What Books Have You Recently Purchased? - Page 18

Eileenutah · 11-10-2009, 07:37 PM

I loved the book "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett! I'm waiting for "The Cutting Stone" by Abraham Verghese from the library. I usually have several different books i'm reading depending on mood.

AquaBlue · 11-10-2009, 09:49 PM

I was reading The Help and getting into it before halting my reading. I'm like that at times. The story is very good. It's no wonder it has 5/5 stars @ Amazon.com. I'll get back to it ASAP...my non fiction reading has overtaken my time/life!

AquaBlue · 11-11-2009, 03:46 PM

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

jinxedkitten · 11-12-2009, 05:54 PM

Finished reading Pride and Prejudice, it was delightful! Now I am reading Vanity Fair authored by William Thackeray, 906 pages and written in the 1800's

**Bottesini** · 11-12-2009, 06:18 PM

olla86 · 11-13-2009, 09:28 AM

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco one month ago.

Bramus · 11-13-2009, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bottesini

This author is fantastic. The last thing I read from him was the book he co-authored with Terry Pratchett, Good Omens.

**Bottesini** · 11-13-2009, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bramus

This author is fantastic. The last thing I read from him was the book he co-authored with Terry Pratchett, Good Omens.

I agree, too bad about Terry Pratchett getting Alzheimer's.

Eve · 11-13-2009, 10:37 AM

I recently bought "The Shack" by William P. Young, but haven't started reading it yet. It was a recommendation by my SIL.

Bramus · 11-16-2009, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bottesini

I agree, too bad about Terry Pratchett getting Alzheimer's.

Wow really??

anakin · 11-16-2009, 11:11 PM

do textbooks count? this is the last one i got:

**Bottesini** · 11-16-2009, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bramus

Wow really??

Yes he made an announcement about getting early onset Alzheimer's.

He wants to raise awareness.

Said he had written two books since diagnosis.

Waxy · 11-17-2009, 05:32 AM

John Locke's A Letter Concerning Toleration
Aristotle's Rethoric

MikePDX · 11-22-2009, 06:25 PM

An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers

Please do not laugh. I have reasons why I purchased this book. I'm not that smart or nerdy.

**Em903** · 11-23-2009, 07:23 PM

I just finished reading "A Child Sacrificed to the Deaf Culture" by Tom Bertling for my ASL class. Dear God, I beg of you all, don't read it. First off, it's fine to read opposite viewpoints so one can know how to counter them. But this dude writes in such vague sentences, has nothing to back much of anything up. It's written more like a personal reflection journal than anything else.

If he wants his viewpoint to be taken seriously he needs more than just a "references" page. Statistics, studies, and the like should be noted but this guy was horrible to read! He boasts of "rocking the boat" repeatedly and pats himself on the back. Good for him, it's good to sometimes challenge authority so ideals do not suffer. However, he never states specifics. It's always "one residential deaf school". He never states names. I even found a grammatical error!

*sigh* I felt like it was a waste of time and wish I found a better book. Oh well, I'll have more opportunities to go back to my uni's insanely large ASL library soon!

bwright6 · 11-23-2009, 08:05 PM

In the past 10 weeks I have read:

Wuthering Heights by Bronte
Jane Eyre by Bronte
Great Expectations by Dickens
Woman in White by Collins
Tess of D'Ubervilles by Hardy
Heart of Darkness by Conrad
Dubliners by Joyce
Howards End by Forester
Good Soldier by Ford
To the Lighthouse by Woolf
Mrs. Dalloway by Woolf
Persuasion by Jane Austen
A Fairly Honourable Defeat by Murdoch
Last of the Mohicans by Cooper
Edgar Huntly by someone..
The Interesting Narratives of Oluadah Equiano by Equaino
Hope Leslie
Reuben and Rachel by Rowson

yep, read all those in 10 weeks. Lovely school. I highly recommend AFHD, Jane Eyre, Dubliners, and Howards End.

**TWA** · 11-23-2009, 09:52 PM

Besides the pages and pages of junk that I read from my students, I mostly read short stories and memoir pieces, of which I read a few per week, but the novel I'm currently reading is The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Good book!

Next will be Talk Talk by TC Boyle. The main character is Deaf. I want to see how good of a job he did representing her.

**Bottesini** · 11-23-2009, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheWriteAlex

Besides the pages and pages of junk that I read from my students, I mostly read short stories and memoir pieces, of which I read a few per week, but the novel I'm currently reading is The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Good book!

Next will be Talk Talk by TC Boyle. The main character is Deaf. I want to see how good of a job he did representing her.

I read The Lovely Bones when it came out, as my daughter recommended me to read it.

Can you say why you like it? I hated it.

