What Are You Reading?

[droogist]

"What's the Matter With Kansas" by Thomas Frank

 

[Fruchtzwerg]

Let me know how "7 jours pour une eternite" is. I didn't even know he was french. I do speak french. would I be able to order it on amazon.fr?

well it's avaiable here : http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=stripbooks:relevance-above&field-keywords=marc%252520levy&search-type=ss&bq=1&store-name=books/ref=xs_ap_l_xgl14/102-6771118-7419369

but really expensive for one book.

it's avaiable at amazon.fr , I just tried it out, and for a good price.

I just began to read the book ,it's really good. Check out the story , really interesting. Just a few weeks ago , when I visted my book store, I saw his book "if it were only true" and found it nice, he got a nice style to write.

Hope that I could help you :-)

 

[lostgirl]

^^Thank you so much!

 

[Angyl]

"forever" by Mark Hamil.

I've stayed up past 2 for more htan a few nights, this book is so good.

 

[lostgirl]

"forever" by Mark Hamil.

I've stayed up past 2 for more htan a few nights, this book is so good.

Are you sure the author isn't Pete hamill? Anyway I that book too. Let me know what you think of the end though. I'm not sure how I felt about it.

 

[faust]

"What's the Matter With Kansas" by Thomas Frank

So, what's the matter?

 

[faust]

Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge - Vandana Shiva

 

[Cosette]

 

[acester]

I just finished the 3rd summer of the sisterhood, hehe it's kinda a teen girls book but hey! its totally about teenagers life..but with beautiful wording

 

[droogist]

So, what's the matter?

A lot, apparently. Actually, Kansas is just an example. The book's subtitle is "How the Conservatives Won the Heart of America"; it's an examination of the political shift from left to right that's taken place in recent decades among the working-class. Essentially the author's trying to figure out how values came to trump economic interest as the primary concern for a good percentage of the voting population. Haven't gotten that far in it yet, so I can't tell you whether he's able to answer that, but I like the writer, he's quite witty.

 

[droogist]

That book is devastating. Have you read "We wish to inform you (etc, etc)" by Philip Gourevitch?

 

[Plastic'sWife]

A wonderfully entertaining blog about a waiter at a fancy place in NYC!
I love it!

 

[Elli]

[size=-1]The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams[/size]

 

[IsolatedGrey]

The Red Room by Nicci French



My favorite writers..

 

[snowqueen]

OK i didnt know were to post this so i posted it here. Ok thsi is going to sound stupid, but my mum is making me read a book to practice my reading. I need something fairly easy to read, chick lit type book, that has a easy story line to follow, and i can get in the uk preferly on something fashion related, and interesting so i stick to it. Does anyone have any recomendations ??

 

[Browneyes]

I just started reading 'the Outsider' by Camus. friends have recommended it to me, so looking forward to see what it's all about!

Hmmm tiamaria, can't think of any right now, but i'll get back to u if sth comes to mind

 

[snowqueen]

oaky dokey thanks

 

[lostgirl]

OK i didnt know were to post this so i posted it here. Ok thsi is going to sound stupid, but my mum is making me read a book to practice my reading. I need something fairly easy to read, chick lit type book, that has a easy story line to follow, and i can get in the uk preferly on something fashion related, and interesting so i stick to it. Does anyone have any recomendations ??

-The Devil Wears Prada- Laura Weisberger
-Bergdorf Blondes- Plum Skies I haven't actually read it and I've heard mixed reviews
-Elegance: a novel-Kathleen Tessaro
-Fashionistas-Lynn Messina
-The Shopoholic Books or Can You keep a Secret- Sophie Kinsella (all are very funny)
-The Cat's Meow- Melissa De La Cruz
-Sushi for Beginners-Marion Keyes (good but kinda long...)
-Jemima J- Jane Green (fashion elements are not THAT important here)
-Cathching Alice-Clare Naylor (ditto)
-The Ex-Files- Jane Moore (the main character is a model)
That's all that comes to mind right now but if I think of something else I'll let you know. I'm pretty sure all those are available in the UK. If you haven't guessed, I read a lot of these...

 

[lostgirl]

I just started reading 'the Outsider' by Camus. friends have recommended it to me, so looking forward to see what it's all about!

Hmmm tiamaria, can't think of any right now, but i'll get back to u if sth comes to mind

Is that the same books as the Strnager?

 

[addicted;D]

I'm a stranger here myself by Bill Bryson
I've only read like 50 pages but so far it's highly recommended,,it's so witty and hilarious that I was laughing out loud over the half the time I was reading