Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?

[0388631]

I recall reading a report that stated the bulk of young-adult readers were adults in their late 30s to their 40s. Which makes sense seeing as reading among youth is down compared to a decade prior and even before. Even with the advent of smart phones and Kindles, they don't read as much.

The book buying habits of various demographics are incredibly interesting and so deeply ingrained that they don't change much year over year, even after a decade of ebooks becoming more common. Ignoring the 2000s and the silly Sony reader.

 

[Ulenspiegel]

Canone Inverso by Paolo Maurensig.



In 2000 a film was made based on the novel (Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 81%).

 

[S.B.G]

The first two are books by the president and CEO of a local company with whom is a vendor of mine. I read these this week and thought they were decent. The second one of his books, about how to buy technology, relates to the 9-1-1 phone systems in the US. I actually gave it to my new Systems Administrator because it was a good primer into this business that he know needs to know about.

Human Energy: An Innovative Guide to Building a World-Class Business

The goal of any business is to attract and keep customers. Loyal, engaged customers bring more customers to you, and when this occurs your business will be on its way to greatness. The premise of this book is to create full engagement for all stakeholders including employees, management, and customers by harnessing human energy. To harness that energy, you need to implement some changes to the way to current do business.

How to Buy Technology: NG9-1-1 Recording and Dispatch Improvement

Discover how to improve dispatch operations eliminate call recording technology buying headaches and increase citizen satisfaction.

When there is a life-threatening issue, who do people call? 9-1-1. Dispatchers have the power to save lives. Every second counts in an emergency situation. Seconds Save Lives.

7 Moments that Define Excellent Leaders

How long does it take to build Leadership Excellence? Just moments defining moments, that is.

The moment we commit ourselves to a goal. The moment we create a compelling plan to realize our vision. The moment of honest self-reflection that urges us to take action. The moment we decide to invest in others. The moment we choose to change. The moment we take a stand for what we believe.

 

[Diazepam]

Don Miguel Ruiz - The Four Agreements

 

[AVBeatMan]

Has anyone read “The First World War; A New History” by Hew Strachan? If so do you recommend it?

 

[Gutwrench]

A Tale of Love and Darkness, Amos Oz (rip)

Where the Jackels Howl and Between Friends are on order.

 

[LizKat]

A Tale of Love and Darkness, Amos Oz (rip)

Where the Jackels Howl and Between Friends are on order.

Really liked A Tale of Love and Darkness. I'm reading some more Oz now, Judas, and next up, Dear Zealots. Oz was one of those writers when I read he had passed away first thing came into my head was just "oh, no..."

Focus at the moment though is on a totally amazing YA book should be tagged "for all ages," Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X. Honestly I will be bleary eyed and may have to read it all again a few times for not being able to put it down. If you like slam poetry then imagine a novel made of it; the reading becomes watching a feisty girl become a strong woman, and watching an irrepressible poet become the essence of unforgettable poetry.

 

[Gutwrench]

@LizKat - thank you. I don’t recognize Acevedo but will will soon. Thank you again..

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Have been re-reading The Hobbit, slowly, in bed, some of these past few nights.

I like Bilbo as much as ever (he is possibly my favourite character out of Tolkien's entire oeuvre of work, and I would have loved for him - rather than Frodo - to have been the hero of The Lord of the Rings) and have found myself disliking the dwarves more than I did when first I read this work in the mid 1980s. Gandalf, of course, rocks.

 

[LizKat]

Have been re-reading The Hobbit, slowly, in bed, some of these past few nights.

I like Bilbo as much as ever (he is possibly my favourite character out of Tolkien's entire oeuvre of work, and I would have loved for him - rather than Frodo - to have been the hero of The Lord of the Rings) and have found myself disliking the dwarves more than I did when first I read this work in the mid 1980s. Gandalf, of course, rocks.