**TWA** · 11-23-2009, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Em903

I just finished reading "A Child Sacrificed to the Deaf Culture" by Tom Bertling for my ASL class. Dear God, I beg of you all, don't read it. First off, it's fine to read opposite viewpoints so one can know how to counter them. But this dude writes in such vague sentences, has nothing to back much of anything up. It's written more like a personal reflection journal than anything else.

If he wants his viewpoint to be taken seriously he needs more than just a "references" page. Statistics, studies, and the like should be noted but this guy was horrible to read! He boasts of "rocking the boat" repeatedly and pats himself on the back. Good for him, it's good to sometimes challenge authority so ideals do not suffer. However, he never states specifics. It's always "one residential deaf school". He never states names. I even found a grammatical error!

*sigh* I felt like it was a waste of time and wish I found a better book. Oh well, I'll have more opportunities to go back to my uni's insanely large ASL library soon!

Ugh, I've heard of that book. It's supposed to be really bad. One of our famous audist AD members (he makes Koko look like Harlan Lane) actually recommended it as a good "opposing view" source. Just knowing that he held it in such high regard is reason enough for me to

**TWA** · 11-23-2009, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bottesini

I read The Lovely Bones when it came out, as my daughter recommended me to read it.

Can you say why you like it? I hated it.

I enjoy the technical writing in it. I think she's doing something very difficult by writing from the POV of a character that is already dead. It could easily be cliched and hokey, but I find it to be quite compelling. As a writer, I just admire the choices Sebold makes. It was very smart of her to reveal the murder and the killer right up, as well as the fact that eventually justice would come. Because the book isn't so much about those details, but about the emotional journey and unraveling of the family.

Certainly not the best book I've read, but I do like it so far. I'm about halfway done. I'll let you know when I'm finished with it if it held my interest the entire way through.

SimplyKiddo · 12-22-2009, 11:36 AM

I recently bought Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice. I've been collecting her books lately and she is a very good writer. I also bought a bunch of textbooks but those don't count

pinecone · 12-22-2009, 09:34 PM

I'm currently reading Into the Wild, one of my favorite books and movies.

I would love to go hiking in Alaska someday.

Medical Student · 01-10-2010, 10:46 AM

I have recently purchased a book which is called "The Alchemist" that was written by "Paulo Coelho" and I read it within two days. Actually, If I had had enough time, it would have ended less time. The book was an masterpiece. Maybe, it might not be understood for the first reading. Beware, don't abandon it. Because, it contains essential information about life. Best regards.

Malfoyish · 01-10-2010, 11:16 AM

Soooo...anyone read MY book yet???

AquaBlue · 02-17-2010, 07:51 PM

Fiction:

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Bel Canto by Ann Panchett
We The Living by Ayn Rand
Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver

Non Fiction:

A Practical Guide to Rhetoric by Grebnier & Reiter
The Call to Write by John Trimbur

***~SG~*** · 02-18-2010, 04:26 AM

I recently purchased a book: True Blood Omnibus by Charlaine Harris

quirkylibra · 02-19-2010, 08:17 PM

The last books I bought were Midsummer Night's Dream, Dark Lover, Can you Keep a Secret, A Touch of Dead, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

inspirabull · 02-20-2010, 08:05 AM

Juggling four as usual

The Last Algonquin; by TheodoreL Kazimiroff
The Road to Monticello, The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson; by Kevin J. Hayes
Gold Placer Deposits in Northeast Alaska(Dalton Highway); by Richard L. Lampright
King of the World; by David Remnick

My favorite vice, going to the used book store and the library and Barnes & Noble every few days in happy glorious wallow in books, books, and more books.

Dashanti · 02-24-2010, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaBlue

You have the originals? Did I read that right?? If so, you must take a snapshot or two and post them here on this thread.

Do you agree that Cell is the worse novel ever!? You know which of his novel (from way back) I recall most? It's an unheralded one. This one:

Dude, that is seriously the only stephen king book i can read. the beginning is a little slow, but the rest is awesome.

Dashanti · 02-24-2010, 08:03 PM

i haven't been able to buy any books lately, but i do go to my library once a week. i often get the warriors series. its a cat series, in case you didn't know. i also love harry potter, the twilight series, charlie bone, a few of the redwall series, and i recently discovered the enduring flame trilogy. doesn't it suck when the best books of all time are only 3 or 4 to a group? I also love the inheritance cycle, Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and the unkown fourth.

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AquaBlue Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 2,031	I was reading The Help and getting into it before halting my reading. I'm like that at times. The story is very good. It's no wonder it has 5/5 stars @ Amazon.com. I'll get back to it ASAP...my non fiction reading has overtaken my time/life! __________________ __

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AquaBlue Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 2,031	The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane The Confusion by Neal Stephenson __________________ __

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AquaBlue Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 2,031	Fiction: The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie Bel Canto by Ann Panchett We The Living by Ayn Rand Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver Non Fiction: A Practical Guide to Rhetoric by Grebnier & Reiter The Call to Write by John Trimbur __________________ __

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Eileenutah Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Utah Posts: 97	I loved the book "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett! I'm waiting for "The Cutting Stone" by Abraham Verghese from the library. I usually have several different books i'm reading depending on mood.

