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In the past few days I've read "Valhalla Rising" by Clive Cussler, "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner and "Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes and More from NPR's The Kitchen Sisters" by Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson.
The first two are enjoyable fluff, good vacation reading. The third (which I actually read first) is an excellent book if you like NPR. Good stories, some heartrending, most pretty fun. Plus recipes, which are always a treat.
So what are you guys reading?
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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2009, 09:47:20 PM » |
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"Lump of Coal" by Lemony Snicket
"The Fourth Bear" by Jasper Fforde
*Edit* -- And "BAAA" by David Macaulay
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2009, 10:47:32 PM » |
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New Orleans--authentic recipes celebrating the foods of the world.
Letters by Henry Miller.
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« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2009, 10:51:12 PM » |
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Reading: It's A Magical World: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson
Listening to: Woken Furies (Unabridged) by Richard K. Morgan
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« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2009, 11:26:51 PM » |
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i just re-set my brain by re-reading the entire aubrey-maturin series by patrick o'brian.
i think it helped.
now i'm reading the newest novel by jim harrison, "the english major". i adore him, but so far this one isn't outstanding.
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« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2009, 11:27:56 PM » |
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I am reading
Harold and the Magic Crayon
To Andy.
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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2009, 09:00:46 AM » |
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too fat to fish, by artie lang
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« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2009, 09:49:42 AM » |
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I am reading:
"Angel Customers and Demon Customers"
"Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure"
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"Coyote Blue"
Coyote Blue I got for Christmas and it's pretty funny.
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« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2009, 12:40:44 PM » |
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Lots of blogs lately.
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« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2009, 12:54:41 PM » |
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Lots of blogs lately.
I am loving Google Reader. |
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« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2009, 01:07:59 PM » |
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Lots of blogs lately.
I am loving Google Reader. I am now looking that up. |
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« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2009, 01:12:47 PM » |
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Lots of blogs lately.
I am loving Google Reader. I am now looking that up. It is nice as I can read my RSS feeds from ANY computer or my iPhone (or Blackberry). |
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« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2009, 05:22:58 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2009, 06:48:45 PM » |
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Im finishing draft 2 of Carroll's book, but yesterday I bought War and Peace, Atonement, and Under the Banner of Heaven.
I've also been reading Digital Photographers Handbook.
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« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2009, 11:57:45 PM » |
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Im finishing draft 2 of Carroll's book, but yesterday I bought War and Peace, Atonement, and Under the Banner of Heaven.
I've also been reading Digital Photographers Handbook.
What do you think of the Digital Photographer's Handbook? I've been contemplating buying something like that very recently but haven't gotten off my ass to make it happen yet. |
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« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2009, 02:30:04 AM » |
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Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs and a zombie haiku book.
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« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2009, 08:56:27 AM » |
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Im finishing draft 2 of Carroll's book, but yesterday I bought War and Peace, Atonement, and Under the Banner of Heaven.
I've also been reading Digital Photographers Handbook.
What do you think of the Digital Photographer's Handbook? I've been contemplating buying something like that very recently but haven't gotten off my ass to make it happen yet. The one I bought is from 2002 (it was only $6) and it's dated, and I'm not fond of how it's written. I haven't learned much from it. I want this one: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-Scott-Kelby/dp/032147404X I just haven't bought it yet. |
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« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2009, 10:46:43 AM » |
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You would be better off reading a couple of blogs about Digital Photography, as things change so often. Also, you can ask questions and see example and join contests. One of the best bloggers out there (I met him at Blog World) also runs a website for digital photography. Start here: http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/ |
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dazie
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« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2009, 11:33:54 AM » |
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I 2nd Info's suggestion.
See if you can get on a newsletter list. I used to be on one for PhotoShop that was great, I'm assuming there are similar ones out there for photography.
I'm now reading "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" btw. Lubs me some Half Price Books. $1!
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"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?
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« Reply #19 on: January 03, 2009, 01:15:53 PM » |
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I just read Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves (I read it in one day). Last night I started Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse by Victor Gischler.
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« Reply #20 on: January 03, 2009, 01:18:39 PM » |
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...Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse by Victor Gischler.
That sounds like an Oprah selection right there. |
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« Reply #21 on: January 03, 2009, 03:52:41 PM » |
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You would be better off reading a couple of blogs about Digital Photography, as things change so often. Also, you can ask questions and see example and join contests. One of the best bloggers out there (I met him at Blog World) also runs a website for digital photography. Start here: http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/ I've read a lot on that site. Sometimes I like to get off the internet and hold a book in my hands, though. Books can also go in my camera bag. My computer and the whole internet can't. |
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« Reply #22 on: January 04, 2009, 07:46:05 PM » |
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I am reading some really silly book called "Undead and Unwed" that I got from the ship's library. It seems to be about a blond former model turned vampire queen who really loves designer shoes.
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« Reply #23 on: January 04, 2009, 09:08:22 PM » |
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i've moved on from too fat to fish, to the bro code.
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« Reply #24 on: January 04, 2009, 11:37:41 PM » |
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I read all of Atonement this weekend. It's a very good book. The movie is an excellent adaptation, near perfect, really.
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