I just started "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett.
I can't fathom such deep racial divisions but my mom definitely can. I'd say I've had a pretty sheltered life.
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I just started "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett.
I can't fathom such deep racial divisions but my mom definitely can. I'd say I've had a pretty sheltered life.
We're going to see the movie on Wednesday. I loved the book :love: Plan to read it again - soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
Elyse - when I lived in Norfolk, Virginia, 1963-64, I worked at a Catholic Hospital. Peds and Ob was not segregated, but the adult Med-Surg unit was. I was aghast, but the Nuns said it was because of the patients, not hospital policy. I also noted the separate restrooms and bubblers (water fountains) around the city. I was not used to this, having been raised in New England.
Just downloaded "The Help" to my Kindle - will start on it in the next day or so! :)
Citizen U.S.A. - A 50 State Road Trip by Alexandra Pelosi.
This is the companion book to the HBO documentary of the same name. Ms. Pelosi visited all 50 states and attended naturalization ceremonies to meet brand-new citizens and find out why they chose America as their home.
Really fascinating :)
I just started Water for Elephants. Saw the movie first but I'm excites about reading the book :).
After seeing the movie, I started The Help, second reading, on Friday evening. 444 pages later - I just finished it. It's just as good the second time - maybe better after seeing the movie.
I'm about half way through it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
Next up: Savannah Breeze, by Mary Kay Andrews. My mom's book group is reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
The Chicago Public Library has a program called "One Book, One Chicago" where they pick an appropriate book and it is read by students and book groups, discussion sessions at the library and that sort of thing. Sort of an offshoot of Oprah's book club, I think but more classics than new books. The one for fall 2011 is The Adventures of Augie March, by Saul Bellow.
One of the books on our local high school's summer reading list is called Stiff: Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. I have a friend from church who read it after her son read it, and she said it's surprisingly funny.
When you get an e-book -- do you get the entire book, as you would if you had the actual book? My copy of "The Help" has a note from the author and discussion questions in the back. Do you get the "extras" too- if it had a table of contents, acknowledgements, etc. I read "In the Garden of Beasts" and it had pages of footnotes, some of which had additional information or references that added to the whole story. Can you make the text larger?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinot's Mom
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan.
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Returning home after two tours of duty in Iraq, former U.S. Army Captain Luis Carlos Montalvan's physical injuries and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) turn his life into a nightmarish existence. An email with a subject of "WWP and Puppies Behind Bars" alerted him to possible relief with the assistance of a service dog. This is his story but it is also the story of Tuesday, the intelligent, extensively trained but heartbroken golden retriever, who is chosen to become his service dog and constant companion.
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...kiZwzufiuVh_wg
True story - you will laugh and cry. Tuesday was partly responsible for the Service Dogs for Veterans Act, Senator Franken's first piece of legislation.
I just finished "Savannah Breeze" -- it's kind of like a chick-flick in a book! It's fun!
And Grace, I re-read "Our Daily Meds" and it made me just as mad as the first time :mad:!
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Originally Posted by Grace
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.
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
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.
Oh my goodness, I still have not re-read "The Great Gatsby", and it's now 3 1/2 years since I posted about it! But it is coming out as a film again with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. I'd like to re-read it before the film comes out. I'd like to see the Robert Redford film again too.Quote:
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For those of us with an interest in all things medical, 2 more books. I have not read either of them yet, but wiil - soon.
1. Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Major Medical Breakthroughs in the Twentieth Century by Morton A. Meyers, M.D.
2. Shakespeare's Tremor and Orwell's Cough - The Medical Lives of Famous Writers by John J. Ross, M.D.
Have any of you read any of the Louise Penny books? Mysteries set in a tiny town in Quebec. I have never read anything like them. Bought the first in the series, and by page 10 I was hooked - ordered all the rest that were out at that time. Her most recent one was last August. Anxiousl waiting for the next due out the end of August.
If you read them, you need to start with the first one, Still Life. You can read about it here - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stil...=9780312948559
currently reading NORA ROBERTS THE WITNESS, i was lucky enough to win 10 copies, so have given some to friends, sold a few and now am finally reading it, seems quite good so far, i prefer this type of her writing to her romance ones to be frank.,anyhow got lots and lots of reading to do.
