The Book Thread

[Lilith Cherry]

Carole the Kindle is amazing! My son gave me mine and it is such a blessing as I have failing eyesight from Diabetic retinopathy. I can make the print big enough to see more easily and the page is crisp and easy to read from with no glare so it is easy on one's eyes. You can get many books for 99c and sometimes even free from amazon which is good as I am a prolific reader. Also it will let you upload books from the free internet libraries like Gutenberg press. I say go for it and enjoy! I have hundreds of books I can no longer see to read which makes me sad but this is a great substitute.

[Grace]

Recently finished two non-fiction -

Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA by Maryn McKenna




Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs by Melody Petersen.

I will never look at drug advertising again without remembering what I read.

[Vette]

Finished this a couple days ago: To the Gates of Aion. i seen that drawing an was instantly intrigued. the drawing is of an Asmodian man an Eloys woman. a very odd couple in the eyes of many due to both races thinking the other race is evil an such.

not technically a book again but ho well

[cassiesmom]

Recently finished two non-fiction -

Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs by Melody Petersen.

I will never look at drug advertising again without remembering what I read.

I ordered "Our Daily Meds" from Amazon and it arrived today.

My mom's book club read "Not Without My Daughter" by Betty Mahmoody. It's about an American woman who travels to Iran with her (Iranian, American educated) husband and their daughter. She thinks it is a 2-week "visit" but they end up being there over a year. Her husband will permit her to leave but insists that their daughter must remain in Iran. The story is what she does about that.

[boomersooner]

I just finished reading Moloka'i by Alan Brennert. It a historical fiction account of the life of Rachel, a woman who spent most of her life on the island because of leprosy. How heartbreaking to be 7 years old and taken away from the only life and family you've ever known. These people were sent to Moloka'i to die, but they learned to live, the best they could. It is a very good read. Very interesting. It takes place from 1891 (after Father Damien) until 1970.

[pomtzu]

I'm looking for a book, if anyone can help.......

Hitler's Ovens by Olga Lengyel. It's a true story of her experience in Auschwitz, written when she was finally free. I read it in h.s. and did a report on it - "man's inhumanity to man" - and would like to read it again. It's mesmerizing, yet very sobering. The book is no longer in print (except in Spanish), but I did find a few used ones on Amazon. However, I refuse to pay a minimum of $30 plus shipping, for a beat up, 60+ year old, paperback.

If anyone has this book, or knows of anyone who does and wants to sell it at a reasonable price, (or even lend it), please PM me. Thanks !

[ChrisH]

Try buying it from overseas Amazon. UK Amazon have it used for £6 (somewhere around $10) and shipping costs should add about the same, or maybe less. Just an idea.

[pomtzu]

Try buying it from overseas Amazon. UK Amazon have it used for £6 (somewhere around $10) and shipping costs should add about the same, or maybe less. Just an idea.

Thanks for the info - I'll check it out.

Still looking for something in the states too, if anyone knows of it being available.


ETA:
I found the book under it's original name of Five Chimneys. Amazon has lots of them available under that name. Don't know why they don't cross reference it on the website, as I imagine others could be wanting this book also.

[cassiesmom]

Recently finished non-fiction -


Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs by Melody Petersen.

I will never look at drug advertising again without remembering what I read.

Bringing this old thread up again because I loaned out my copy of "Our Daily Meds" and never got it back. A few weeks ago I attended a very interesting nursing continuing education program on prescription drug use and abuse, which got me thinking about the book I no longer had. I bought another copy and I'm reading it again. One of the nurses at the CE program recommended to me "Selling Sickness" by Moynihan and Cassels. I got that through my university library (one reason I love being an alumna!).

The next book for my mom's book club is "Moloka'i" by Alan Brennert. It's about a a 7 year old girl who is diagnosed with leprosy and sent to a settlement, away from her family, in Hawaii in the 1890s. I read and liked it. What I liked about it was the history of Hawaii from the 1890s until statehood. It's quite long and detailed which is why they're taking two months to read it (no meeting in December). I don't think I could read it again, though because it is very sad in some spots.

The fall 2012 book for the "One Book, One Chicago" program is called "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. I haven't read it, and I don't know anyone who has.

[carole]

I have Barack obamas book to read,I won a package of books,including this and James Patterson kill Alex cross,looking forward to reading both

[RICHARD]

Just finished reading the Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson.

It's the story of the family that runs a duck call company featured on the A&E program, Duck Dynasty.

A fast read and a little history as to how they got to where they are with the faith of god, family and a little hard work.

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Also read Race to Dakar by Charley Boorman.

The account of a guy who has always dreamt of racing in the 'World's Toughest Race".

Funny and a little look into what it takes to prep and race a motorcycle from Paris to Dakar.

[happylabs]

Carole the Kindle is amazing! My son gave me mine and it is such a blessing as I have failing eyesight from Diabetic retinopathy. I can make the print big enough to see more easily and the page is crisp and easy to read from with no glare so it is easy on one's eyes. You can get many books for 99c and sometimes even free from amazon which is good as I am a prolific reader. Also it will let you upload books from the free internet libraries like Gutenberg press. I say go for it and enjoy! I have hundreds of books I can no longer see to read which makes me sad but this is a great substitute.

I love my Kindle! I got mine in May after my rotator cuff surgery because I wasn't able to do much for a few weeks and I was going mad with boredom.

Right now I am reading "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard. I cannot believe what this gal went through at such a tender age and came out a survivor even after being held by those monsters for 18 years. Her book is an inspiration to me.

[carole]

Thanks for that, i am getting keener by the minute to get my kindle.

[Grace]

For all the hockey fans -

SAVING FACE, The Art and History of the Goalie Mask.

Jim Hynes and Gary Smith

The pictures alone are worth the cost of the book.

[pomtzu]

Right now I am reading "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard. I cannot believe what this gal went through at such a tender age and came out a survivor even after being held by those monsters for 18 years. Her book is an inspiration to me.

You might also enjoy Bringing Elizabeth Home - Elizabeth Smart story as written by her parents Ed and Lois Smart. I read it when it first came out in 2003, and I think since then that Elizabeth has also written a book about her ordeal.