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Now you all toss out your favorite book, and _why_ it is your favorite book, and everybody else comments on the book. Instead of focusing on _them_ (and you know who I mean 
) we focus on the book.
Mike
) we focus on the book.Mike
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I love this idea, Minnie!!
My most favorite book is the Time Traveler's Wife. I cried for three days after reading. Everytime I thought about the ending I just started crying. I was so engrossed in the character's lives.
My most favorite book is the Time Traveler's Wife. I cried for three days after reading. Everytime I thought about the ending I just started crying. I was so engrossed in the character's lives.
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Please post the author too!
I have never heard of Time Traveler's Wife but I do know that Altas Shrugged is by Ayn Rand.
Also if the book is recovery-related, please include something on this as well.
I have never heard of Time Traveler's Wife but I do know that Altas Shrugged is by Ayn Rand.
Also if the book is recovery-related, please include something on this as well.
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I just finished a great book called Forever by Pete Hamill. If you liked Time Traveler's Wife..(which I also loved) you'll like this book. It is the history of New York City seen through the eyes of an Irishman who lives for 200+ years. It was so interesting it led me to read Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen which chronicles the true and much more interesting American History than the textbooks we learn from in school. And the best part for me is that I'm learning to just accept history for what it is.. not good or bad. Realizing we can learn from it and apply it to now and the future. And this is a good thing to know. Maryanne
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Hi. I think that my favorite book is "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller.
I just got back from the library, and am excited to start reading this huge Katherine Hepburn biography. Not to be self-absorbed, but if Katherine Hepburn was involved with a (married) alcoholic for years and years, maybe I don't need to be so hard on myself for getting suckered in. Plus I love her.
btw- LTD, is that why your picture is of her? I've been wondering that for a while...
I just got back from the library, and am excited to start reading this huge Katherine Hepburn biography. Not to be self-absorbed, but if Katherine Hepburn was involved with a (married) alcoholic for years and years, maybe I don't need to be so hard on myself for getting suckered in. Plus I love her.
btw- LTD, is that why your picture is of her? I've been wondering that for a while...
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Oh I am so glad we can mention any book on this thread!
Thank you for reminding me I still have to read The Time Traveller's Wife....I had heard many positive things about it so next library visit I will reserve it.
I only just saw the movie, Freedom Writers, with a group of students and look forward to reading the book. Journalling is always therapeutic!
Lately I have been reading through all the Gerald Seymour adventure/espionage books I can get my hands on. I loved his early ones about the "troubles" in Northern Ireland and his latest ones take the reader to post-war Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He is very knowledgeable about his subject matter and manages to create very believable inter-personal relationships between his characters. GS is Robert Ludlum for grown-ups!....LOL
Although it took me three months to get through all three "diaries", I absolutely loved Sandra Gulland's fictional diaries about the Empress Josephine. Gulland's research was painstaking and these "diaries" make for fascinating reading. She has a website which details much of the research that resulted in the three diaries.
ARL
Thank you for reminding me I still have to read The Time Traveller's Wife....I had heard many positive things about it so next library visit I will reserve it.
I only just saw the movie, Freedom Writers, with a group of students and look forward to reading the book. Journalling is always therapeutic!
Lately I have been reading through all the Gerald Seymour adventure/espionage books I can get my hands on. I loved his early ones about the "troubles" in Northern Ireland and his latest ones take the reader to post-war Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He is very knowledgeable about his subject matter and manages to create very believable inter-personal relationships between his characters. GS is Robert Ludlum for grown-ups!....LOL
Although it took me three months to get through all three "diaries", I absolutely loved Sandra Gulland's fictional diaries about the Empress Josephine. Gulland's research was painstaking and these "diaries" make for fascinating reading. She has a website which details much of the research that resulted in the three diaries.
ARL
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Originally Posted by chero 
...This isn't recovery related at all. Are we supposed to stick to recovery related books??
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Recently I read the Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. It is the last of the Dune sequels/prequels based on Frank Herbert's work. I am generally a SciFi fan have enjoyed son Brian's collaborations with Kevin Anderson but I was genuinely disappointed in that one.
Anyone hear of Jean Auel putting out another book in the Earth's Children series? I love that series.
OK I am off to the bookstore to buy a couple of books. I am not sure what yet but that'll work itself out. I'll let you know what I end up buying.
Great thread, a real keeper. Let's make sure to keep it active!
Anyone hear of Jean Auel putting out another book in the Earth's Children series? I love that series.
OK I am off to the bookstore to buy a couple of books. I am not sure what yet but that'll work itself out. I'll let you know what I end up buying.
Great thread, a real keeper. Let's make sure to keep it active!
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Some of my recent favorites include:
- When Food is Love by Geneen Roth
- Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach
- The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout
- How to Think Like a Millionaire by T. Harvey Ekhert
- The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
- If a Dog's Prayers Were Answered, Bones Would Rain From the Sky by Suzanne Clothier
- Marley and Me by John Grogan
- The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
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