Two books I heartily recommend, especially if you are a cat lover. Both are true stories.
You can look inside both books on Amazon
Paw Prints in the Moonlight.
A snowy January night. A cat that beat the odds. A man whose life would be forever changed. This is the remarkable story of Toby Jug, the extraordinary cat who thought he was human.
Paw Prints in the Moonlight is the truly special tale of one kind man and the cat that changed his life. Set in the rural splendor of Northumberland, England, this heart warming and classic book will be cherished by people of all ages.
When Denis O'Connor rescues a three-week-old kitten from certain death during a snowstorm, little does he know how this tiny creature will change his life forever. Against all odds the kitten—whom he names Toby Jug—survives and turns out to be a wondrous Maine Coon Cat extraordinaire. Life with Toby is never dull, and Denis and Toby embark on a series of sometimes comical, sometimes poignant adventures that bring them ever closer together. From the massive invasion of bees at Owl Cottage to the mysterious case of the disappearing tomatoes, Denis and Toby form an extraordinary bond, and the cat that no one thought would live through the night ends up altering the lives of everyone he meets.
http://www.amazon.com/Paw-Prints-Moo...5/ref=rec_dp_0
Paw Tracks at Owl Cottage
When Denis O'Connor and his wife Catherine return to Owl Cottage, only to find it in a dilapidated state, they decide to restore his former home. But the memory of Denis' beloved cat, Toby Jug, still lingers on. On impulse, he buys four Maine Coon kittens and names them Pablo, Carlos, Luis and Max. Set against the wilds of the Northumbrian coast, Denis tenderly and humorously charts the ups and downs of life with his mischievous new cats. Forays into this beautiful countryside - in order to train his cats to bond more closely with him - are never without incident. However, when Pablo disappears, Denis is once again reminded of Toby Jug and the strength of bond between man and cat...
http://www.amazon.com/Paw-Tracks-at-...+the+moonlight
Funny Cat Books
I just finished reading the first of 4 of these very humorous books written by Max Thompson. Max is the author and is a tuxie house cat who writes about his world as he sees it. He's flippant, funny, sassy, and also a little bit of a potty mouth, but not offensively so. If our cats could talk, I'm certain that they would be saying all of the things that Max says. Laugh out loud funny reading for all - not just those who are/were owned by cats.
The Phychokitty Speaks Out: Diary of a Mad Housecat.................This is the one I just finished.
The Psychokitty Speaks Out: Something of Yours Will Meet a Toothy Death
The Rules: A Guide for People Owned by Cats
Bite Me: A Memoir (Of Sorts)
These are all available on Amazon - Kindle and "real" book variety.
Thanks for the recommendations Elllie, http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...Smiles/top.gif I've just bought the two Psychokitty ones and 'The Rules: A guide ... ' for my Kindle. :)
I think you'll find them to be very funny. I just happened upon them when I was looking for some new books for my Kindle. I bought the 2 Phychokitty ones, and when I finish this next one that I haven't started yet, I'll buy the other two. Great reading if you need a laugh - or even if you don't. :DQuote:
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I've got some recycled books today. Have any of you read these authors?
John R. Maxim
Clifford Irving
John Grisham
Did you like them?
If you like thrillers, you should enjoy John Grisham's works. I highly recommend him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Randi
I read some of the John Grisham books and enjoyed them immensely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Randi
Halfway through Sum It Up by Pat Summitt - long time coach of the University of Tennessee Women's Basketball team. She was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers 2 years ago. The first chapter I alternated crying with laughing - since then it's mostly laughs. What a wonderful life she had - what a difference she made to women's collegiate athletics :)
I highly recommend this one - even if sports isn't your thing. It's the story of a life well lived :love:
I like John Grisham's books for the most part. One book I just finished was "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr. It's about a French girl and a German boy during World War II. It got great reviews. The two characters are in situations where they must protect themselves and they get it done. I won't say any more than that because I don't want to give it away. My mom's book club is reading it now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
Pomtzu, my mom is thinking about Christmas gifts already- I'll keep your suggestion of Max Thompson's Psychokitty books in mind!