What are you reading at the moment?
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'Circus Doctor' by J.Y. Henderson. Little, Brown and Company, 1951.
Henderson was a veterinarian hired by John Ringling North in 1942 to care for the 700 domestic and wild animals in the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey circus. Pretty soon he was learning more about exotic animals that he'd never dreamed of doctoring. It's a fascinating glimpse into an aspect of circus life you never hear much about and is well worth a read.
Henderson was a veterinarian hired by John Ringling North in 1942 to care for the 700 domestic and wild animals in the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey circus. Pretty soon he was learning more about exotic animals that he'd never dreamed of doctoring. It's a fascinating glimpse into an aspect of circus life you never hear much about and is well worth a read.
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Just finished David Simpsons Post-Human quadrilogy...
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A fairly easy read and a good series for people who like sci-fi that deals with existentialism and ethics in a future world. I was entertained.
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A fairly easy read and a good series for people who like sci-fi that deals with existentialism and ethics in a future world. I was entertained.
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Just finished David Simpsons Post-Human quadrilogy...
A fairly easy read and a good series for people who like sci-fi that deals with existentialism and ethics in a future world. I was entertained.
I think I read a few of those; they were free at one point for the Kindle. I enjoyed them.
I'm currently reading "Club Dead," by Charlaine Harris, the third of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, and the books on which HBO's True Blood is based. Haven't seen the show, but the books aren't bad.
Before that I read "Magnificent Vibration" by Rick Springfield, which was interesting. I have about three Stephen King books waiting, and a couple by Neil Gaiman.
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You have ten to go then.
I'm envious - unfortunately she finished the series for good last year with "Dead Ever After" so what we have now is all we'll get.
As far as the True Blood TV series goes, you are missing out Penn. It is a high quality production, the actors are really good and they are not skimpy with blood, gore and explicit nudity. They have captured the tone of the books fairly well, but are cherry-picking characters and plots rather than following the novels to the letter. As such, the show is still very watchable even if you have read the books.
Better get started.. you are 75 episodes behind.
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You have ten to go then.
I'm envious - unfortunately she finished the series for good last year with "Dead Ever After" so what we have now is all we'll get.
As far as the True Blood TV series goes, you are missing out Penn. It is a high quality production, the actors are really good and they are not skimpy with blood, gore and explicit nudity. They have captured the tone of the books fairly well, but are cherry-picking characters and plots rather than following the novels to the letter. As such, the show is still very watchable even if you have read the books.
Better get started.. you are 75 episodes behind.
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I don't have all the books; I think I have 1-5, 6 and 8. I'll see if I can fill in the gaps from the library.
I think I didn't watch the series at first b/c I didn't have HBO. Now I do but haven't watched yet. Given how HBO series (I watch Game of Thrones) seem to depart from the source material, I didn't figure they followed these novels exactly. So I'm curious but not quite able to watch -- kids are home from school.
Guess I'll add it to the back-to-school list.
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I can recommend the audio version of the book series too, if you are busy and would like to "read" while driving or tending your garden. They are all unabridged and narrated by Johanna Parker...
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... who does a great job reading the stories with a genuine Louisiana drawl. And as opposed to many audio books with a single narrator and characters of both sexes, Johanna manages to do the mens voices fairly well too. You should be able to get them at the library.
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I can recommend the audio version of the book series too, if you are busy and would like to "read" while driving or tending your garden. They are all unabridged and narrated by Johanna Parker...
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... who does a great job reading the stories with a genuine Louisiana drawl. And as opposed to many audio books with a single narrator and characters of both sexes, Johanna manages to do the mens voices fairly well too. You should be able to get them at the library.
Those sound great, but unfortunately I don't have time to listen. And you don't want to inflict me on a garden.
But I'll keep it in mind, thanks.
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Once More Around The Block - a collection of Joseph Epstein's essays
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Just forget about it and wait till the movie comes out...
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You can get a taste (*snicker*) for the show by checking out some of their 5 minute promotional webisodes. My personal favorite is Jessica's.
Be warned that it's not quite kid-safe though....
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You can get a taste (*snicker*) for the show by checking out some of their 5 minute promotional webisodes. My personal favorite is Jessica's.
Be warned that it's not quite kid-safe though....
Heh heh.
I could watch at night, but Mr Penn and I are on a little comedy binge right now. Needed a break from our usual dystopian fare. Perhaps in another week or so.
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I'm reading everything by DoctorHook on lit.
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If he had not been quite the man he was, my grand-kids would be speaking German as a first language. I can forgive a lot for that.
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Just started on a mathbook... kinda. Actually it's more like a pep-talk book for extreme nerds...
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Heh heh.
I could watch at night, but Mr Penn and I are on a little comedy binge right now. Needed a break from our usual dystopian fare. Perhaps in another week or so.
I recently noticed that she has video blog too, which you might want to check out when you get that far...
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There is a new Jack Reacher "book" out.
I write book in quotation because it seems to be available as audio only. It's actually a collection of three short stories, where one (High Heat) is significantly longer than the rest, and they are all of the flash back variety featuring a young Jack Reacher.
Lee Child is on my list of must-reads, so this will be my next...
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I write book in quotation because it seems to be available as audio only. It's actually a collection of three short stories, where one (High Heat) is significantly longer than the rest, and they are all of the flash back variety featuring a young Jack Reacher.
Lee Child is on my list of must-reads, so this will be my next...
http://s23.postimg.org/6l3tngju3/three_jack_reacher_novellas_by_lee_child_cover.jpg
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"The Warmth of Other Suns", a pulutzer prize winner about the migration of blacks from the South 1889-1964. Great history, well researched, well written and emenintly eradable.
"Arafat" More the story of the Palestinian struggle for existance than a biography, but a great read, especially for those, like me, who thought they knew the story.
"John Kennedy, an elusive Hero, great read, great story, great man!
"The Novels of Dashell Hammet"
"The October Country" by Ray Bradbury - againi
"Arafat" More the story of the Palestinian struggle for existance than a biography, but a great read, especially for those, like me, who thought they knew the story.
"John Kennedy, an elusive Hero, great read, great story, great man!
"The Novels of Dashell Hammet"
"The October Country" by Ray Bradbury - againi
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The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen by Syrie James
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I recently noticed that she has video blog too, which you might want to check out when you get that far...
Thanks. Still working on the books. I'm up to "Dead Reckoning," which might be #11 or so . They aren't numbered and I lose track. Enjoying them, although I'm missing book #4 and another one. But I'll have to go to the library today, so I'll see if I can get the missing ones.
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