Dreamin' Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 oh my Link to post Share on other sites
ikol Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 oh my I can tell y'all are surprised! Link to post Share on other sites
ajarwithaheavylid Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 This is my favorite! Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Came in the mail today. Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Who posted in: Now ReadingPoster Posts M. Christine 22 Top poster. I don't get out much. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gsteinb Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 give this one a go. I'm just finishing it up and think you'd like it. Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 give this one a go. I'm just finishing it up and think you'd like it. Link to post Share on other sites
la* Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 This is fascinating. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gsteinb Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I saw that in the book store of the NY botanical and forgot about it. Sweet Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Looking forward to that one. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest krupa Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 written from the perspective of an autistic child. very well written and quite humorous. Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 As in Gene Krupa? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest krupa Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 As in Gene Krupa? yup, you got it. ::golf claps:: Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Laminated Kat Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Now reading through Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Fanning the flames of my growing paranoia. Link to post Share on other sites
GPARSUNDA Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 by Luke Jackson (2002) Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Finally got around to finishing this.Neat storied account of the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair Exposition and what is purported to be the first known US serial killer. I enjoyed learning about the colossal endeavor that the Fair's organizers, architects and engineers undertook during the construction of the buildings, exhibits and the transformation of the Jackson Park/Lake Shore area. I also really dug learning about some of the modern conveniences we enjoy today that were first introduced here;( there are a few unflattering references to my current employer which I admit I took some degree of guilty pleasure in...). The sections dedicated to Dr. H.H. Holmes and his manipulative murderous ways were also pretty engaging.Good Read. Up next is "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", which I coincidentally picked up from my library just this past weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Amazon.comWhen word got out in 1995 that the U.S. Defense Department and CIA had funded efforts to read people's minds, the news understandably excited all sorts of derision and conspiracy theories. Who would imagine that the story behind the efforts is actually a fascinating tale about the possibilities of human potential? Paul H. Smith tells the story of the U.S. "psychic spying" program in his book Reading the Enemy's Mind. Smith doesn't come across as some flaky new-ager. He was a young U.S. Army intelligence officer and Arab linguist who had no previous interest in extra-sensory perception when he was recruited into the program code-named "Star Gate" in 1983. Over the next seven years, he became one of the army's premier "remote viewers" and the primary author of its training manual on the subject. He also served as a tactical intelligence officer in the 101st Airborne Division in Operation Desert Storm/Shield and got a Master's degree from the Defense Intelligence College.In Reading the Enemy's Mind, Smith reveals that the military and intelligence communities performed hundreds of experiments and operational intelligence assignments using "remote viewing," the government's term for ESP. The program's first big success came in 1979 when a viewer found a downed Soviet bomber in Africa after other intelligence operatives had failed--a coup praised by President Jimmy Carter. The psychics received target assignments from virtually every U.S. national-security agency, and Smith says they produced numerous positive results. Smith's biggest revelation, however, is that the government research found that almost all people--not merely a gifted few--seem to have the potential of developing ESP skills, with enough practice and a few tips from a pro like Smith. Many readers will no doubt find it hard to know what to make of Reading the Enemy's Mind and whether to believe any of it, but Smith writes with both color and a measured tone that together produce a captivating yarn even for the non-believers out there. --Alex Roslin It's very interesting so far. This isn't a conspiracy theory book, the author worked in the program and can now tell his story since the project was abandoned and all the government documents have been declassified. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 This is fascinating. I was at a reading last night, and when they introduced the first author, I thought oh, that's the book that la* posted... but it wasn't, turns out it was this one instead: There were four people reading, I was there to see this woman: She was adopted at birth by a Jehovah's Witness family, and was abused by her mother and step-father. She makes clear in the book that the abuse she suffered was not necessarily condoned by the larger community of Jehovah's Witnesses, but that they did consider what went on inside the family to not be the business of the community. Her adoptive father was excommunicated for being a smoker, but her stepfather was allowed to sexually abuse her without any reprisal from the church, because he behaved acceptably in public. She later made contact with her birth mother, whose sister has been a good friend of mine for many years. It was a very strange collection of writers. One of the other women was the author of this: She read a short story that was recently published in Playboy. The story begins with a woman giving a hand job on the N-Judah, which is the bus I take to work. Again: Next up: Link to post Share on other sites
la* Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Maudie, how weird that there's another book all about garbage that's just been published. Garbage Land was really, really good, but it's been haunting me (all kinds of stories about the dark side of recycling) so I don't think I need to read another book on the topic right now. I really loved Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, so you MUST report back. I'm reading a book you posted about awhile ago... Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Maudie, how weird that there's another book all about garbage that's just been published. Garbage Land was really, really good, but it's been haunting me (all kinds of stories about the dark side of recycling) so I don't think I need to read another book on the topic right now. I really loved Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, so you MUST report back.Just hearing the short discussion of garbage and recycling the other night really disturbed me, so I don't know if I need to read either of the garbage books just yet! Apparently Heather Rogers made a documentary on the subject first, then was approached by a publisher to write up her documentary research for publication. I thought that was an interesting side note to her story. I'm nearly done with Stiff, and yes, I'm loving it, too. Her writing style and sense of humor keep reminding me of Brianne! I'm a big advocate of organ donation, and I've been saying for years that I want whatever can't be donated out of me to be given to the UCSF anatomy lab, so I appreciate her support of those programs. But what I'm really loving is the composting idea! I'm going to get all the forms in order one of these days, with all of these things spelled out. I will come back and haunt anyone who tries to embalm and bury me. Link to post Share on other sites
la* Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Just hearing the short discussion of garbage and recycling the other night really disturbed me, so I don't know if I need to read either of the garbage books just yet! Apparently Heather Rogers made a documentary on the subject first, then was approached by a publisher to write up her documentary research for publication. I thought that was an interesting side note to her story. I'm nearly done with Stiff, and yes, I'm loving it, too. Her writing style and sense of humor keep reminding me of Brianne! I'm a big advocate of organ donation, and I've been saying for years that I want whatever can't be donated out of me to be given to the UCSF anatomy lab, so I appreciate her support of those programs. But what I'm really loving is the composting idea! I'm going to get all the forms in order one of these days, with all of these things spelled out. I will come back and haunt anyone who tries to embalm and bury me. Mary Roach's second book, Spook: Science Tackles The Afterlife was disappointing to me. I know it would be nearly impossible to follow up Stiff, but it really fell flat. Um, not that you actually asked, but just a little warning. Link to post Share on other sites
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