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Maxine posted a link
This Writing Life » Blog Archive » The End
yesterday at 3:03 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
About a novel by Ian Hocking, featuring Twitter as a plot device - Maxine via Bookmarklet
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Maxine posted a message
“I recommend What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn.”
Thursday at 1:50 pm - Link
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Adam Helweh posted a message
“Does anyone here attend any book groups?”
July 25 at 11:36 pm - Link
Not in real life. - Peter Stuifzand
I do not have the time ... job does not permit it. I have to be satisfied with just reading ... - Robert Couture
Would you join a book group if it was virtual... meaning online? Does the discussion element of book groups hold any value for you or is reading a book yourself as far as it needs to go? - Adam Helweh
I suppose an online group would work. Again, my time is limited and it varies on when I am available. This pretty much excludes real-time groups for the most part. But discussing a book would be nice to expand one's understanding of the book. - Robert Couture
I have tried, but I am having a hard time finding people who like the same type of books that I like. Most people in groups like books that are more literary focused than I like - Douglas L. Perry
Try Sunday Salon http://friendfeed.com/rooms/su.... Bloggers write on a Sunday about a book they are reading, tagging their post Sunday Salon. Posts are captured in Yahoo pipes and in the FF URL I've provided. About 200 bloggers are signed up now. - Maxine
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Kamyar Navidan posted a message
“Can't finish Brothers Karamazov. Right now for me it's unbearably depressing.”
August 31 at 3:21 pm - Link
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Adam Helweh posted a link
Book Group Expo authors/speakers announced. Anyone going?
August 23 at 2:37 pm - Link
That looks very interesting. I might like to check it out - Douglas L. Perry
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Adam Helweh posted a message
“Ive been contemplating trying out Audible.”
August 23 at 2:37 pm - Link
Adam, I have to say that audible has been great value for me. I am now on the plat membership which gives 2 credits a month. The only problem is that I find the speakers too slow. I have found ways around that however... - James Fridley
Audible is awesome. I get a book every month and listen on my way to/from work and at the gym. - Douglas L. Perry
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Peter Stuifzand posted a message
“Just finished reading the second book from the Dune Series: Dune Messiah. I think I liked the first book more, but this also has some interesting ideas.”
August 26 at 1:25 am - Link
Totally agree, I read all of them, but the first was by far the best - Douglas L. Perry
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Adam Helweh posted a message
“Show us your Goodreads and LibraryThing lists if you have one?”
June 30 at 6:06 pm - Link
http://www.goodreads.com/profi... - Hao Chen
My librarything list is available on my friendfeed page, but ok here it is: http://www.librarything.com/pr... - Peter Stuifzand
http://www.goodreads.com/profi... and http://www.librarything.com/pr... - "Czar" DJ Peterman
http://www.goodreads.com/profi... - Kamyar Navidan
http://www.librarything.com/ca... - Nine - Like the number
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David's View posted a message
“Currently listening to the Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Petterson”
August 7 at 10:23 am - Link
Finished listening to this one. Start of a series. Daniel X is an Alien Hunter. Good reader, interesting plot. Looking forward to future chapters... - David's View
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Douglas L. Perry posted a message
“Trying to decide what book to listen to next. Anybody got some good ideas?”
August 9 at 6:23 pm - Link
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Douglas L. Perry posted a message
“Finished Hand of Evil. Lots of varied plots, but overall good.”
August 8 at 11:31 am - Link
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Douglas L. Perry posted a message
“Listening to Hand of Evil, by J. A. Jance. So far so good.”
August 1 at 8:55 pm - Link
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Peter Stuifzand posted a link
Animal Farm - George Orwell - Penguin Books
Animal Farm - George Orwell - Penguin Books
July 23 at 1:53 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
I finished Dune. It's an amazing book. I ordered the next book, but it hasn't arrived yet. In the meantime I will read the new paperback release of the Animal Farm with this nice cover. I didn't have one, so I bought this. I think it's pretty. - Peter Stuifzand via Bookmarklet
You know, you're going to re-read that book after reading the other Dune books. - Kamyar Navidan
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Peter Stuifzand posted a link
Here Comes Everybody - Clay Shirky - Penguin Books
Here Comes Everybody - Clay Shirky - Penguin Books
July 23 at 8:07 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
I'm reading this. I like the cover. - Peter Stuifzand via Bookmarklet
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Kamyar Navidan posted a message
“Started reading "Gödel, Escher, Bach".”
July 13 at 1:25 pm - Link
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Peter Stuifzand posted a message
“I just received a copy of Here comes everybody by Clay Shirky.”
July 23 at 5:29 am - Link
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Sarah Peterman posted a message
“I am reading The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, and studying Japanese for Busy People and Think and Grow Rich.”
July 13 at 6:38 pm - Link
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Douglas L. Perry posted a message
“Listening to Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. I like the tech content but I found some of the early parts a little weird. My favorite lately has been Altered Carbon”
July 8 at 9:43 pm - Link
I'm reading Snow Crash as well. - Hao Chen
Snow Crash is one my favorite books. I agree, the narrative style at beginning of the book is a little weird. But it's going to get smoother as you move forward. - Kamyar Navidan
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Peter Stuifzand posted a message
“I'm currently reading three books: Dune (Frank Herbert), God is not great (Christopher Hitchens) and Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Peter F. Drucker). I have a fourth one on the way (arrives today I hope): Intermediate Robot Building ”
July 9 at 3:54 am - Link
The Dune series is an amazing read. It does take a bit to get into, but once you're in, you're hooked. I read the entire Dune series. - Robert Couture
I remember seeing the movie when I was a kid and not understanding what was going on. I know its classic. - Adam Helweh
Yes, I was hooked after the first few pages. - Peter Stuifzand
Yes, I read the entire Dune series years ago. Now I read what I write. Techo-thrillers. I'll put up a link when I get my first one published. - Douglas L. Perry
I have Dune books many times. For me it was a real life changing deal. - Kamyar Navidan
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Nellie Root posted a message
“Just finished raeding 2 really interesting books. The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge and The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Has anyone else read these? I found The Last Lecture hard to read and yet hard to put down at the same time. ”
July 4 at 7:09 pm - Link
Do you have a link to them on Amazon? - Adam Helweh
I saw (online) the lecture Pausch's book was based on. Well worth watching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... - Michael Nielsen
The Last Lecture video is really inspiring. A shorter verson on Oprah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... - Hao Chen
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Douglas L. Perry posted a link
I use shelfari. My books are listed here
July 9 at 9:20 pm - Link
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Nellie Root posted a message
“Just read my first comment. It is apparent that I need spell check. Sorry about that.”
July 4 at 7:11 pm - Link
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Adam Helweh posted a message
“Does summertime allow you to read more? I want to make a goal to read at least a book a month. I used to read every evening for 2-3 hours before this thing called the "internets".”
June 29 at 10:47 pm - Link
I use to read every night before Friend Feed! - Leo Laporte
I'm actually reading less due to summertime. The kids are out of school and stay up later, so I end up not having as much time. - Mike
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Adam Helweh posted a message
“Current reading? I am actually reading a number of user experience books I am sad to say.”
July 2 at 3:16 pm - Link
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