jumper03 0 #1 May 4, 2005 what you got beside the bed or easy chair you're reading? gimme some ideas... Right now open on the nightstand - Aircraft Systems The Parachute Manual Robert Frost DH Lawerence Bucky Katts Big Book of Fun Study Bible.Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fireflytx 0 #2 May 4, 2005 Conversations with God"Well behaved women rarely make history" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #3 May 4, 2005 The Davinci Code Capitaes da areia and Maxim<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #4 May 4, 2005 I am rereading the whole hitchhikers guide series.I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #5 May 4, 2005 Well... when school is over next week I'll have more time, as these are the same books I've been reading for months - the purpose driven life - body image workbook JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #6 May 4, 2005 The Dark Tower (Stephen King, last of the series) and I've been dragging it out for months. I must not want it to be over because I am enjoying the book and usually I have a hard time putting a good book down! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #7 May 4, 2005 Sure you want to know? Right now: Prevention (just finishing it up) FitnessRX Free for Women College and Training Money Becoming a Personal Trainer for Dummies The Body Sculpting Bible for Women In two weeks, I'll be reading: Physics: A World View Problem Solving for Physics: A World View Quick Study PhysicsLife is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysprite 0 #8 May 4, 2005 Deception Point by Dan Brown Life of Pi (I'm told I have to read it. ) Awakening in America Da Vinci code was really good, but my favorite Dan Brown book so far was Angels and Demons. Go read it!! Now! ~skysprite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #9 May 4, 2005 Ok, I'll be the first one to post: I don't read. If it's not online or in a glossy magazine, I don't read it. The one exception would be that I read on commercial flights, but unless I'm on a string of them in a short period of time, I usually only get halfway through any one book. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #10 May 4, 2005 Currently on my night stand: Gabriel Garcia Marquez: "Living to tell the tale" Albert Camus: "Le Premier Homme" History of the United States Isabelle Allende: "Daughter of Fortune" Some book about the 1st world war. And the latest issue of Skydiving Mag. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #11 May 4, 2005 QuoteCapitaes de Areia Wow, good for you, that's a fantastic book! It has been translated as 'Captains of the Sands' by Jorge Amado. Written in the 1930s in Salvador, Bahia Brazil, its stories about homeless street kids and gangs seems even more real today (only now they would be using guns) Have you read 'Quincas Berro D'Agua' by Amado? Translated as 'The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell ', it is a very funny short novel also about lowlifes in Bahia in the 40s.....Highly recommended! Another Jorge Amado book worth reading and available on video is 'Tent of Miracles' (Tenda das Milagres) tudo de bom! Marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #12 May 4, 2005 Quote Physics: A World View Problem Solving for Physics: A World View Quick Study Physics I read those! Want me to tell you how they end? Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #13 May 4, 2005 They Made America.....from the pbs series about innovators in American History, from the steam engine to the search engine. Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin. Awesome book by an autistic woman who became one of the world's specialists on cattle and behavior. You can read the entire first chapter on NYTIMES.com in the book section. Just finished her book 'Thinking in Pictures' which talks more about autism. Just picked up a copy of 'Purpose Driven Life', and 'The Four Agreements' that everyone has been posting about here. Also have to catch up on the latest editions of tech stuff in my field, boring but necessary: Data Quality Data Mining Techiniques (2nd edition) OLAP Techiniques (2nd edition) Data Modeling Essentials (3rd edition) RFID wow, my ass hurts just thinking about all that sitting around! marc "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #14 May 4, 2005 I have several books that I am sort of half-reading right now (but most of my time goes to reading school books); "The Astonishing Hypothesis" by Francis Crick "Memnoch The Devil" by Anne Rice "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand "Gorilla Monsoon" by John Long And last night I was thumbing through Anne Rice's "Exit to Eden" but I don't think I'll start reading it yet since I already have four other books to finish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #15 May 4, 2005 QuoteQuote Physics: A World View Problem Solving for Physics: A World View Quick Study Physics I read those! Want me to tell you how they end? Please tell me it ends with a GPA for that class of at least 3.6 or higher. Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #16 May 4, 2005 Matt Ruff, Fool on the Hill Life of Pi by Yann Martel -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amanduh 0 #17 May 4, 2005 Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness by Marc Ian Barasch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GARYC24 3 #18 May 4, 2005 Purpose Driven Life, me, too! What page you on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DanDruff 0 #19 May 4, 2005 Just finished The sun also rises by ernest hemingway, now I am reading the Tropic of Cancer by henry miller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites markd_nscr986 0 #20 May 4, 2005 Angels and Demons........Dan Brown Oxygen Hackers Companion (gas mixing as it applies to technical diving)Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydivingNurse 0 #21 May 4, 2005 SIM God Emperor of Dune~Frank Herbert Liberalism is a Mental Disorder~Michael Savage The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience~Clifford Pickover The Republic~Plato Bunch of magazines by the toilet for when I'm dropping the kids off at the pool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites teamjenn1 0 #22 May 4, 2005 The 2005 SIM and He's Just Not That Into You...*********************************** "His dick is ringing!" Female Skydiver "Well...answer it!!!" Male Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 2fat2fly 0 #23 May 4, 2005 "Guns of the South" Harry TurtledoveI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wartload 0 #24 May 4, 2005 The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense ... by Michael Shermer I HIGHLY recommend this book, not necessarily for the topics that Shermer discusses (although they are interesting), but for the approach that he takes when evaluating them. This book can do a great deal to turn a bright person into a logical person. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Avion 0 #25 May 4, 2005 Books by my bed: Holy Bible, if you can believe it RCA Recieving Tube Manual RC-30 Radiotron Designer's Handbook Radio Shack's Building Power Supplies Greg Short Hand Principles of Electric Circuits Calculus and Analytic Geometry And, my copy of the Skydiver's Handbook was last seen somewhere in that general vicinity ---------------- Oh yea, I also have a two volume dictionary that I had for over ten years now, by my bed at the moment. It's my usual companion to the Handbook for Writer's which I have also had for ages. I usually keep those two by my computer. It's amazing how much I have learned from just those two books. Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 1 of 4 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
GARYC24 3 #18 May 4, 2005 Purpose Driven Life, me, too! What page you on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanDruff 0 #19 May 4, 2005 Just finished The sun also rises by ernest hemingway, now I am reading the Tropic of Cancer by henry miller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markd_nscr986 0 #20 May 4, 2005 Angels and Demons........Dan Brown Oxygen Hackers Companion (gas mixing as it applies to technical diving)Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivingNurse 0 #21 May 4, 2005 SIM God Emperor of Dune~Frank Herbert Liberalism is a Mental Disorder~Michael Savage The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience~Clifford Pickover The Republic~Plato Bunch of magazines by the toilet for when I'm dropping the kids off at the pool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teamjenn1 0 #22 May 4, 2005 The 2005 SIM and He's Just Not That Into You...*********************************** "His dick is ringing!" Female Skydiver "Well...answer it!!!" Male Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #23 May 4, 2005 "Guns of the South" Harry TurtledoveI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wartload 0 #24 May 4, 2005 The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense ... by Michael Shermer I HIGHLY recommend this book, not necessarily for the topics that Shermer discusses (although they are interesting), but for the approach that he takes when evaluating them. This book can do a great deal to turn a bright person into a logical person. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avion 0 #25 May 4, 2005 Books by my bed: Holy Bible, if you can believe it RCA Recieving Tube Manual RC-30 Radiotron Designer's Handbook Radio Shack's Building Power Supplies Greg Short Hand Principles of Electric Circuits Calculus and Analytic Geometry And, my copy of the Skydiver's Handbook was last seen somewhere in that general vicinity ---------------- Oh yea, I also have a two volume dictionary that I had for over ten years now, by my bed at the moment. It's my usual companion to the Handbook for Writer's which I have also had for ages. I usually keep those two by my computer. It's amazing how much I have learned from just those two books. Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
