Infinite Summer

What are you reading this summer?





I'm in, how about you?
go here

Theres a post on Wikipedia as well, huh, who knew.

And

The Monks of New Skete. Ever hear of them? Me neither. Recommended by a friend. Sounds good to me.

And this

Because who doesn't love Tony Robbins? Huh? Who?

And this

Because I find this subject fascinating. Fascinating.

What are you reading this summer?

Enron

I'm reading this.

Let me 1st say that it NOT a girly book. Its also not a book that I would say 'I gotta read this.' It just might be a book that I would put in my book Que of books to read someday, like when I retire or get Alzheimer's because I'd have to completely forget that I hate these types of books. So when my good friend insisted I read this I thought he was nuts. It went like this.

'You need to read this.'
'That is not what I need to read.'
'I'll buy you a copy, really, you have to read this.'
'No, then I will feel guilty for not reading it and who needs that! Tell you what I'm gonna do, I'll check it out from the library.'

When I went to pickup this book from the library the librarian reached on the shelf with both hands and carried it to me. It was, the single most, biggest, ginormous book I have ever seen! 'Oh dear, I didn't realize it was so big.' kids were giggling at my side.

I get this monstrous book home and show BH. "WOW!" He was impressed as well. "How many pages?" I quickly turned to the back of the book and found that there was almost 900 pages. Yeah, that's what I said. I also noticed that it was large print. That made me feel better, not much but, a little.

I almost did not get through the first chapter. I really don't remember anything about the whole Enron thing. I understand thing none about corporate dealings and I barely understand what stocks are. The cast of idiots was three pages long! I had to continually turn to the characters as I read trying to figure out who everyone was. I also had to read the first couple of chapters over and over trying to make sense of the topics. I very nearly gave up it was so painful.

But by the third chapter I was hooked. It became a page turner and could not put it down. I got through it in a week.

It's not easy reading but I found it very enlightning.

I'm dealing with corporate idiots right now.

ack!!

It's Library Day!

I hadn't been to the library in months.

Cuz I've been busy.

Just about everything I've read in the last month has been about the Real Estate exam. Of which I passed, but surely by the hair of my chiney chin chin. (no I do not have hair on my chin)

BH pulls into the library while we are out on errands. He loves the used book sale section. While he was cruising the 'Friends of the Library' I was trying to find some books that I've been meaning to read. Of course all the computer card catalogs were down, all of them, so I had to go to the sections I know best.

First stop, the cookbooks. I didn't find the ones I wanted, I'll have to order them but not today, all their comps are down.

Then I stopped by John Grisham row. I've read everything there.

Then my other fav, Steven King. OOOH Cell! I haven't read that one. I grabbed that.

Michael Crichton, nope, nothing new there.

BH is still not done so I cruise around some more. I find Ann Rule. Famous true crime writer extraordinare. This book is called 'Every Breath You Take'. I'll take that too.

So now I have not one but two very fine trashy books to read.

BH finds me with his newly bought treasures.

He gets:

Kon Tiki 6 men cross the pacific in a raft. Sounds interesting, I may read it.

Contact by Carl Sagan. I think he already has this but you can never have to much Carl Sagan.

The Road Ahead by Bill Gates. Why?

Alaska by Michener. I think I've read this.

Songs of a Distant Earth by Arthur C Clark. Needs no explanation.

Aliens by Alan Foster. I may peruse this and annoy BH with my comments.

Bridges of Madison County. The movie made me sad but I may read it anyway.