Nomad Jay Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Oh Beep said: American Gods by Neil Gaiman While I have rather...mixed feelings on this show, this is such a fun book. Quote "If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus "You just gotta listen to your body, unless it's saying anything about stopping, pain, your joints, or needing water." Level 20 Pilgrim (Adventurer 7, Assassin 3, Druid 2, Monk 10, Ranger 5, Rebel 9, Scout 10, Warrior 4) Link to comment
Oh Beep Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 10 hours ago, Nomad Jay said: While I have rather...mixed feelings on this show, this is such a fun book. Couldn't get through the first episode of the show. It was grim viewing. Book is enjoyable so far. Quote Link to comment
IslandGirl_Becks Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 I just read Educated, by Tara Westover. I'm not usually into memoirs, but I highly recommend it. https://tarawestover.com/book/ Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. -Aristotle Arian, arian, zehetzen da burnia. -Basque proverb Frisian Shieldmaiden level 12 (STR:16) (DEX:16) (STA:23) (CON:22) (WIS:17) (CHA:15) Challenges: 11/12.14 - 1/2.15 - 2/3.15 - 15.4/5 - 15.6/7 - 15.7/9 - 16.1 - 16.3 - 16.4 - 16.5 - 16.10 - 16.11 - 16.12 - 17.1 - 17.2 2017 Goals: Maintain BW BS, 100kg DL - Muscle Up - 1/2 Marathon Condition - Abs Link to comment
Gemma Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 I just finished The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man and its sequel, Repo Madness. Impossible to categorize (crime drama? buddy comedy? ghost story? small-town character study? hilariously all-of-the-above) but really great fun and highly recommended. Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
RubiksCat Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 "How bad do you want it? Mastering the psychology of mind over muscle" and a Pearls before swine comic book. I highly recommend both. Quote Link to comment
Defining Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Oooooh, ideas. I'm 63 books into my 100 book goal for 2018, and am really starting to run out of stuff I want to read. Currently flipping through 'Thinking Fast and Slow' again, finally started 'Brave New World' after it was recced to me LAST YEAR, will likely finish 'Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations' this evening, and listening to 'The Great Gatsby' as an audiobook because I've tried to start it on five separate occasions and just can't seem to get into it when I'm reading. I love that there are nerds to talk about reading and health in the same space. Quote ...but I'm adorable! Ask anyone who doesn't know me... Link to comment
Pickle6415 Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 My son is in 4th grade, and they are reading Hatchet by Gary Paulson... I forgot how much I loved that book! So we are reading it at home now 2 Quote Link to comment
rketterman Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 On 3/6/2018 at 6:23 PM, kittykitty93 said: I love Brandon Sanderson, have you gotten into Mistborn? Sent from my Z815 using Tapatalk Not yet but I did just read The Rithmatist and The Way of Kings. LOVED Both of them. Quote "Do what I do. Hold tight and pretend it's a plan." -The Doctor Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I'm Possible. Link to comment
fitnessgurl Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Hi everyone! I'm reading my Bible (ongoing), The Power of Less, & Battle Plans: How to Fight the Yetzer Hara 1 Quote L3 Human Ranger/Assassin Str. 6 Dex. 2 Sta. 1 Con. 12 Wis. 8 Cha. 3 https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/58014 Motto: Where there is life, there is hope. Soli Deo Gloria Link to comment
Nomad Jay Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 In addition to the on-going fight that is Shelby Foote's The Civil War, I just finished Born To Run by Christopher McDougall and just started Neal Bascomb's The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It about the efforts of Roger Bannister et al to break the four-minute mile. Quote "If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus "You just gotta listen to your body, unless it's saying anything about stopping, pain, your joints, or needing water." Level 20 Pilgrim (Adventurer 7, Assassin 3, Druid 2, Monk 10, Ranger 5, Rebel 9, Scout 10, Warrior 4) Link to comment
Rebel Pilot Gar Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Grabbed a copy of Edward St. Aubyn's Patrick Melrose novels after watching the miniseries on Sky/Showtime. Some parts are hard to read (because of the subject matter) but the writing is beautiful, so descriptive, and doesn't take itself too seriously (of the twisted ironic sense of humor variety) Quote "Always remember, your focus determines your reality." - Qui-Gon Jinn, The Phantom Menace "I Find That Answer Vague And Unconvincing." - K-2SO, Rogue One ”Persistence without insight will lead to the same outcome.” [spoilers], The Book of Boba Fett Link to comment
Tides Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 I'm currently in between books, but I just finished Inca Gold by Clive Cussler, which I highly recommend to anyone who wants a little ocean science mixed in with James Bond-like adventure. Dirk Pitt is my favorite book character by far. I'm heading out on vacation soon, and I'll probably start in with some of the First North Americans series books by Kathleen and Michael Gear. I particularly like 'People of the Owl' and 'People of the Wolf'. All of the books in the series focus on the Native American cultures of North America. Very good reading. 1 Quote ~ The Tides Rise And Fall ~ Battle Log of the Tides Link to comment
