What are YOU reading?

MelliJellyBean · Post by **MelliJellyBean** » April 23, 2004 10:01 am

zanth wrote:Reading Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. It's fiction about the NSA, cryptography, and an unbreakable code. Pretty good so far, for the geeks among us

ooh i haven't read that one yet. I"ve bought Deception Point and that's next on my list...i'm sure it's great so far!

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » April 23, 2004 11:00 am

I just started "A Mind at a Time." It's a book about how different children learn differently, and it gives different strategies to understand and reach all learners.

Fins in Low Places · Post by **Fins in Low Places** » April 23, 2004 1:38 pm

Al Franken's Lies (And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them)

Good read

captainjoe · Post by **captainjoe** » April 23, 2004 1:44 pm

That is a good book.

Fins in Low Places · Post by **Fins in Low Places** » April 23, 2004 1:50 pm

He does a great job mixing in facts with humor.

psychjava · Post by **psychjava** » April 24, 2004 12:25 pm

MelliJellyBean wrote:
zanth wrote:Reading Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. It's fiction about the NSA, cryptography, and an unbreakable code. Pretty good so far, for the geeks among us
ooh i haven't read that one yet. I"ve bought Deception Point and that's next on my list...i'm sure it's great so far!

Dan Brown is definitely a good author. I just read Angels & Demons and Da Vinci Code and I must admit I'm hooked. Will start Digital Fortress next.

East Texas Parrothead · Post by **East Texas Parrothead** » April 24, 2004 1:12 pm

psychjava wrote:
MelliJellyBean wrote:
zanth wrote:Reading Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. It's fiction about the NSA, cryptography, and an unbreakable code. Pretty good so far, for the geeks among us
ooh i haven't read that one yet. I"ve bought Deception Point and that's next on my list...i'm sure it's great so far!
Dan Brown is definitely a good author. I just read Angels & Demons and Da Vinci Code and I must admit I'm hooked. Will start Digital Fortress next.

I loved Digital Fortress.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » April 24, 2004 1:14 pm

East Texas Parrothead wrote:
psychjava wrote:
MelliJellyBean wrote:
zanth wrote:Reading Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. It's fiction about the NSA, cryptography, and an unbreakable code. Pretty good so far, for the geeks among us
ooh i haven't read that one yet. I"ve bought Deception Point and that's next on my list...i'm sure it's great so far!
Dan Brown is definitely a good author. I just read Angels & Demons and Da Vinci Code and I must admit I'm hooked. Will start Digital Fortress next.
I loved Digital Fortress.

I loved Deception Point. Digital Fortress is next.

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » May 2, 2004 6:23 pm

I just finished "The Conch That Roared." It's really short but pretty funny, especially their repeated attempts at joining the United Nations.

Island_Lullaby · Post by **Island_Lullaby** » May 2, 2004 10:14 pm

Pilgrim At Tinker Creek~Annie Dillard...a must read for anyone who enjoyed Walden

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » May 6, 2004 5:51 pm

Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - by Christopher Moore.

From the inside cover:

Ever wondered what Jesus did during his formative years before that first miracle at Cana?
Get the inside scoop from Biff, J.C.'s best friend. In addition to hearing firsthand the fascinating, funny inside story on Jesus's "missing years," you'll learn a lot of other cool stuff about the greatest story never told... until now.

Lamb is a behind the scenes look at the original boy wonder. A few of the neat thing you'll discover in these pages are:

What to do if your kid's face suddenly appears on every loaf of bread in town

The proper method for choosing a harlot

How sarcasm was invented

The history of the martial arts specifically designed for boys from Nazareth (jewdo)

What the rough draft of the Sermon on the Mount sounded like

How to tell when an image of the Virgin Mary is a bona fide vision... and when it's just elephant poop

How bunnies came to be associated with Easter

and much more....

hikingontuesday · Post by **hikingontuesday** » May 6, 2004 6:06 pm

I am reading two books right now:

Moneyball -- great story on the business of baseball

The Dante Club -- for the book group, I'll let you know what I thought.

VB for Buffett · Post by **VB for Buffett** » May 6, 2004 6:44 pm

tdparrothead wrote:Strategies of Containment for my American History class. Not Fun.
I just finished reading Johnny Cash's Autobiography and I would suggest it to anyone who is a fan of the Man in Black. It is an amazing book.

Did you read the book he wrote like 30 years ago called The Man in Black
or did you read his last book called The Autobiography of Johnny Cash with Patrick Carr. I am in the middle of reading this one as well and it is very good. I've found it to be nice and simple and mello.

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » May 6, 2004 6:46 pm

hikingontuesday wrote:I am reading two books right now:

Moneyball -- great story on the business of baseball

The Dante Club -- for the book group, I'll let you know what I thought.

Moneyball was a great book! I really looked at baseball teams differently after that!

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » May 6, 2004 6:46 pm

VB for Buffett wrote:[
quote=
I just finished reading Johnny Cash's Autobiography and I would suggest it to anyone who is a fan of the Man in Black. It is an amazing book.

Did you read the book he wrote like 30 years ago called The Man in Black
or did you read his last book called The Autobiography of Johnny Cash with Patrick Carr. I am in the middle of reading this one as well and it is very good. I've found it to be nice and simple and mello.[/quote]

The Man in Black is one of my favorite books of all time.

diamonddan · Post by **diamonddan** » May 6, 2004 7:14 pm

LIBERTY - Stephen Coonts

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » May 13, 2004 8:11 pm

A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time in the Caribbean

It's about a husband and wife who move to Anguilla and beging a restaurant.

MelliJellyBean · Post by **MelliJellyBean** » May 13, 2004 8:34 pm

I want to read Shadowmancer. It's a bestseller in UK and it's supposed to have a Tolkien influence. Sounds good to me!!

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » May 13, 2004 8:52 pm

Melli, I love it when you say "Tolkien influence" say it again

psychjava · Post by **psychjava** » May 13, 2004 8:55 pm

John Saul - Black Creek Crossing