What Book is Everyone currently reading? - Page 5

starshard0 · 04-22-2008, 04:53 PM

I just finished the Otherland series by Tad Williams. Great read for anyone into sci-fi and cyberpunk. Before that I read The Total Money Makeover, which I really enjoyed.

Gootsy · 04-30-2008, 08:46 AM

Last night I finished, "The Wealthy Barber". Had heard great things about it for a long time, and decided to check it out.

It's extremely easy reading, and mostly basics, but I did learn a few things.

Only downside is it's kinda old(1980s I believe), so some of the stuff it talks about have changed, but still cool to learn about how it once was.

Tonight I'm going to start, "The mathematician plays the stockmarket". I believe that's what it's called.

kav122 · 04-30-2008, 11:57 AM

I wanna check out the wealthy barber.

hermione · 04-30-2008, 02:34 PM

I just finished "The Ghost" by Robert Harris, which was pretty good. It's about a ghost writer hired to write the memoirs of an ex-British PM (fictitious of course).

He wrote another book called "Enigma" about British code breakers trying to break the German U-boot codes during WWII. That one was really good too, and was what led me to read "The Ghost".

I am now trying to read "Physik", book 3 of the Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage. It's a children's series, and doesn't come close to the quality of the Harry Potter books, but I'm curious about what happens, having read books 1 and 2 a couple of years ago.

LV Pike · 04-30-2008, 11:31 PM

Who Moved my Cheese by spencer johnson - great quick read on handling change

Wordpress for dummies - i hate feeling like a dummy, but it has some good ideas.

and just starting Mavericks at Work by william taylor

mom2be102108 · 05-12-2008, 05:04 AM

Tuesdays with Morrie By Mitch Albom

kav122 · 05-12-2008, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mom2be102108

Tuesdays with Morrie By Mitch Albom

I love Mitch Albom!! My favorite was his last book, "For One More Day". Perfect Mother's Day gift, by the way

Julie Rains · 05-13-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by kav122

I love Mitch Albom!! My favorite was his last book, "For One More Day". Perfect Mother's Day gift, by the way

I gave it to my mother-in-law this year.

khorrell · 05-13-2008, 03:47 PM

I've just stumbled across a series about Miss Julia...she Speaks Her Mind, Meets Her Match, and many other titles. I fell across them at the library and they're perfect for me, sort of a cross between a murder mystery and a Jane Austin. (Oh, that doesn't sound right at all.) Some light reading for before bed, though I have a hard time putting them down.

Here's the Amazon list.

Hermione, they made me think of something you might like.

hermione · 05-13-2008, 07:12 PM

I just started reading The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler. I'm like 4 pages in (sneaking a few paragraphs at a time between things) but I think I'm going to like it, since I like Jane Austen. I'd like to see the movie after reading the book (Hugh Dancy!

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04-30-2008, 02:34 PM	#44
hermione Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 414 Reputation: (141)	I just finished "The Ghost" by Robert Harris, which was pretty good. It's about a ghost writer hired to write the memoirs of an ex-British PM (fictitious of course). He wrote another book called "Enigma" about British code breakers trying to break the German U-boot codes during WWII. That one was really good too, and was what led me to read "The Ghost". I am now trying to read "Physik", book 3 of the Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage. It's a children's series, and doesn't come close to the quality of the Harry Potter books, but I'm curious about what happens, having read books 1 and 2 a couple of years ago. __________________ My blog: Pecuniarities ~ Creative frugal living and personal finance My CafePress Store: Mozartini \| Follow me on Twitter!

04-30-2008, 11:31 PM	#45
LV Pike Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8 Reputation: (11)	reading a couple of books now Who Moved my Cheese by spencer johnson - great quick read on handling change Wordpress for dummies - i hate feeling like a dummy, but it has some good ideas. and just starting Mavericks at Work by william taylor

05-13-2008, 07:12 PM	#50
hermione Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 414 Reputation: (141)	I just started reading The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler. I'm like 4 pages in (sneaking a few paragraphs at a time between things) but I think I'm going to like it, since I like Jane Austen. I'd like to see the movie after reading the book (Hugh Dancy! ) __________________ My blog: Pecuniarities ~ Creative frugal living and personal finance My CafePress Store: Mozartini \| Follow me on Twitter!

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Gootsy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 252 Reputation: (24)	Last night I finished, "The Wealthy Barber". Had heard great things about it for a long time, and decided to check it out. It's extremely easy reading, and mostly basics, but I did learn a few things. Only downside is it's kinda old(1980s I believe), so some of the stuff it talks about have changed, but still cool to learn about how it once was. Tonight I'm going to start, "The mathematician plays the stockmarket". I believe that's what it's called.

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mom2be102108 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7 Reputation: (10)	Tuesdays with Morrie By Mitch Albom

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khorrell Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 439 Reputation: (60)	I've just stumbled across a series about Miss Julia...she Speaks Her Mind, Meets Her Match, and many other titles. I fell across them at the library and they're perfect for me, sort of a cross between a murder mystery and a Jane Austin. (Oh, that doesn't sound right at all.) Some light reading for before bed, though I have a hard time putting them down. Here's the Amazon list. Hermione, they made me think of something you might like.