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    Hmmm, TE book club?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
    Hmmm, TE book club?
    I would love that!!!!!
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  4. #15019
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
    That's on my list of 'must read next" books.

    I got this and could not put it down. I was nearly up all night and reading the next day on the train, missing my stop .... very moving, shocking.

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    It's on my reading list. (It probably should be, being that I'm in biomedical sciences.) I know the university library has it, so I'll see if I can borrow it while classes aren't in session.
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  5. #15020
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    Do we pick a new book that nobody has already read or go with The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as our first selection?
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  6. #15021
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    Doesn't matter to me. I'd read it again or another book.
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  7. #15022
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    Oak, Owlie? Any thoughts? I am addicted to buying books, so I'm game for whatever. The only thing I don't rad a lot of is fantasy.
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  8. #15023
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    Indy - you should come visit me at work sometime, my office is parked in the middle of six million books.

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  9. #15024
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pax View Post
    Indy - you should come visit me at work sometime, my office is parked in the middle of six million books.
    That's a lot of books. I used to be addicted to actually reading books, but it's become something I have to work at. Some nights, I just feel more like zoning out. I'm getting more disciplined though. Still, I am completely hooked on buying books. I haven't purchased an e-reader, in part, because I think I'll miss the charge I get when I hold a new book in my hands.

    Eek; may need a 12-step program.
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    Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
    That's a lot of books. I used to be addicted to actually reading books, but it's become something I have to work at. Some nights, I just feel more like zoning out. I'm getting more disciplined though. Still, I am completely hooked on buying books. I haven't purchased an e-reader, in part, because I think I'll miss the charge I get when I hold a new book in my hands.

    Eek; may need a 12-step program.
    I need that 12-step program for bikes...thankfully there isn't one I am, however, a compulsive spender which will always be a struggle

    I do like my e-reader, though right now I am getting books from the library. Free is good. There is something about holding an electronic device in your hands one which you have access to hundreds of books...

    Thankfully when I purchased my original Sony Reader, the purchase came with a free choice of 100 books from their classics collection - and I love classics so it was easy to justify. They don't do it that way any longer but now I've full access to Google book downloads which is also nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
    That's a lot of books. I used to be addicted to actually reading books, but it's become something I have to work at. Some nights, I just feel more like zoning out. I'm getting more disciplined though. Still, I am completely hooked on buying books. I haven't purchased an e-reader, in part, because I think I'll miss the charge I get when I hold a new book in my hands.

    Eek; may need a 12-step program.
    The collection here at the U is actually over 12 million, I work in the stacks and if we don't have a book I want, I can order it through inter library loan... I'm right there with you on the addition. I'm like a junkie working in a crack house.


    Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
    ...They don't do it that way any longer but now I've full access to Google book downloads which is also nice.
    Google is currently digitizing our older/rare books, good thing because a lot of the old one-of-a-kind stuff is falling apart.

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  12. #15027
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    Well, here's my initial suggestion for a book club book. I say initial because my pile of unread books is rather deep, but this particular book came to mind based on what may seem to be a common interest. It's Tracy Kidder's Strength in What Remains. I love Kidder as a general rule, and his books always seem to generate interesting discussions. If you haven't already read Mountains Beyond Mountains, I recommend it highly.

    My biggest reservation is that it is a heavy subject matter, perhaps too heavy for holiday reading. If that's the consensus, then I would be happy to read something lighter.

    Once we choose something and decide on a goal date for finishing it, I will post a separate thread and see if there are any takers to join us. It would be nice to make this a regular thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pax View Post
    Google is currently digitizing our older/rare books, good thing because a lot of the old one-of-a-kind stuff is falling apart.
    I hear that there are a lot of free classics available from Project Gutenberg, and that they're compatible with most e-readers. Haven't tried it yet myself, tho.
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  14. #15029
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    I have "last of the Mohicans" and "kinckerbocker's History of New York" on my Kindle from Gutenberg. Can't testify as to the other e-readers

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