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Post by yollie on Sept 26, 2007 21:09:34 GMT 12
I found a new Lynda la Plante in the library that I hadn't read yet, so I have started on that.
Oh and its called the Red Dahlia.
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Post by cookie on Sept 26, 2007 22:37:09 GMT 12
I found a new Lynda la Plante in the library that I hadn't read yet, so I have started on that. Oh and its called the Red Dahlia. Have you seen the film? Its been out for a while. I think you can buy it on DVD now. I've just finished Renegades Magic by Robin Hobb Now I'm reading The Quickie by James Patterson Sex and Murder! |
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Post by yollie on Oct 9, 2007 19:53:30 GMT 12
No I don't think I've seen that film! Must have a look out for it.
At the moment I'm reading another Jeffrey Deaver book, The Twelfth Card. Only just started it so I can't really say if it is up to his usual standards, although the beginning is pretty good!
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Post by cookie on Oct 9, 2007 23:37:29 GMT 12
I'm reading the Quickie by James Patterson... twists and turns all over the place... very good though
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Post by Lux on Oct 14, 2007 15:57:31 GMT 12
Bent not Broken by Lauren Roche - Described as an extraordinary journey...Autobiography. I have to agree, unputdownable...Started it this morning finished it this afternoon only 230 pages...recommended reading.
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Post by yollie on Oct 25, 2007 21:16:46 GMT 12
Finished the Twelfth Card, as good as his other books (Deaver), good plot.
I have now finally got Cradle and All by James Patterson to read, only read one of his books which was rather strange (When the bough breaks - I think).
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Post by yollie on Oct 30, 2007 18:30:23 GMT 12
Well I've finished Cradle and All. I must say that James Patterson has a seriously kinky mind!! Either that or he's obsessed with religion, good and evil, lol.
His style is very readable though and at least I don't do two weeks over one book like some other authors!
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Post by cookie on Oct 30, 2007 22:35:55 GMT 12
Well I've finished Cradle and All. I must say that James Patterson has a seriously kinky mind!! Either that or he's obsessed with religion, good and evil, lol. His style is very readable though and at least I don't do two weeks over one book like some other authors! I have read most of James Pattersons books... he is very good, easy to read that the chapters are only 2 pages long!!! |
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Post by Lux on Nov 17, 2007 20:31:02 GMT 12
Reading the Burn Journals by Brent Runyon...a 14 year old that set himself on fire (a suicide attempt that failed) It is the his story of his recovery.
May sound morbid but I'm hoping it will give me insight and help me in my work environment.
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Post by sparrow on Nov 17, 2007 21:15:48 GMT 12
Ok ... Berger and Luckman: The social construction of reality ... *bbbblllllllaaaaaaarrrrrr" and I've re-read Katherine Kerr's Westland and Dragon Mage series to stop me going insane(r) ...
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Post by maire on Nov 18, 2007 8:33:30 GMT 12
Nearly finished Warlock by Wilbur Smith. Enthralling, hard to put down, a great story, if you like stories of Ancient Egypt, as I do. The violence and there is a lot, is very graphic and a bit hard to stomach. I skipped over some of the more gruesome bits  |
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Post by maire on Nov 18, 2007 8:35:49 GMT 12
 there goes that macahari thing again!! I wonder what triggers it? Any word with an m and an a maybe.
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Post by Lux on Nov 18, 2007 9:54:50 GMT 12
I'll get rid of it...LOL...
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Post by yollie on Dec 2, 2007 23:15:32 GMT 12
I found a volume of stories by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden, The little princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy at the library, and am having a grand old time reading up these old favourites.
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Post by Lux on Dec 12, 2007 17:43:51 GMT 12
Finally read the notebook and yes I cried! haven't seen the movie but might get that one out over the summer. Also just finished 'The Shape of Snakes' by Minette Walters - modern day who dun it, looking forward to reading some more of her books.
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Post by Lux on Jan 9, 2008 11:04:39 GMT 12
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang - Pretty gruesome stuff, and quite shocking in that I didn't know anything about it until I read the book. 300,000 people slaughtered by the Japanese in 1937.
The interesting thing about this story is that a wealthy businessman by the name of John Rabe who was a Nazi created a safety zone inside the City and by using his association to the Nazis was able to save tens of thousands of people by sheltering them in about a two mile strip. He even wrote to Hitler asking for assistance to save the residents of Nanking from the invading Japanese Army. He never received any assistance.
