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AKA_Monet 05-06-2007 06:16 PM

Small Animal Surgery
Cecil's Medical Textbook
Lange's Cardiovascular
Up From Slavery
and several scientific articles I need to ready on Rgs2 knockout mice

Scandia 05-06-2007 06:39 PM

Eragon by Christopher Paolini.

Actually, I am listening to it on CD.

honeychile 05-06-2007 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Earp (Post 1441969)
honeychile, nice choice with Baldacci, currently reading - Saving Faith.:)

There IS no bad book by Baldacci! I was hesitant about The Christmas Train and Wish You Well, because they were out of his normal genre, but they were good, too!

I want to have his babies.

AlethiaSi 05-06-2007 11:38 PM

the secret...
well its short, so i read it (i saw the movie, and its basically the movie, just in print) but i've been flipping through it almost everyday
i recommend it, a little cheesy at times, but the message is awesome

OneTimeSBX 05-07-2007 12:32 PM

uummm, judging from some of the other books, should i be reading classics and bestsellers? because frankly, they bore me. unless someone has any really good suggestions.

i am about to re-read Joy Luck Club for the 4th time, and i just finished A Piece Of Cake, by Cupcake Brown. this book is absolutely stunning. everything that could happen to this woman as a child, did. she is now a top attorney in California. if anyone claims that life dealt them a bad hand, and they cant get back on top of things? read this book and i assure you, there is hope for everyone.

gosh, i feel like the kids at the end of Reading Rainbow! i always wanted to review a book on there...that was like my 10 year old fantasy! i would practice in front of the mirror lol!

BetteDavisEyes 05-07-2007 12:52 PM

I am rereading The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. It is one of my favorite books especially the story Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong. It never fails to send chills up my spine when I read that.

I'm trying to get a hold of the book Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. I want to read it b/c I've heard a lot of interesting commentary on this book.

Drolefille 05-07-2007 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX (Post 1442489)
uummm, judging from some of the other books, should i be reading classics and bestsellers? because frankly, they bore me. unless someone has any really good suggestions.

i am about to re-read Joy Luck Club for the 4th time, and i just finished A Piece Of Cake, by Cupcake Brown. this book is absolutely stunning. everything that could happen to this woman as a child, did. she is now a top attorney in California. if anyone claims that life dealt them a bad hand, and they cant get back on top of things? read this book and i assure you, there is hope for everyone.

gosh, i feel like the kids at the end of Reading Rainbow! i always wanted to review a book on there...that was like my 10 year old fantasy! i would practice in front of the mirror lol!

I find most classics and bestsellers boring. It's only occasionally that, IMO, the general public has good enough taste for me to like a best seller. :)

What kind of books do you like cause I bet we could make recommendations.

ETA: Oh, and now I'm reading The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete protection from the living dead It's also written by Max Brooks so I went ahead and read it now. In the daylight...

BetteDavisEyes 05-07-2007 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille (Post 1442513)
ETA: Oh, and now I'm reading The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete protection from the living dead It's also written by Max Brooks so I went ahead and read it now. In the daylight...


I HAVE THAT BOOK! Mike gave it to me as a gag gift b/c he knows I'm convinced that zombies will one day walk the earth so we need to be prepared. I don't want to get caught with no plan like in all the zombie movies I secretly love. :p I'm such a dork.

AlphaFrog 05-07-2007 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mystikchick (Post 1441821)
the secret life of bees - sue monk kidd (started it last night, love it so far)


Great book, I loved it. Her followup novel (The Mermaid Chair), however, I have not heard great things about

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Originally Posted by AUDeltaGam (Post 1442010)
Wicked: The life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West

I would have enjoyed it more if I had known it was NOTHING like the musical.


I don't really have time for full books right now, but I read Psalms, Proverbs, etc outloud to my daughter in Spanish & English. I have one of those stacked Spanish/English bibles, and I love it.:)

susan314 05-07-2007 01:48 PM

I love to read, but don't have time to enjoy a book very often right now. (My 2 toddlers + a reading habit aren't very compatible. :o:) )

I did have the opportunity to read a novel last week though. (My in-laws kept the kids overnight while I was having a medical procedure. Being able to indulge in a novel almost made the experience not unpleasant. ;) ) It was Blood Orange by Drusilla Campbell. I picked it up awhile ago, because the back cover intrigued me. (The idea of a missing child is heartbreaking to me - I also follow the Project Jason website and blog.)

Anyhow, the book took a lot of twists and turns, and didn't go quite in the direction I would have anticipated from the blurb on the back cover. However, it was an enjoyable read - I have a few minor complaints about certain parts, but since this isn't a full scale book review I won't go into all that. :) Even though the book actually wasn't about what I had expected, it was a good way to indulge myself for the day.

Drolefille 05-07-2007 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes (Post 1442520)
I HAVE THAT BOOK! Mike gave it to me as a gag gift b/c he knows I'm convinced that zombies will one day walk the earth so we need to be prepared. I don't want to get caught with no plan like in all the zombie movies I secretly love. :p I'm such a dork.

Then you MUST read World War Z

mulattogyrl 05-07-2007 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mystikchick (Post 1441821)
the secret life of bees - sue monk kidd (started it last night, love it so far)

Yes, this is a good book.

I'm reading:
Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline

Just finished reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. I enjoyed this too.

jess_pom 05-07-2007 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mulattogyrl (Post 1442667)
Yes, this is a good book.

I'm reading:
Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline

Just finished reading The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. I enjoyed this too.

My coworker introduced me to Lisa Scottoline a couple months ago and I just finished Dirty Blonde. It's neat to see how much better she's gotten over the years. I even went to her book signing a couple weeks ago. She's very engaging in person.

alum 05-07-2007 04:28 PM

I just finished Gap Creek and am rereading Nickel and Dimed.

Tom Earp 05-07-2007 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile (Post 1442124)
There IS no bad book by Baldacci! I was hesitant about The Christmas Train and Wish You Well, because they were out of his normal genre, but they were good, too!

I want to have his babies.


Dang, we need to exchange books!!!!

I love to read!

For some good Police reading John Sandiford, W E B Griffen War and Spy now stories.:) Well WW II!

Clive Cussler are good and pretty dang accurate!


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