The Inside of Outside Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 ^^^That was a great movie! I am currently reading Waking Up White by Debby Irving. Very few books have changed the way I see the world. This one is doing it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 Wasn't that a great movie?!So good!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 This book has been blowing my mind. Humboldt's life brings you on a journey that collides with Goethe, the Enlightenment, colonial South America, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, Thomas Jefferson, the birth of environmentalism, Darwin and I'm not even done yet. Best non-fiction I've read in some time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 This book has been blowing my mind. Humboldt's life brings you on a journey that collides with Goethe, the Enlightenment, colonial South America, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, Thomas Jefferson, the birth of environmentalism, Darwin and I'm not even done yet. Best non-fiction I've read in some time. This sounds like exactly the sort of biography I love! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I've been reading Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 I've been reading Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch." I really enjoyed this book. Kind of epic in scope. The movie got horrible reviews. They may have bitten off more than they could chew. It may have been more effective as a miniseries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I've been reading Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch." I really enjoyed this book. Kind of epic in scope. The movie got horrible reviews. They may have bitten off more than they could chew. It may have been more effective as a miniseries. Yes! That book covers so much ground that I can't see a single movie managing to encompass the entire story. Great book! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boss_Tweedy Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Because I've dealt with far too many of these types in a close and personal way, and I need to find a way to fix the damage they did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Because I've dealt with far too many of these types in a close and personal way, and I need to find a way to fix the damage they did. You'll have to tell me how these are...I know a bunch of these people, too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Just finished Liz Phair's book, "Horror Stories." If you're a fan (and I am a huge fan of her first three albums), I recommend not reading this book. It may change your opinion of Liz as a person -- and not for the better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 About 40 pages into the below. Decent read. My wife has read a few of her books, but 1st one for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I recall reading Love Medicine/The Beet Queen/Tracks/The Bingo Palace a long time ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Just finished Liz Phair's book, "Horror Stories." If you're a fan (and I am a huge fan of her first three albums), I recommend not reading this book. It may change your opinion of Liz as a person -- and not for the better.Interesting. I've read some sections while browsing in the bookstore and it didn't want to make me buy it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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kidsmoke Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Has anybody read this? I'm about a third of the way in, and loving this story! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 "Sharks in the Time of Saviors was a beautiful and riveting story, if anyone is interested.I do love good fiction. This is very, very good. I already want to reread it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 ^^^^Thanks for the advice on this one. I am adding it to my reading list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Very interesting. Where do I sign up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 What books have any of you found that have helped you approach this pandemic, or these times?Doesn't necessarily mean a specifically political book. What's helping you weather this social storm? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I tend to alternate between fiction and non-fiction, as well as between books that make me focus on today's social storm and those that are a break from it.That said, here's what I am currently reading: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 Very well-researched. I have become so pessimistic regarding race the last 3-5 years. This book doesn't give me much hope except that scholarship like this can work its way further into our K-12 history curriculum. I am a history major and middle school social studies teacher for the last 27 years and there is still so much for me to learn. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898216-stamped-from-the-beginning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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