LOL maybe I bumped into the dwarves too soon... could never get a handle on the The Hobbit.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

LOL maybe I bumped into the dwarves too soon... could never get a handle on the The Hobbit.

They were greedy, entitled, selfish, cowardly, and - in terms of the challenge. or quest, that they had set themselves and for which they had recruited Bilbo - extraordinarily short-sighted and horribly ready to sacrifice companions when danger arose while busily blaming others for their (many) shortcomings.

I have discovered a surprisingly deep dislike of dwarves as portrayed in this work (and still love Bilbo).

 

[pachyderm]

Have been re-reading The Hobbit, slowly, in bed, some of these past few nights.

I like Bilbo as much as ever (he is possibly my favourite character out of Tolkien's entire oeuvre of work, and I would have loved for him - rather than Frodo - to have been the hero of The Lord of the Rings) and have found myself disliking the dwarves more than I did when first I read this work in the mid 1980s. Gandalf, of course, rocks.

Agreed.

I may go back and scratch out Frodo's name and write in Bilbo's in my copy of the trilogies...

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I finished The Hobbit last night, and like Bilbo more than ever while retaining my admiration, respect and affection for Gandalf.

And, am nurturing a deep dislike for those selfish gold-mad dwarves.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Guy Gavriel Kay - A Song For Arbonne.

 

[yaxomoxay]

Cal Newport - author of the AMAZING Deep Work and So Good They Can't Ignore You - delivers another homerun with his Digital Minimalism. This is really a no nonsense approach to one of the biggest problems we face now. I loved his discussion on the importance of solitude (which is not meant as physical solitude; no need to hide in a cave up in the Himalayas).
(Picture below is not mine... I have an iPhone X ).

 

[Huntn]

Winter of the World (Book 2 of the Century Trilogy)- A good read about a group of families interrelated starting in the early 20th Century (Book 1), this book, continues during the build up to WWII, with story settings in the US, UK, Germany, and Russia. Fascinating and horrifying what is going on in Germany. I did not realize the U.K. had a strong Facism movement in the days of Hitler as Chancellor (I think) and leading up to and into WWII. Highly recommended!

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[ThisBougieLife]

Just started reading The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War by Lynn Nicholas

I haven't seen the documentary but I am more interested in the book at this point.

 

[arkitect]

The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World, Anthony Amore

Devious. Ingenious. Ingenuous.
Thoroughly enjoyable.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Winter of the World (Book 2 of the Century Trilogy)- A good read about a group of families interrelated starting in the early 20th Century (Book 1), this book, continues during the build up to WWII, with story settings in the US, UK, Germany, and Russia. Fascinating and horrifying what is going on in Germany. I did not realize the U.K. had a strong Facism movement in the days of Hitler as Chancellor (I think) and leading up to and into WWII. Highly recommended!

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Ken Follett wrote one outstanding book, "The Pillars of the Earth"; to my mind, nothing he wrote before or since has come close.

The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World, Anthony Amore

Devious. Ingenious. Ingenuous.
Thoroughly enjoyable.

That sounds fascinating.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Children of Earth and Sky - Guy Gavriel Kay.

 

[LizKat]

Some short stories by Willa Cather. You could swear you're in the prairie after a little while reading her characters' experience of sky, grasses, creeks, soil and the sweat it took to try to farm in Nebraska in frontier times. She really draws one in with her characters and their tiny communities in the Great Plains.

 

[Gutwrench]

Apparently I decided I needed two of the same book. Maybe I’ll read it twice.

 

[0388631]

Apparently I decided I needed two of the same book. Maybe I’ll read it twice.

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Let me guess, Amazon?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Apparently I decided I needed two of the same book. Maybe I’ll read it twice.

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Ouch.

Must admit that I have done this, too.
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Let me guess, Amazon?

And, possibly, alcohol.

 

[Gutwrench]

Ouch.

Must admit that I have done this, too.
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And, possibly, alcohol.

Lol! Classic!