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lapietra · 07-10-2005, 04:18 AM

I'm currently reading "The Salmon of Doubt" in which Douglas Adams says, among many other very wise things, that America is like a belligerent teenage boy. I've heard that analogy expressed elsewhere (I think it was Yogananda that said it first, or at least that was the first time I heard it) and it fits so well... Being an American is kind of like being a kid in a dysfunctional family with an overbearing, childish, narcissistic, abusive father - most of the time one feels utterly helpless to do much except clean up the aftermath.
Ennyhoo...

I've got "Tipping Point" waiting to be read next. Sort of feel like reading something humourous first...

trisherina · 07-10-2005, 02:55 PM

Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything

Malmal11787 · 07-12-2005, 02:40 PM

Alice Sebold, Lucky

Reader · 07-12-2005, 08:15 PM

Francine Prose, A Changed Man.

Also reading Winning, by Jack Welch.

Hermione · 07-12-2005, 09:57 PM

ooo I heard Lucky is fabulous. Have you read The Lovely Bones? It is also by Sebold. It's amazing.

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Alice Sebold, Lucky

Hermione · 07-17-2005, 01:52 AM

just finished HBP

trisherina · 07-23-2005, 05:39 AM

P. J. O'Rourke, Peace Kills

Hermione · 07-23-2005, 09:10 PM

lolita again

Frieda · 07-24-2005, 02:47 PM

bob iannini: electronic gadgets for the evil genius - 28 build-it-yourself projects

priceyfatprude · 07-24-2005, 03:57 PM

Trading Up - Candace Bushnell

Little Earthquakes - Jennifer Weiner

smellyrayzin · 07-24-2005, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by surbhi

ooo I heard Lucky is fabulous. Have you read The Lovely Bones? It is also by Sebold. It's amazing.

I loved The Lovely Bones
but I didn't like Lucky very much at all...

amanda · 07-27-2005, 05:47 AM

investment biker, jim rogers

out of date, but a decent read

access_me · 07-29-2005, 08:07 PM

The Witching Hour- Anne Rice

Dracula- Bram Stoker

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince- JK Rowling

Yes, I'm an overachiever. This is my downtime...usually I'm reading five or six books at the same time.

trisherina · 07-29-2005, 10:39 PM

Freakonomics -- Levitt and Dubner

Excellent book: a page-turner.

kid_with_helmet · 07-29-2005, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by trisherina

Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything

wonderful read.

07-10-2005, 04:18 AM	#301
lapietra half baked Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: just ducky Posts: 12,078	I'm currently reading "The Salmon of Doubt" in which Douglas Adams says, among many other very wise things, that America is like a belligerent teenage boy. I've heard that analogy expressed elsewhere (I think it was Yogananda that said it first, or at least that was the first time I heard it) and it fits so well... Being an American is kind of like being a kid in a dysfunctional family with an overbearing, childish, narcissistic, abusive father - most of the time one feels utterly helpless to do much except clean up the aftermath. Ennyhoo... I've got "Tipping Point" waiting to be read next. Sort of feel like reading something humourous first... __________________ “As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.” ~ Mel Brooks

07-24-2005, 02:47 PM	#309
Frieda in limbo Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 19,506	bob iannini: electronic gadgets for the evil genius - 28 build-it-yourself projects __________________ zoek waar je wil, maar het zit in jezelf oh yeah

07-24-2005, 03:57 PM	#310
priceyfatprude girthy pickles Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: under your desk Posts: 9,313	Trading Up - Candace Bushnell Little Earthquakes - Jennifer Weiner __________________ "We like your board's features...but don't care about it's people"

07-29-2005, 10:39 PM	#314
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	Freakonomics -- Levitt and Dubner Excellent book: a page-turner. __________________ Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard

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07-10-2005, 02:55 PM	#302
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything

07-12-2005, 02:40 PM	#303
Malmal11787 Coming in Last Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sunny Arizona! Posts: 311	Alice Sebold, Lucky

07-12-2005, 08:15 PM	#304
Reader monkey Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Big ol' Houston Posts: 35	Francine Prose, A Changed Man. Also reading Winning, by Jack Welch.

07-17-2005, 01:52 AM	#306
Hermione monkey Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,060	just finished HBP

07-23-2005, 05:39 AM	#307
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	P. J. O'Rourke, Peace Kills

07-23-2005, 09:10 PM	#308
Hermione monkey Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,060	lolita again

07-27-2005, 05:47 AM	#312
amanda old s'cool Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,426	investment biker, jim rogers out of date, but a decent read

07-29-2005, 08:07 PM	#313
access_me Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2	The Witching Hour- Anne Rice Dracula- Bram Stoker Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince- JK Rowling Yes, I'm an overachiever. This is my downtime...usually I'm reading five or six books at the same time.