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hollywood obscura. its about some of the high profile hollywood murders and how haunted the sites are. The charlie manson chapter is a very revealing read. Has a few very interesting photos in that chapter as well.

 

[Sandman]

hollywood obscura. its about some of the high profile hollywood murders and how haunted the sites are. The charlie manson chapter is a very revealing read. Has a few very interesting photos in that chapter as well.

I like that. I may add this and some other paranormal books to my reading list. Thanks.

 

[OldSaintFan]

I am reading " Nine men and a boat". About the U. of Washington eight man rowing team and the 36 Olympics. (Think Hitler).

 

[Saint_Ward]

Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood

I've actually lost some momentum with this one, I need to finish it.

I haven't read for fun in a while, otherwise.

A good book I read prior to the kids, was "This is your Brain on Music". Also, "The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Behavior"

I'll occasionally dive into a management book, or decision analysis books.

 

[insidejob]

Just started my almost annual rereading of Steinbeck's East of Eden.

I've got a few other books that I haven't read yet that I got for Christmas and my birthday but I keep putting them off for some reason. When I get to them, I'll post them here. I can't even remember the titles right now.

 

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I like that. I may add this and some other paranormal books to my reading list. Thanks.

brian clune is the author. Tupac and biggie smalls were good reads as was thelma todd. black dahlia marilynn monroe john belushi etc. its not a really hard core read but I found a few really good nuggets of note in it. I bought my copy retail at the bookworld in the local mall just before they went out of business,glad I did, it did not disappoint.

 

[donkeydonkey]

I'm re-reading a mix of stuff for work right now.

J.M Coetzee's The life and times of Michael K. This is a Kafkaesque novel that many read as a tribute to Kafka. The protaganist, Michael K., is a small, but complex, tortured soul who is pressed and sqeezed by a dark and haunting environment. Imagine this as a treatment to the question "What if Kafka was writing as a black man in Apartheid era S.Africa?" Great read.

Nancy Easterlin's A Biocultural Aproach to Literary Theory and interpretation. Nancy is an Professor emeritus of Literature at U.N.O, Head of the Woman's studies program, and is one of the more influential academics in my life. She was also my thesis director during my M.A. The attempt is to synthesize literary theory with recent advances in cognitive science. This is a re-read for me, one of many, but I find her ideas on place, space, and environment particularly insightful.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance. I have just begun this book as I am traveling and wanted something light for the long plane ride back to the states. It's one of those books that I have heard about for years and just never got around to. It's too early for much of a review, but, as someone who has done a lot of long distance motorcycle adventuures, I can say that I really appreciate his handling of the feel of a long ride through the countryside.

William Godwin's Caleb Williams. Godwin is often cited as the father of modern anarchism. This novel was inteneded to popularize the radical politics of his "Enquiry Concerning political Justice" It shows how instiututions and power can and do
crush the individual. It's a fast moving, perhaps somewhat poorly written, entertaining book that is an early detective or pursuit story.

 

[Teachersaint]

as an Elementary school librarian---i read lots of Middle grade books

 

[Bleu Raeder]

Terry Pratchett's Discword series. 21 books, give or take with some orders preferred over others.

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

Amor en los tiempos del cólera

While I’m fluent in Spanish (speak, read, write) I’ve never attempted to read a novel in Spanish.

Anyone here read the English version?

 

[soupcan dan]

i've had time for the andrew jackson biography (weak) and my subscription to tne new yorker magazine. seems i can't go 10 pages without nodding off lately.

 

[Sandman]

Amor en los tiempos del cólera

While I’m fluent in Spanish (speak, read, write) I’ve never attempted to read a novel in Spanish.

Anyone here read the English version?

Kudos to you. I wish I was fluent in Spanish. I don't think I have read that book-- Love in the Times of Cholera?

I have read a Clockwork Orange and Great Expectations. I really liked Great Expectations (more than a Tale of Two Cities). I didn't get into A Clockwork Orange. Had a really hard time getting around the slang that was used in the book, and trying to figure out what he was talking about some time.

I am reading Devil in the White City now. I have heard good things. I am also doing World War Z (which so far is told differently than the movie).

 

[insidejob]

Picked this one up this morning from the mini-library around the corner from my house. Really grabbed it strictly from the title. I'm going to give it a skimming on my lunch break and if it's any good I'll find something on my bookshelf to put in its place until I finish it.

Therse little pop-up libraries really are cool. I think they should have them all across the city. The one by my house has the top shelves reserved for books only while the bottom shelf (which has a separate door to access) is for random knick knacks and other things that aren't trash but rather stuff that would be donated to Goodwill or some such store. Why not just help out your own actual neighbors with books and other things they may need?

 

[Sandman]

I love that title, too. Let me know what you think of it.

 

[Rickboy]

I just finished "Star Wars: Thrawn". I found it enjoyable.

Next up, gotta finish, "The Spark" by Kristine Barnet