Nomad Jay Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 I had to put down The Perfect Mile; something about the writing style just clashes with me. I'll pick it up again later. Just finished Greg Olson's Aikido: A Beginner Text and finally getting around to reading Rippetoe's Starting Strength, 3rd Ed. It's nice having a local library again. Quote "If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus "You just gotta listen to your body, unless it's saying anything about stopping, pain, your joints, or needing water." Level 20 Pilgrim (Adventurer 7, Assassin 3, Druid 2, Monk 10, Ranger 5, Rebel 9, Scout 10, Warrior 4) Link to comment
Gemma Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 5:38 PM, Raksha said: I'm currently in between books, but I just finished Inca Gold by Clive Cussler, which I highly recommend to anyone who wants a little ocean science mixed in with James Bond-like adventure. Dirk Pitt is my favorite book character by far. I just added Pacific Vortex to my TBR - thanks! I am about a third of the way through an audiobook listen of The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (And Their Muses) and I am thoroughly enjoying it. I don't do contemporary literary fiction very often, but this one is wonderful. I have What You Want to See from the library, this one has been a tough start for me. I'm about a quarter of the way in and still not too invested, but I'm going to give Lepionka a few more chapters to hook me on the strength of the first book in the series (The Last Place You Look). And I finally got around to the second half of the Earthsea Cycle, just started The Other Wind. Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
knifeboots Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Ooh, a book thread!I'm currently reading "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng. I'm enjoying it so far. Quote "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Link to comment
Thilde Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 I am really getting into "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman right now. I use Audible to experience books on my commute to and from work and I am really loving it. I have been able to experience many, many more books on Audible than I would ever have time to read with my current schedule at work and home. Quote Link to comment
Snawesome Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Return to Marco Polo's World by Robert Kaplan. Fascinating read. Recommend for anyone who enjoys global politics and international affairs. Quote Link to comment
Nomad Jay Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 Still working my way through Shelby Foote, supplementing that with Tom Holt's You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps. Quote "If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus "You just gotta listen to your body, unless it's saying anything about stopping, pain, your joints, or needing water." Level 20 Pilgrim (Adventurer 7, Assassin 3, Druid 2, Monk 10, Ranger 5, Rebel 9, Scout 10, Warrior 4) Link to comment
GeekWingChun Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ROMANTIC LOVE by Nathaniel Branden Quote Steve G. Link to comment
Arkania Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 Animal Athletics (Allmacher & Foraita) A Complaint free world: 21 day challenge (Will Bowen) 1 Quote Battle Log | Epic Quest | Instagram Actual Challenge: Work hard play hard Old Challenges: Lvl 1 Challenge - Arkania chases herself - Arkania's life will be cleared to the base with downshifting - Arkania transforms to Ronja Rövardotter - Arkania is back in black - Arkania goes far and beyond the Ninja Warrior Casting Link to comment
MenelausPA Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 As usual, I have a couple books going at one time: Right now The Queen of Attolia by Meghan Whalen Turner (which is a bit disappointing), and Living in the End Times, by Slavoj Zizek. Quote Link to comment
Nomad Jay Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 My dojo just started a lending library so I picked up "The Aikido Student's Handbook" for some light pre-bed reading. Quote "If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus "You just gotta listen to your body, unless it's saying anything about stopping, pain, your joints, or needing water." Level 20 Pilgrim (Adventurer 7, Assassin 3, Druid 2, Monk 10, Ranger 5, Rebel 9, Scout 10, Warrior 4) Link to comment
knifeboots Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 I finished Little Fires Everywhere, which was so, so good. I then went and read Everything I Never Told You, which was also good but heartbreaking. Like, don't read that book the night before you send your kid off to his first day of high school, because it'll make you question every parenting decision you've ever made. I also read A Verse From Babylon by Jeannelle Ferreira , which is a book about the Holocaust, so it's not light reading, but it's so good and painful and just AAAUGH I love it. Currently I am reading a study guide for the AWS Networking Specialty exam, so not exactly leisure reading, but something I need to finish before the end of the year. 1 Quote "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." Link to comment
Nedwin Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 I started reading Divergent after we watched the series at work and I can't decide how I feel about it. I'm more than halfway through the first book and I don't think I like the writing style. Quote Level 2 Furyan Ranger You keep what you kill STR 3 | DEX 2 | STA 3 | CON 2 | WIS 2 | CHA 36.1 | 6.2 | Duolingo | Daily | Fitocracy Spoiler Captain Hammer: Have I seen you at the gym? Billy: [smiles] At the gym! Captain Hammer: [to himself] I don't go to the gym, I'm just naturally like this... Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 I'm reading Pride and Prejudice after watching the BBC version with Sra. Tanque. Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
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