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Old 11-29-2010, 03:47 AM   #1906
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"The Rosary Girls" by Richard Montanari
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Old 12-20-2010, 09:42 AM   #1907
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"Substance B" by Benard LENTERIC (French)


It's about our pursuit of happiness (B is for "Bonheur" meaning Happiness in French) and the false hope to find it in pills.

As far as I know, it has never been translated to English. I suppose "pREPARATION H" would not be an ideal title.
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Old 12-20-2010, 01:37 PM   #1908
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A Game of Thrones - George RR Martin

Jimbo made me do it.
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Old 12-21-2010, 12:04 AM   #1909
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I should get that book next.The Game Of Thrones.

I am reading, The Greatest Knight. A book about William Marshal. I am not greatly impressed. It's ok

Maybe I am just blah.
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Old 12-22-2010, 12:26 PM   #1910
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I just finished We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver.

Just, wow. Well, I thought so. I thought the writing was wonderful. I think the author did a great job of dealing with the subject matter honestly. Anyone else read this? What did you think? It was one of those books I woke up in the middle of the night to read more (of course, I'm off work this week) and when I finished it, I just sat there for a minute. I'm still thinking about it.

Now I'm starting on The Artist's Way. I wonder if I'm disciplined enough to do the work. I'm going to try, though. I like the concept. It can't hurt, and it's free.
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Old 12-23-2010, 04:14 AM   #1911
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"Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Bar code symbology — QR Code"

Reference ISO/IEC 18004
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Old 12-24-2010, 12:24 PM   #1912
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A Clash of Kings - George RR Martin

The Book of Air and Shadows - Michael Gruber
lent to me by one of the nurses at work.
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Old 12-24-2010, 12:54 PM   #1913
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How do you generate enthusiasm or motivation for completing
a non-fiction book you started 3 months ago ?

I saw the author on one of CSPAN's book fairs and was very excited by her descriptions
of the research and interviews she did during the writing.
So I jumped on Amazon and ordered it that same day.

A third of the way through over several days of fitful starts and stops,
I realized I was utterly bored, and it became my "coffee table book".

Now dusty and forlorn, it's a matter of "Read it or Trash it".
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Old 12-24-2010, 01:38 PM   #1914
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What's the book? Maybe if somebody else has read it, they can reassure that that it gets better, or commiserate with you that it gets even more deadly dull towards the end.
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Old 12-24-2010, 02:22 PM   #1915
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Wolf, it's doubtful anyone else in the whole world is interested !

FWIW: Mendez v. Westminster
School Desegregation and Mexican-American Rights

It's a history of the civil rights movement in southern Calif
before the Brown vs Board of Education case.

Groan... I know. The title should have warned me what was coming.
But the author was very entertaining on CSPAN, and brought the events to life.


It was of interest to me because I grew up there (near DisneyLand),
and did not know anything of what was going on in the schools we attended.
But as far as I've read, the text is dry and dusty, like the bean fields all around us.
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Old 12-24-2010, 02:51 PM   #1916
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Well then .... if you leave it on the coffee table it will make you look smarter.

I see what you mean.

I have occasionally read supreme court decisions that interest me, but the idea of tackling a whole book of commentary on once case ... thou art a braver man than I.

The authoress, was she, um ... pleasant on the eye?
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Old 12-24-2010, 03:20 PM   #1917
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The authoress, was she, um ... pleasant on the eye?
How does it go ... not so much !

I think I'll shelf it... maybe there'll be a chance to "re-gift it".
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Old 12-26-2010, 07:12 PM   #1918
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I just finished "The Poisoner's Handbook" by Deborah Bloom. A history of the invention of forensic medicine. Similar in structure to "The Disappearing Spoon".

And I'm just starting the latest Thomas Covenant book.
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Old 12-26-2010, 09:47 PM   #1919
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ooooooo. I held off buying that for myself, just in case any family got me it for Christmas :P

They for me other stuff, so I am going to buy it.
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Old 12-27-2010, 02:19 AM   #1920
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I think I'll shelf it... maybe there'll be a chance to "re-gift it".
E-bay it?
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