When he left China, he was basically considered an enemy by both the Nazis and the Allies, was starving and destitute - families from Nanking sent him money and food packages He died before the end of WWII.
The book is pretty horrific to read but it certainly tells an honest story, lots of research and eye witness accounts.
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Post by yollie on Feb 1, 2008 2:28:38 GMT 12
I've just read yet another James Patterson called 1st to die.
Up to his usual excellent standards.
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Post by yollie on Mar 26, 2008 21:25:44 GMT 12
and I read the third in that series as well - can't quite recall the name.
At the moment I am plodding through a book by Barbara Vine called Grasshopper. Not sure where its headed, I'm about 1/3 through and its rather confusing, it leaps between the present, the past (way back) and the past (more recent). Hard to keep up!
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Post by OasisNZ on Mar 27, 2008 20:59:31 GMT 12
Have to admit, nothing but the newspaper at the moment. Ernest Callenbach's "Ecotopia" was my last read, interesting concept about how a section of the US breaks away and forms a totally new type of sustainable society... www.ernestcallenbach.com/books.htm |
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Post by certegy on Mar 28, 2008 1:41:56 GMT 12
Hello Everyone I've been trying to read Infidel by Ayaan Hirshi Ali (My Life) what an inspirational woman. In this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowed author of The Caged Virgin, Ayan Hirsi Ali tells her astonishing life story, from her traditional Muslim childhoood in Somalia to her intellectural awakening in the Netherlands to her life under armed guard in the west. Reading is such a luxury taking time out to simply sit somewhere quiet and read would be wonderful. Anyway what I have read so far is very inspirational. |
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Post by misilon on Apr 2, 2008 11:25:16 GMT 12
I have just today recieved a book I bought off trademe "The Road To Castle Hill" by Christine Fernyhough,
She bought a farm in the high country hills of Canterbury for 2 million dollars ,...I love true tales of the achievements of a woman Like this person
she transfers her life from the high profile of a citified woman to the life of a country woman
I actually caught her on close up and couldnt believe her book was on trade me
will catch up for a review later but I already know Im going to love it.
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Post by lolly on Apr 2, 2008 20:49:11 GMT 12
I am reading Staying Power.The History of the Black People in Britain by Peter Fryer.....oh my god I tll you i am onlyin the early history of the slave days and it has me in tears.And todayi wasin an op shop and found a copy of Vukani Makhosikazi South African Women Speak it was written in the 1980s...intresting stuff........
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Post by lolly on Apr 2, 2008 20:50:16 GMT 12
Nearly finished Warlock by Wilbur Smith. Enthralling, hard to put down, a great story, if you like stories of Ancient Egypt, as I do. The violence and there is a lot, is very graphic and a bit hard to stomach. I skipped over some of the more gruesome bits Sounds like a good book marie...... ven with the gruesome bits.... |
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Post by certegy on Apr 2, 2008 22:46:50 GMT 12
I have just today recieved a book I bought off trademe "The Road To Castle Hill" by Christine Fernyhough, She bought a farm in the high country hills of Canterbury for 2 million dollars ,...I love true tales of the achievements of a woman Like this person she transfers her life from the high profile of a citified woman to the life of a country woman I actually caught her on close up and couldnt believe her book was on trade me will catch up for a review later but I already know Im going to love it. Yes she is a very inspirational lady - I also love books of achievement. I can highly recommend a book called GO GIRL GO by Robyn Henderson - It basically showcases the top 15 women new zealand entrepreneurs - god some of these woman such as Linden Leaves started there businesses from their homes and now they are iconic nz brands. Check it out - its a good read, very candid and very funny - most woman will be able to relate to it. Leigh  |
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Post by misilon on Apr 3, 2008 9:45:53 GMT 12
I will look that book up mis cetergy the name Henderson rung a bell for me ,....
I read Sara Henderson
She was named Businesswoman of the Year in 1991 for overcoming a $750,000 debt by the Bullo River station - a Sydney-sized property in the alice springs area
Her best-selling autobiography' From Strength to Strength', published in 1993, was one of six books she wrote.
Her other followup books, all best sellers,.... about her experiences at Bullo River, were The Strength In Us All; The Strength of Our Dreams; Some of My Friends Have Tails; Outback Wisdom and A Year at Bullo,..
I read them all
she died 2005
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