Posted: May 11, 2005 8:37 pm
"Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella. The book that Fiels of Dreams was based off of.
Luciano's Luck About Lucky going to Sicily during WW2
and Having a sitdown with the Dons..
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Posted: May 11, 2005 9:35 pm
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Posted: May 14, 2005 2:32 pm
The Madman's Tale by John Katzenbach
Posted: May 14, 2005 2:58 pm
"1ST TO DIE" -- James Patterson
Posted: May 14, 2005 3:05 pm
I love James Patterson.SchoolGirlHeart wrote:"1ST TO DIE" -- James Patterson
Posted: May 14, 2005 3:16 pm
It's the first of his that I've read. I was "bookless" for my 20 hour trip home from the FSOTW, and someone loaned it to me. I'll definitely be picking up another of his books to read!big hat carmen wrote:I love James Patterson.SchoolGirlHeart wrote:"1ST TO DIE" -- James Patterson
Posted: May 19, 2005 7:23 pm
This is kinda different for me. My wife and I went to Acapulco on Apr 27. I took two books with me. I have never been one to read for pleasure or fiction books. I have always read magazines that are informative like Time, Men's Health, Cycle World, etc and several others. As well as kept up with news via internet, TV and newpapers. All that said to say this. I read both books in a week. They were Ann Coulter's Slander and Jimmy Buffett's book Tales from Margaritaville. When I got home I immediately read Jimmy's book A Pirate Looks at Fifty and got it done quickly. I am now on my fourth book in a month, Mark Twain's Following the Equator. My next venture will probably take me back to read Jimmy's Where is Joe Merchant.
Posted: May 19, 2005 7:26 pm
My baby is actually reading books!!!12vmanRick wrote:This is kinda different for me. My wife and I went to Acapulco on Apr 27. I took two books with me. I have never been one to read for pleasure or fiction books. I have always read magazines that are informative like Time, Men's Health, Cycle World, etc and several others. As well as kept up with news via internet, TV and newpapers. All that said to say this. I read both books in a week. They were Ann Coulter's Slander and Jimmy Buffett's book Tales from Margaritaville. When I got home I immediately read Jimmy's book A Pirate Looks at Fifty and got it done quickly. I am now on my fourth book in a month, Mark Twain's Following the Equator. My next venture will probably take me back to read Jimmy's Where is Joe Merchant.
Posted: May 19, 2005 7:27 pm
Finished Lisa Scottoline's newest DEVIL'S CORNER last night and will start (again) on Isabel Allende's ZORRO tonight.
Posted: May 19, 2005 7:29 pm
If you liked Following the Equator, trying reading Twain's Letters from the Earth. It's kind of his "take" on evolution, including lots of sarcasm. The main characters are the Devil, an ArchAngel, and Adam and Eve. I enjoyed it muchly.12vmanRick wrote:This is kinda different for me. My wife and I went to Acapulco on Apr 27. I took two books with me. I have never been one to read for pleasure or fiction books. I have always read magazines that are informative like Time, Men's Health, Cycle World, etc and several others. As well as kept up with news via internet, TV and newpapers. All that said to say this. I read both books in a week. They were Ann Coulter's Slander and Jimmy Buffett's book Tales from Margaritaville. When I got home I immediately read Jimmy's book A Pirate Looks at Fifty and got it done quickly. I am now on my fourth book in a month, Mark Twain's Following the Equator. My next venture will probably take me back to read Jimmy's Where is Joe Merchant.
Posted: May 19, 2005 7:32 pm
Well so far so good on Following the Equator. I am at chapter 30 right now. Reading it a little slower than the others but still enjoying it! Thanks for the suggestion.phjrsaunt wrote:If you liked Following the Equator, trying reading Twain's Letters from the Earth. It's kind of his "take" on evolution, including lots of sarcasm. The main characters are the Devil, an ArchAngel, and Adam and Eve. I enjoyed it muchly.12vmanRick wrote:This is kinda different for me. My wife and I went to Acapulco on Apr 27. I took two books with me. I have never been one to read for pleasure or fiction books. I have always read magazines that are informative like Time, Men's Health, Cycle World, etc and several others. As well as kept up with news via internet, TV and newpapers. All that said to say this. I read both books in a week. They were Ann Coulter's Slander and Jimmy Buffett's book Tales from Margaritaville. When I got home I immediately read Jimmy's book A Pirate Looks at Fifty and got it done quickly. I am now on my fourth book in a month, Mark Twain's Following the Equator. My next venture will probably take me back to read Jimmy's Where is Joe Merchant.