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11-12-2009, 05:54 PM	#514 (permalink)
jinxedkitten Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,488	Finished reading Pride and Prejudice, it was delightful! Now I am reading Vanity Fair authored by William Thackeray, 906 pages and written in the 1800's

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olla86 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5	The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco one month ago.

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Eve Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Paradise Posts: 1,518	I recently bought "The Shack" by William P. Young, but haven't started reading it yet. It was a recommendation by my SIL.

11-16-2009, 11:11 PM	#521 (permalink)
anakin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: . Posts: 886	do textbooks count? this is the last one i got:

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Waxy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Champs-Élysées Posts: 115	John Locke's A Letter Concerning Toleration Aristotle's Rethoric

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MikePDX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 15 Blog Entries: 1	An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers Please do not laugh. I have reasons why I purchased this book. I'm not that smart or nerdy.

11-23-2009, 07:23 PM	#525 (permalink)
Em903 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 387 Blog Entries: 5	I just finished reading "A Child Sacrificed to the Deaf Culture" by Tom Bertling for my ASL class. Dear God, I beg of you all, don't read it. First off, it's fine to read opposite viewpoints so one can know how to counter them. But this dude writes in such vague sentences, has nothing to back much of anything up. It's written more like a personal reflection journal than anything else. If he wants his viewpoint to be taken seriously he needs more than just a "references" page. Statistics, studies, and the like should be noted but this guy was horrible to read! He boasts of "rocking the boat" repeatedly and pats himself on the back. Good for him, it's good to sometimes challenge authority so ideals do not suffer. However, he never states specifics. It's always "one residential deaf school". He never states names. I even found a grammatical error! sigh I felt like it was a waste of time and wish I found a better book. Oh well, I'll have more opportunities to go back to my uni's insanely large ASL library soon!

11-23-2009, 08:05 PM	#526 (permalink)
bwright6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 64	In the past 10 weeks I have read: Wuthering Heights by Bronte Jane Eyre by Bronte Great Expectations by Dickens Woman in White by Collins Tess of D'Ubervilles by Hardy Heart of Darkness by Conrad Dubliners by Joyce Howards End by Forester Good Soldier by Ford To the Lighthouse by Woolf Mrs. Dalloway by Woolf Persuasion by Jane Austen A Fairly Honourable Defeat by Murdoch Last of the Mohicans by Cooper Edgar Huntly by someone.. The Interesting Narratives of Oluadah Equiano by Equaino Hope Leslie Reuben and Rachel by Rowson yep, read all those in 10 weeks. Lovely school. I highly recommend AFHD, Jane Eyre, Dubliners, and Howards End.

11-23-2009, 09:52 PM	#527 (permalink)
TWA Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,374	Besides the pages and pages of junk that I read from my students, I mostly read short stories and memoir pieces, of which I read a few per week, but the novel I'm currently reading is The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Good book! Next will be Talk Talk by TC Boyle. The main character is Deaf. I want to see how good of a job he did representing her.

12-22-2009, 11:36 AM	#531 (permalink)
SimplyKiddo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Somewhere in the lonely South Posts: 87	I recently bought Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice. I've been collecting her books lately and she is a very good writer. I also bought a bunch of textbooks but those don't count

12-22-2009, 09:34 PM	#532 (permalink)
pinecone Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: up north Posts: 92	I'm currently reading Into the Wild, one of my favorite books and movies. I would love to go hiking in Alaska someday.

01-10-2010, 11:16 AM	#534 (permalink)
Malfoyish Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,685	Soooo...anyone read MY book yet???

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quirkylibra Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,702	The last books I bought were Midsummer Night's Dream, Dark Lover, Can you Keep a Secret, A Touch of Dead, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

02-20-2010, 08:05 AM	#538 (permalink)
inspirabull Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 434	Juggling four as usual The Last Algonquin; by TheodoreL Kazimiroff The Road to Monticello, The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson; by Kevin J. Hayes Gold Placer Deposits in Northeast Alaska(Dalton Highway); by Richard L. Lampright King of the World; by David Remnick My favorite vice, going to the used book store and the library and Barnes & Noble every few days in happy glorious wallow in books, books, and more books.

02-24-2010, 08:03 PM	#540 (permalink)
Dashanti Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With Crazy Family Posts: 41	i haven't been able to buy any books lately, but i do go to my library once a week. i often get the warriors series. its a cat series, in case you didn't know. i also love harry potter, the twilight series, charlie bone, a few of the redwall series, and i recently discovered the enduring flame trilogy. doesn't it suck when the best books of all time are only 3 or 4 to a group? I also love the inheritance cycle, Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and the unkown fourth.

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