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FEBRUARY READS

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It's Super Bowl Sunday, Mandy is on his way to Rio and tomorrow Punxsutawney Phil will have his annual outing. Happy February and "Happy reading to all!"

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Permalink Reply by Carci on February 17, 2015 at 6:34pm

Thanx Slopok... I just ordered the first 3 from the library for DH. He loves this type of book and sometimes I like them too so will probably give them a try also.

Permalink Reply by Carolyn Tewell on February 17, 2015 at 7:17pm

GRAMMY...I did order from Library "Finding Me" by Michelle Knight. Decided to get it in book form rather than Audio...somehow I think I will be using some post-flags to share sentences or passages with my Cleveland area friends.

I am on the last disc of Poisonwood Bible. I read this 25 years ago or more and it is if I had never read it at all!!! I loved the book and yet there is not one chapter that rings familiar. Now, let's see, life in the Congo (Zaire) with snakes, rogue ants, death, survival at its base, family drama with teen girls, sickness, pestulance, murder, war, fires...I mean, COME ON...I remembered none of this?

***shakes head***

Wonder if the THORNBIRDS will exact the same dynamic?

Couple things on order:

Cuba Straights by Randy Wayne White...I used to live in Florida ...read all his stuff...some great, some not so much...but with CUBA in headlines...gotta try. (Lived and grew up in Florida and many of my classmates were earlier refugees)

CANE & ABE by James Grippando...like his stuff (more cars rolling over, guns firing...lol)

SLOPOK checked out The Wilderness Series...none on AUDIO? Dan'l, (we aren't lost, just exploring) Boone doesn't actually read books only listens. I might expand the search and see if any were recorded.

Hard Winter in my 'hood rest of the week.~mellowgal

Permalink Reply by Slopok on February 18, 2015 at 3:47am

Carolyn,I'm sure most have been recorded. I'm listening also. Got'em from our Regional ebook & audiobook download system. (R.E.A.D.S)

Permalink Reply by Lip Service on February 18, 2015 at 10:03am

David Robbins has been writing the Wilderness Series since 1990 under the pen name of 'David Thompson' but now writes them under his own name starting with wilderness #67

Permalink Reply by Carci on February 18, 2015 at 10:28am

Just finished Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson.

BLL started kinda slow for me but as I got to know the women it became more interesting and I loved the ending!

SoS was a Walt Longmire story... covered Christmas eve tales about 20 years apart, a short sweet novella.

I just started Torch by Cheryl Strayed. I like her style of writing but maybe the story will be too sad... more on that later.

Permalink Reply by Carolyn Tewell on February 21, 2015 at 8:48am

GRAMMY...got the "Finding Me" by Michelle Knight yesterday...so will start it this afternoon.

SLOPOK...Yup, found the Wilderness Series on Audio. Did not realize it was a Western...somehow thought it was more "modern" times.

"Light of the World" by James Lee Burke has taken over my life. His writing is hard to describe ...very crude at times, philosophical, complex mysteries.

Grounded Winter Storm warnings in process. Heading for Florida in less than a week.

Permalink Reply by rapa on February 21, 2015 at 9:20am

Carolyn, hope Florida warms up before you get there! Wishing safe travels for you and some good R & R.

Am currently reading MAEVE'S TIMES In Her Own Words. These are selected writings from THE IRISH TIMES with a poignant introduction by her husband, Gordon Snell. This is a great pick up/put down book full of tales from the beloved Maeve Binchy.

Also reading THE MOUNTAINTOP SCHOOL FOR DOGS AND OTHER SECOND CHANCES by Ellen Cooney. The book is described as a "moving and hilarious chronicle of the ways in which humans and canines help each other find new lives, new selves, and new hope." This book was recommended by our Loruach.

Permalink Reply by Flowergram on February 21, 2015 at 11:53am

Carolyn, I love the James Lee Burke books - especially the New Orleans series. He is very good writer and his daughter now writes too. I have a couple of hers on my Kindle but have not read them yet.

I read the book on Mecca and then read another with a different point of view by Dov Ivry - Superpsycho. The most interesting thing about the Mecca book was how women were before Mohammedism. Women ran the businesses because they were considered smarter and made more money. The men who married them treated them very well because they did not want to lose their meal ticket. How different it is now. The biggest thing I came away with both books - religions twisted what it should be into separating, dividing and creating hatred of others - no matter what religion - there are some sad histories in the past.

I then read Becoming Odyssa - liked it so well am now reading Skywalker - both about the Appalachian Trail through hikers. Needed something light after this. Also read Taken by Dean Koontz - did not like it as well as previous ones. Have Pigs in Heaven at bedside next. Hope everyone is staying well and warm. Lucky to be going to Florida, Carolyn, have great fun and sun. Daughter in Pensacola just had some very cool weather.

Permalink Reply by grammyk on February 22, 2015 at 12:27pm

What is the title of the book on Mecca? Sounds interesting!

Permalink Reply by Flowergram on February 22, 2015 at 12:42pm

The title is Mecca: The History of Islam's Holiest City by Jesse Harasta - I got it on Amazon. It was an interesting look at the city and the development of the religion. Hope you like it.

Permalink Reply by Slopok on February 22, 2015 at 3:53am

In the middle of:The Quantum Enigma:Physics Encounters Consciousness. A very interesting but slow read. One has to read and then ponder what was just read. A thumb nail:
In trying to understand the atom, physicists built quantum mechanics, the most successful theory in science and the basis of one-third of our economy. They found, to their embarrassment, that with their theory, physics encounters consciousness. Authors Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner explain all this in non-technical terms with help from some fanciful stories and anecdotes about the theory's developers. They present the quantum mystery honestly, emphasizing what is and what is not speculation. Quantum Enigma's description of the experimental quantum facts, and the quantum theory explaining them, is undisputed. Interpreting what it all means, however, is heatedly controversial. But every interpretation of quantum physics involves consciousness. Rosenblum and Kuttner therefore turn to exploring consciousness itself-and encounter quantum mechanics. Free will and anthropic principles become crucial issues, and the connection of consciousness with the cosmos suggested by some leading quantum cosmologists is mind-blowing. Readers are brought to a boundary where the particular expertise of physicists is no longer the only sure guide. They will find, instead, the facts and hints provided by quantum mechanics and the ability to speculate for themselves.

Got 4 and 1/2 stars on Amazon.

Permalink Reply by Flowergram on February 22, 2015 at 9:01am

Wow Slopok - sounds very deep. I think my grandson would love it. Will send the title to him. He is in to math and physics. Above my mental capacity these days. Thanks for the eval.

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