Posted: May 19, 2005 7:36 pm
I admit that there were parts of FOLLOWING that were just too bogged down in boring detail, and I would skip a couple of pages every now and then. I learned one of my favorite quotes of all time from that book (remember I really dig dolphins)...Twain refers to playful dolfins as, "the kittens of the sea."12vmanRick wrote:Well so far so good on Following the Equator. I am at chapter 30 right now. Reading it a little slower than the others but still enjoying it! Thanks for the suggestion.phjrsaunt wrote:If you liked Following the Equator, trying reading Twain's Letters from the Earth. It's kind of his "take" on evolution, including lots of sarcasm. The main characters are the Devil, an ArchAngel, and Adam and Eve. I enjoyed it muchly.12vmanRick wrote:This is kinda different for me. My wife and I went to Acapulco on Apr 27. I took two books with me. I have never been one to read for pleasure or fiction books. I have always read magazines that are informative like Time, Men's Health, Cycle World, etc and several others. As well as kept up with news via internet, TV and newpapers. All that said to say this. I read both books in a week. They were Ann Coulter's Slander and Jimmy Buffett's book Tales from Margaritaville. When I got home I immediately read Jimmy's book A Pirate Looks at Fifty and got it done quickly. I am now on my fourth book in a month, Mark Twain's Following the Equator. My next venture will probably take me back to read Jimmy's Where is Joe Merchant.
Posted: May 19, 2005 7:40 pm
Oh, and as for what I'm reading now (that IS what the topis is about, right??? 
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Just finished WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST." Sort of a made up biography of the WW of the West, w/ TONS of detail about the land of Oz, the nature of Evil, social/political analogies. COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!! Shirked ALL responsibility for several days in order to keep reading it!!! If you're fan of WIZARD OF OZ, and into fantasy in general, MUST READ!!!
Just picked up the "R" installment of the Sue Grafton mysteries. Read A-O, then lost interest for a while. Was desperate for something to read last night, and the only place to buy a book was the drugstore. Happy w/ my choice so far!
)Just finished WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST." Sort of a made up biography of the WW of the West, w/ TONS of detail about the land of Oz, the nature of Evil, social/political analogies. COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!! Shirked ALL responsibility for several days in order to keep reading it!!! If you're fan of WIZARD OF OZ, and into fantasy in general, MUST READ!!!
Just picked up the "R" installment of the Sue Grafton mysteries. Read A-O, then lost interest for a while. Was desperate for something to read last night, and the only place to buy a book was the drugstore. Happy w/ my choice so far!
Posted: May 19, 2005 7:45 pm
killed 20 hrs of airplane with Carl Hiaasen's "Sick Puppy"
just getting started with his "Tourist Season"
and for a little light reading i'm half way thru "Using FileMaker 7 - The Only Filemaker 7 Book YOu Need" by steve lane, bob bowers, scott love, and chris moyer
just getting started with his "Tourist Season"
and for a little light reading i'm half way thru "Using FileMaker 7 - The Only Filemaker 7 Book YOu Need" by steve lane, bob bowers, scott love, and chris moyer
Posted: May 19, 2005 7:52 pm
Reading back through this thread is giving me some EXCELLENT ideas for things to put on my "to read" list!!
Posted: May 20, 2005 2:24 am
Got this off Jimmy's desert island book list (or whatever it was called) and I'm about halfway through it. I've always been a fan of ocean exploration (my big dream is to go exploring with Bob Ballard), and like Ballard, Gary Kinder intertwines history with technology. It's definitely not light reading but it has really kept my interest.
Posted: May 20, 2005 5:37 am
Ferinni's "Reflection of the Christ Mind"
Posted: May 31, 2005 7:02 pm
Ok.. so I got to about page 300 on Mark Twain's book and lost momentum. Not wanting to totally lose this I decided to pick up Jimmy's book Where is Joe Merchant ? I finsihed it in 3 days! Wow what a read. I can't wait to start reading A Salty Piece of Land!!! but first I am committed to finish the Following the Equator bookphjrsaunt wrote:I admit that there were parts of FOLLOWING that were just too bogged down in boring detail, and I would skip a couple of pages every now and then. I learned one of my favorite quotes of all time from that book (remember I really dig dolphins)...Twain refers to playful dolfins as, "the kittens of the sea."12vmanRick wrote:Well so far so good on Following the Equator. I am at chapter 30 right now. Reading it a little slower than the others but still enjoying it! Thanks for the suggestion.phjrsaunt wrote:If you liked Following the Equator, trying reading Twain's Letters from the Earth. It's kind of his "take" on evolution, including lots of sarcasm. The main characters are the Devil, an ArchAngel, and Adam and Eve. I enjoyed it muchly.12vmanRick wrote:This is kinda different for me. My wife and I went to Acapulco on Apr 27. I took two books with me. I have never been one to read for pleasure or fiction books. I have always read magazines that are informative like Time, Men's Health, Cycle World, etc and several others. As well as kept up with news via internet, TV and newpapers. All that said to say this. I read both books in a week. They were Ann Coulter's Slander and Jimmy Buffett's book Tales from Margaritaville. When I got home I immediately read Jimmy's book A Pirate Looks at Fifty and got it done quickly. I am now on my fourth book in a month, Mark Twain's Following the Equator. My next venture will probably take me back to read Jimmy's Where is Joe Merchant.