03-2006, 04:33 PM

Hi All !

I tend to read books in fits and starts, especially if they're non-fiction. Aside from a couple of science texts, I seem to be concentrating on Tom Brokaw's, The Greatest Generation, these days. Since it's about my parent's generation and we just lost Dad, it has a special meaning for me. I'll give it to Mom to read when I'm finished.

flow....

Quahom1 · 08-03-2006, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by I, Brian

Currently reading "A Mad World, My Masters" by John Simpson.

Two books currently. (actually comparing the thinking behind both, hence reading the two at the same time).

"Lies my Teacher Told Me" by James W. Loewen
" Godless, the Church of Liberalism" by Ann Coulter

Both are EYE OPENERS. Facts, accented by a whole lot of personal bias on the part of the authors.

v/r

Q

Quahom1 · 08-03-2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by flowperson

Hi All !

I tend to read books in fits and starts, especially if they're non-fiction. Aside from a couple of science texts, I seem to be concentrating on Tom Brokaw's, The Greatest Generation, these days. Since it's about my parent's generation and we just lost Dad, it has a special meaning for me. I'll give it to Mom to read when I'm finished.

flow....

Most sorry for your loss Flow...

v/r

Q

Abogado del Diablo · 08-03-2006, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Quahom1

Two books currently. (actually comparing the thinking behind both, hence reading the two at the same time).

"Lies my Teacher Told Me" by James W. Loewen
" Godless, the Church of Liberalism" by Ann Coulter

Both are EYE OPENERS. Facts, accented by a whole lot of personal bias on the part of the authors.

v/r

Q

My advice (you know you're free to disregard it): Don't take any political pundit's word for what the "facts" are. Go to the source and read things in context.

flowperson · 08-03-2006, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Quahom1

Most sorry for your loss Flow...

v/r

Q

Thanks Q . He lived to be 90 and had a full and, for the most part, happy life. I only hope I can do half as well. Thanks again .

flow....

Quahom1 · 08-03-2006, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Abogado del Diablo

My advice (you know you're free to disregard it): Don't take any political pundit's word for what the "facts" are. Go to the source and read things in context.

I think you know I am very good at that...

Quahom1 · 08-03-2006, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by flowperson

Thanks Q . He lived to be 90 and had a full and, for the most part, happy life. I only hope I can do half as well. Thanks again .

flow....

You will.

cavalier · 08-12-2006, 06:33 AM

Going through some of the classic horror novels, I am about halfway through Frankenstein. After a slow start, it's getting very interesting. Frankenstein is relating his first converstion with his "monster", what makes it so interesting for me is that this creation is so well reasoned and articulate.

Quahom1 · 08-12-2006, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Abogado del Diablo

My advice (you know you're free to disregard it): Don't take any political pundit's word for what the "facts" are. Go to the source and read things in context.

You actually don't think I do???!!! Abo!

Quahom1 · 08-12-2006, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by cavalier

Going through some of the classic horror novels, I am about halfway through Frankenstein. After a slow start, it's getting very interesting. Frankenstein is relating his first converstion with his "monster", what makes it so interesting for me is that this creation is so well reasoned and articulate.

The "original" ?

cavalier · 08-12-2006, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Quahom1

The "original" ?

I guess so, Mary Shelley.
From the foreword there didn't seem to be any source material.

Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine · 08-12-2006, 07:48 AM

Have you read The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, cavalier? Seeing that it it is a "classic horror" story, my ":kitty: attributes" (namely curiosity) have surfaced.

I'm going to take it out of the school library when I'm there today (see how it differs from A.L. Webber's musical and whatever-the-director's-name-was movie version.)

Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine

cavalier · 08-12-2006, 08:21 AM

I haven't no. It could be a while a before I read it aswell, though the bigger cities in Taiwan are starting to get some good bookstores with large sections of books in English, getting hold of specific titles is not always a given.

Still, if you could tell me if it's good or not, that would be good.

Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine · 08-12-2006, 09:14 PM

I looked it up on my school's e-card catalog, and it said that you can get an e-copy through NetLibrary (that way, you can read it without waiting for either a library or a bookstore to get one.

) There's no hurry, though.

Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine

Chezz · 08-14-2006, 06:46 PM

hi,

i have been reading , gun, germs and steel by jared diamond (very interesting book)

and just recently in my mothers collection i have found a VERY VERY OLD copy of 'the light of asia' - arnold
is the light of asia a good read?
i havent decided wether or not to read it yet, i have read the first few pages. it is a tough but interesting read.