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Iberia -- Michener

Working my way through Einstein by Walter Isaacson. Fascinating portrait of the man and his science. I can barely get my mind around some of the concepts, but the story of the man's life is freaking fascinating.

PH

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Working my way through Einstein by Walter Isaacson. Fascinating portrait of the man and his science. I can barely get my mind around some of the concepts, but the story of the man's life is freaking fascinating.

PH

After this book, read E=mc2. I think you might enjoy it a great deal.

I need to return the book to KS.

w+a

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Just re-read Adventures on the Wine Route by Kermit Lynch. What a GREAT read.

PH

I agree, a great read.

I went cover to cover on our flight to Paris.

w+a

I'm flipping between "Jesus Land: A Memoir" by Julia Scheeres, "XML: Problem, Design and Solution" and Dickens "Great Expectations" (a re-read).

Just getting ready to read The Witch of Portabello by Paulo Coelho. Also reading Running Money by Andy Kessler, what a pr*#k!

Reading "A History of the World in Six Glasses" by Tom Standage. Pretty good so far.

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Originally posted by Een:
I'm flipping between "Jesus Land: A Memoir" by Julia Scheeres, "XML: Problem, Design and Solution"

Nice and light reading.

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Originally posted by Adrian:
Reading "A History of the World in Six Glasses" by Tom Standage. Pretty good so far.

I enjoyed it also.

w+a

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Working my way through Einstein by Walter Isaacson. Fascinating portrait of the man and his science. I can barely get my mind around some of the concepts, but the story of the man's life is freaking fascinating.

PH

After this book, read E=mc2. I think you might enjoy it a great deal.

I need to return the book to KS.

w+a

Uh...... Pasadena, good friend. I've had just about enough theoretical physics for the year, thanks!!

PH

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Working my way through Einstein by Walter Isaacson. Fascinating portrait of the man and his science. I can barely get my mind around some of the concepts, but the story of the man's life is freaking fascinating.

PH

After this book, read E=mc2. I think you might enjoy it a great deal.

I need to return the book to KS.

w+a

Uh...... Pasadena, good friend. I've had just about enough theoretical physics for the year, thanks!!

PH

Ah... the vissitudes of Para-Hydrogen. Okay, a 2008 must read!

Enjoyed HBO's Rome series so much I decided to re-read Colleen McCollough's Masters of Rome Series.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Ah... the vissitudes of Para-Hydrogen. Okay, a 2008 must read!

Done.

And double bonus points for anyone who got the Pasedena double entendre....

PH

I have a lot of physics books if you get bored, PH.

I started Sons and Lovers by D.H. b/c I forgot to bring The Rainbow with me to San Antonio. Both on the Top 100 list.

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Originally posted by Lentini:
I have a lot of physics books if you get to get you bored, PH.

Gee, thanks!

PH

The Tender Bar by J.R Moehringer, being a bartender......................................!

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Originally posted by mpls wine guy:
The Tender Bar by J.R Moehringer, being a bartender......................................!

Good book.

PH

Jack London, Collected Short Stories
and Freakonomics.

Dick

Penthouse, Swank, Ravers, 46 DD, readers digest!

About half-way through "At the Center of the Storm" (George Tenet)

Karen
www.jeanedwardscellars.com

Just tore up To Kill a Mockingbird for the third or fourth time. I like this book better each time I read it.

PH

Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Just tore up To Kill a Mockingbird for the third or fourth time. I like this book better each time I read it.

PH

What's the story, PH... How do you find time to re-read so many books?!?! I can't find time to read all the ones I wanna read once.

Oh I forgot... you've had a LOT more time to get to them than me. *cringe, awaiting smack*

Besides the Sports Page which shows the Red Sox 14.5 games ahead of the Yankees, I just finished Angels and Demons. Much better IMO than The DaVinci Code, although both books are slightly lame and incredibly similar.

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Just tore up To Kill a Mockingbird for the third or fourth time. I like this book better each time I read it.

PH

Perhaps my favorite book of all time. It's either that or A Brave New World. Tonight I'm reading posts from an enraged resident of the Green Mountain State.

At the moment, I am taking a breather from all the heavy philosophical books I've been reading and so I picked up a few magazines. At the moment I am reading More magazine. It has some great travel articles in this month's issue. It makes me really excited about my trip Europe in July.

Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle.

From the Gut - Jack Welch
Naked - David Sedaris
America the Triology - John Dos Pasos

Just starting "LuLu Meets God and Doubts Him"

A novel about the inside art scene in New York.

2/3 through John Adams by David Mccullough.

I only read non-fiction

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Originally posted by Hunter:
I only read non-fiction

You're missing out.

Like saying, "I only drink non-alcoholic beverages." Some false sense of higher principle going on.

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Originally posted by Hunter:

I only read non-fiction

Good God why?

Anyhoo, I'm currently reading "This is Your Brain on Music" by Daniel Levitin. It's fascinating.

- Jeff

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Originally posted by Hunter:

I only read non-fiction


Good God why?

Just more interesting to me. I did the Stephen King/Grisham/whoever thing for years. But in the end, I'm a history and political buff, and there is so much I have not read yet. May be a phase, but it's a 5 year phase and counting.

Hollywood gives me enough fiction to watch at the movies anyway.

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Originally posted by Hunter:
I did the Stephen King/Grisham/whoever thing for years.

Ah, I see.

That'll do it, alright. If my main exposure was the Franzias and Charles Shaws of fiction, I'd give it up too.

- Jeff

I read occasional junk fiction. I am not ashamed of it. Beats TV.

PH

I can respect a non-fiction phase.

So many books, so little time.

The Wild Trees by Richard Preston may be non-fiction but what a story! You'll think about redwoods -- trees -- in a whole different way

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The Wild Trees by Richard Preston may be non-fiction but what a story! You'll think about redwoods -- trees -- in a whole different way

I think I'll wait for the movie.

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
I read occasional junk fiction. I am not ashamed of it. Beats TV.

PH

You betcha.

The House of Mondavi, just started it. Good so far.