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Teachings of the Buddha, edited by Jack Kornfield.

still reading it... be reading it for years while trying to figure it out LOL.. then I will attain immortality, aquire a buddha like presence, and no longer have to shave...



The Amazon Nut...

swan song by robert maccamdan will blow you away if you like the stand by sk imo this is ten times better and the scary part it was written bout 10 years ago but it sounds like whats going on now

Hi,
Last week I read Hillerman's, THE GHOSTWAY.
The week before I read Gear & Gear's, PEOPLE OF THE FIRE
This week I'm reading Clancy's Op Center, WAR OF EAGLES.

In between tech journals, I try to read at least one book
a week.

Frank

-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

*gets ready to be burnt @the stake*

Couldnt' stand the one that came before...or was it after davinci...one of the very very very very very few books I stopped reading. Doesnt the author realize he's a day late and about $50 short? I can only hope I never meet him IRL

*prepairs marsmallows since she know's she's got it coming*

^_^[font color="#999999][hr width='40%']"When you try your best but you don't succeed. When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace. When you love someone but it goes to waste
COULD IT BE WORSE?" ~Coldplay" ][hr width='40%']"When you try your best but you don't succeed. When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace. When you love someone but it goes to waste
COULD IT BE WORSE?" ~Coldplay

Did you read the code one and the NASA one as well? I thought they were both great fun, though Angels and Demons was my favorite.

Hmm, other good books ... Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles, but that's obviously got a limited audience!

-Molly
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The Da Vinci Code and Angels &amp; Demons were both awesome.

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The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.

Don't think of it as a genre ferret . It is today, it is yesterday...it's current. We have so much "soma" running around in our society these days it's amazing people don't realize it.

Funny that people keep mentioning Atwoods name...cant remember if I've yet found her @the library :%)!. I keep hopeing that she's just so popular that all her books are always checked out....I could check the Cc and find out for sure though .

Oh! the places you'll go by Dr. Suess. I needed a little reminder of all the bumps and slumps that life brings. Who better to turn to than Dr. Suess for issues with life, discussions of the cold war, and breakfast suggestions!.

^_^[hr width='40%']"Has someone taken your faith? It's real, the [link=pain]http://babelfish.qwertydigital.com/" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] you feel.
The life, the love, You die to heal.
The hope that starts, The broken hearts...
I&#8217;ve got another confession my friend, I&#8217;m no fool.
I&#8217;m getting tired of starting again, Somewhere new."

Soma is a drug. It's basically supposed to be the perfect chemically-induced happiness supplement. BTW, I am also a fan of Brave New World, actually a fan of Aldous Huxley and the whole dystopian/utopian genre. 1984 is one of my favourite books ever, but I like almost anything by George Orwell as well. I like "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, she is a good Canadian author. "A Clockwork Orange" is disturbing but also good if you enjoy the genre.

That's what I thought...I just didn't really get if it was like a food or a drink or something. I'm trying really hard to read it but I dont love that genre too much so it's hard for me. Especially when all I want to be doing is enjoying the last few days of summer.

-Formerly known as the Ferretfish

we had to read "deadly Unna" for english and now i got an essay on it.

what exactly is soma?!

Soma is a drug. It's basically supposed to be the perfect chemically-induced happiness supplement. BTW, I am also a fan of Brave New World, actually a fan of Aldous Huxley and the whole dystopian/utopian genre. 1984 is one of my favourite books ever, but I like almost anything by George Orwell as well. I like "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, she is a good Canadian author. "A Clockwork Orange" is disturbing but also good if you enjoy the genre.

I would say the best book I've read recently was "The Complete Illustrated Works of Hans Christian Andersen." I'm also a big fan of children's literature and the book rocks. A lot of them would probably not be considered appropriate for kids by today's standards, having not been Disney-fied.

The best book I've read in the last week is The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood. All of her books are amazing.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde

The only book i've read lately was monkey. I had to read it for english, but I guess I enjoyed it.

Wicked. by Gregory Maguire- Read it before seeing the show!!

I will never look at Wizard of Oz the same way!!



Last edited by rjmcbean at 31-Aug-2005 01:34

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"it's the neck, it creaks under the weight of too much heavy thinking."

Nah, Adam...Linux in a Nutshell, Java in a Nutshell, HTML - The Definitive Guide, CSS - The Definitive Guide, and Internet Core Protocols - The Definitive Guide are better... just because I say so

*reorganizes his bookshelf like a good little geek*

Whats the best book you have read lately..

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

The Shining City by Kate Forsyth

Good book, a bit rushed perhaps, but very good. Making me feel old though, as I tend to relate to the characters from her first series, who are about 40 years old in this series!


Certainly beats that 6th HP book


Also been reading way too many beading, computer and cooking magazines

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

Na adam you want riviting go with the official Mackie manual for the 1642-VLZ pro mixer ....I'm still waiting for the cappuccino that it said I should have .

I've mentioned him before ....but for those that that like fantasy/sci-fi but are annoyed at how most every single book is about a boy saving the world ...try Garth Nix (aussie author ) and his Abhorsen series....LOVELY and I'm not just saying that cause she's got dark hair and is a slight misfit .

*makes notes on authors and books*

^_^[hr width='40%']"Has someone taken your faith? It's real, the [link=pain]http://babelfish.qwertydigital.com/" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] you feel.
The life, the love, You die to heal.
The hope that starts, The broken hearts...
I&#8217;ve got another confession my friend, I&#8217;m no fool.
I&#8217;m getting tired of starting again, Somewhere new."[/font]

xml in a Nutshell

...

Riveting!

Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell. I can't recommend it highly enough. If you're an adult who's abandoned fantasy books because they're all juvenile, or if you're a kid who's smarter than most books give you credit for - read this book. It's brilliant.


Other good ones: Scribbling the Cat, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Works of Pepys ...

-Molly
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The best book I have read recently was David Eddings The Elder Gods. I LOVE his books tho.

at the mo I am reading A caress of Twlight by Laura K Hamilton, seems pretty good so far.

GFG

Last edited by goldfishgeek at 30-Aug-2005 16:03

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