blessingx Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Sandberg's Lean In. She spoke at work last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) In case anyone here is interested in an ebook subscription beta (iPhone only at this point)...http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/05/oyster-beta-for-iphone/https://www.oysterbooks.com/ Edited September 5, 2013 by blessingx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Lexicon by Max Barry. I've enjoyed all of his books, but this is probably my favorite since Jennifer Government, though Syrup is still my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) Sandberg's Lean In. She spoke at work last week. I have this on my Kindle but haven't gotten around to it yet. Instead, I am trudging through Dan Brown's Inferno - the first half was incredibly dull, the second half isn't all that much better. I don't even know why I am still reading it. Edited September 6, 2013 by shellylh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Just Finished Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It took me a while to get through it because it is so dense. The chapters are like morsels to be savored, thought over, and discussed. It is fabulous. Easily one of the most important books of the 1970's. It helped a lot that, as a philosophy major, I had read nearly all of works Prisig discussed back in undergrad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Yeah, that's probably next for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absorbine_Sr Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 "That's Not Funny, That's Sick: The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream" by Ellin Stein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonShine Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 My last bunch of books. Warded Man was my 50th book read this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 my copy finally shipped (I ordered the signed/limited edition) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I bought it, but refuse to start multiple books again. Trying, anyway. I usually have two going at any time -- one on Kindle/phone, other IRL. Finished The Beautiful Dead (which was wonderful, for those who don't follow me on Facebook), started Declare by Tim Powers. Still working on Discount Armageddon, which is amusing -- urban fantasy done with a heavy dose of comedy, like more than usual for a Whedonite. Totally digging it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) Just finished Carl Sagan's Cosmos in anticipation of the remake of the TV Series next year with Neil DG-T. IMO the original Cosmos series was probably the best thing PBS has ever aired. It is a masterpiece. Sagan is a bona-fide genius, and a very good writer to boot. He is excellent at explaining some very complex topics and through his organization he keeps you from getting lost. Its also amazing how much his personal politics/philosophy comes through even more in the book than it did in the TV series. He can be a bit heavy handed at times, but he is ultimately right. The most fun part of the book that didn't make the TV Series? The reductio proof in the appendix showing that the square root of two is an irrational number. I literally broke out a sheet of paper and worked it out for myself along with the book. It brought me back to my undergrad days of having to demonstrate proofs up at the board. Good stuff. Next up is either the sequel to Game Change about the 2012 election or the new Malcolm Gladwell. Edited November 7, 2013 by TMoney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I watch the series all the time (still).. I will have to break out the book again at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhjazz Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 A bit rambling at times, but a nice job at a subject that's more faceted than I anticipated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Some of it I agree with. Some of it I do not. In particular I completely disagree with his treatment and criticism of California's "Three Strikes" Law. Its decent, but I would not say it is one of Gladwell's best reads by any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonShine Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Pulpy goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) Just finished this. Really really excellent dystopian sci-fi. It was my first Atwood novel, and I can now say that I'm absolutely a fan. I'm going to start the second in the trilogy as soon as I read something lighter - maybe I'll try Discount Armageddon, if Dusty gives it his Whedonite seal of approval. Edit: woo! There's a copy at my library. Edited November 22, 2013 by acidbasement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Be prepared for silly. Adding Oryx and Cake to my to-read list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Do you like Jack Handey? If so, you will enjoy this book. Laughed my ass off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbasement Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Be prepared for silly. Adding Oryx and Cake to my to-read list. Be prepared for bleak, with a slow reveal of more bleakness. And absurdity and depravity. It's really clever and engrossing, though. I think you'll like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 I know it's popular, but don't miss The Handmaid's Tale (or Atwood's Twitter feed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Oh, shit, that was hers? Yeah, I think I even have a physical copy of that lying around somewhere. Adding it. Also, I <3 Jack Handey. Adding that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Yeah, that one's going to race to the top of my list once I get around to swinging by BAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonShine Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Sword & Sorcery o-rama... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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