Fave Book Right Now!!!!!
"Dispatches From The Edge"
by Anderson Cooper.
His mama is Gloria Vanderbilt. I don't want to give anything else away. I swear, he is so much like my oldest daughter, I totally "get" this child. And I admire this boy. He is out seeking truth for us, and also seeking thrills for reasons you'll find out...but he is an honest person I think. This shows some of the problems of our world today in little snippets, an easy every-night read.

"Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a must-read about a northern African muslim woman who immigrated to Holland, ran for Congress and fought for womens' rights. Her close friend was killed for helping her in the fight against islamic terrorism. This book helps explain what the terror-global-war is all about, and why it isn't or won't be limited to boundary lines.

"My Husband, My Friend" by Neile McQueen Toffel (reissue from the '60s) this books explains why an otherwise very smart lady would love a philandering handsome macho guy - because he makes you feel like you're the only one who can save him, and because you love him, and because he's so damned much fun. (Steve McQueen is the tragic hubby. So sad that he dies from asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, most likely from either working in car shops or his racing uniforms / equipment before they knew what it did to people's lungs.)

"Save Me From Myself" by Brian Head Welch. Korn guitar man goes from total creep to Christian. I just don't like the guy, though, he's mean to his dog...

Read a bunch of crummy books...we'll ignore.

Ok, lastly, this month's National Geographic was a GREAT one. I love polynesian history, and the story on Tonga's king was so interesting and had some hilarious parts to it. You really can read it from cover to cover.

Freakonomics by By Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life -- from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing -- and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics

My take- Great read, but he reaches some (disturbing?) conclusions.

The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World by Alan Greenspan
my take- I'll admit...most people won't read it, and it IS slow at times. but, he provides an interesting inside look at how things in govt have operated and how the Fed has acted/reacted over the last 40+ yrs. Hopefully I'll learn something. If not, then at least its helping me pass the time till i get a job.

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
a lovely story, from beginning to end, Barcelona and
Spanish Civil War.

Bangkok Haunts by John Burdett
part of a remarkable series about a Thai Buddhist cop.

Portrait of an Artist a Biography of Georgia O'Keefe
just an interesting life, complex character.

I like a lot of the books by these authors-
Tom Clancy-
http://www.clancyfaq.com/
Janet Evanovich -
http://www.evanovich.com/main_printlist.html
Sue Grafton-
http://www.suegrafton.com/bookshelf.asp?ISBN=0399152970
Diane Mott Davidson -
http://www.dianemottdavidson.com/books.html
D. Francis -
http://www.dickfrancis.com/index(1).htm

one that I have read about 5 times {once a year LOL} Dead Simple by Jon Land

I read a lot and write short stories as much as my hands allow.

Water for Elephants: Sara Gruen
The Other Side of the Bridge: Mary Lawson
The Horseman's Graves: Jacqualine Baker (Canada) ***
Effigy: Alissa York (Canda) **
The Outlander: Gil Adamson (Canada) **

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By far Harry Potter Book 7

And all of the shopaholics books


Hahahah I am lite reader
Dabbo your books would make my head hurt...I am not smart enough for those

I haven't seen the movie yet, but I read "into the wild" a long time ago, same author as into thin air- the somewhat more recent book about climbing everest. The Imax movie shot the same year (first imax camera to summit Everest) as Into Thin Air is written about was me and my hubby's first friendly date-followed by dinner and a lot of kissing about a week later.

I really liked both books, i have always been a fan of adventure writing.

The only other books I have read in the past two years are Harry Potter 7 and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Loved both.

LOL Shelley- the first one is a good read. not too heavy.

ANYTHING by robert Ludlum - Read the Bourne Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum (I loved them)

And Into the Wild and Into Thin Air - both GREAT books.... I'd love to climb Everest one day.