Acquisitions
1. I Robot - Isaac Asimov
2. Dombey and Son - Charles Dickens
3. Make Money Reading Books - Bruce Fife
4. The Women's Health Big Book of Exercises - Adam Campbell
5. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution - Simon Schama
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Library Science?
Yes I'm reading this week, but not any titles of note.
I'm still working on To Kill A Mockingbird, which is fabulous, but have not quite finished it yet.
Mostly this week I've been reading books from the library on library and information science.
Now I also went a little crazy today and looked up the entire syllabus and textbook requirements for a degree from the University of Arizona Tuscon.
Of course I went ahead and bought the textbooks for the first 2 required courses. Crazy yes, but a very small investment compared to the price of tuition.
I figure if I can get thru the basic textbooks and enjoy them then I have a good chance of getting thru a master's degree in Information Science.
I ordered most of them through Abe Books so it will be a week or two before they get here and I bought all of them used and didn't spend more than $50.
I'm still working on To Kill A Mockingbird, which is fabulous, but have not quite finished it yet.
Mostly this week I've been reading books from the library on library and information science.
Now I also went a little crazy today and looked up the entire syllabus and textbook requirements for a degree from the University of Arizona Tuscon.
Of course I went ahead and bought the textbooks for the first 2 required courses. Crazy yes, but a very small investment compared to the price of tuition.
I figure if I can get thru the basic textbooks and enjoy them then I have a good chance of getting thru a master's degree in Information Science.
I ordered most of them through Abe Books so it will be a week or two before they get here and I bought all of them used and didn't spend more than $50.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Less Than Zero
This book was also a quick read this weekend.
I loved this book, not loved loved, but loved. I would read it again.
I heard Bret Easton Ellis was writing a sequel to this book and I knew that in order to read the second I had to read the original.
At first I didn't get it. The story seemed to be going nowhere, but not all stories are supposed to go anywhere. I loved the way it was written... like it really was written by an 18 year old. It was all over the place, mostly dry and just observations, but every once in while a little gem of a sentence would pop up and make all the rest worthwhile.
I was a little surprised at the end at how graphic the lives of these kids were shown. I had no idea things were going to be that bad. These rich kids were living the lives of street children only surrounded by all that money had to offer. It was a very strange juxtaposition.
I would put this on my shelf to read again someday and I'll definitely be reading the 25 years later book. I would be surprised if any of these kids were still alive besides Clay. I'm Netflixing the movie for tomorrow starring Andrew McCarthy. It should be interesting. I wonder how graphic it will be.
I loved this book, not loved loved, but loved. I would read it again.
I heard Bret Easton Ellis was writing a sequel to this book and I knew that in order to read the second I had to read the original.
At first I didn't get it. The story seemed to be going nowhere, but not all stories are supposed to go anywhere. I loved the way it was written... like it really was written by an 18 year old. It was all over the place, mostly dry and just observations, but every once in while a little gem of a sentence would pop up and make all the rest worthwhile.
I was a little surprised at the end at how graphic the lives of these kids were shown. I had no idea things were going to be that bad. These rich kids were living the lives of street children only surrounded by all that money had to offer. It was a very strange juxtaposition.
I would put this on my shelf to read again someday and I'll definitely be reading the 25 years later book. I would be surprised if any of these kids were still alive besides Clay. I'm Netflixing the movie for tomorrow starring Andrew McCarthy. It should be interesting. I wonder how graphic it will be.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Now, I like the Twilight novels. I like Stephenie Meyer, but I am not a die hard Twihard. I fall somewhere in between reading all the books and seeing all the movies and being a fanatic. I love a series and I always see the movies of books that I read.
That being said I did pick up this book last week. I did not wait in line, read it online or pre-order it. I just happened to be strolling past the book aisles at Sam's Club and threw it into my cart. Somehow it moved up in line in my to-be-read pile and I picked it up Saturday afternoon.
It was good. I finished in a couple of hours, but it wasn't astounding. The only Twilight book that was astounding was Twilight of course. It was very readable and entertaining, but not one I feel I will ever need to go back and re-read for the fabulous story or great writing. It was simply a sidetrack to the original novels. That is what it was intented to be and it satisfied that need to see what was going on in the background.
If you've never read Edward's version of the first time he saw/smelled Bella that is also an excellent flip side of the original story.
Overall a good read and of course if you are a collector like me it must be on the shelves next to all the other Twilight books.
That being said I did pick up this book last week. I did not wait in line, read it online or pre-order it. I just happened to be strolling past the book aisles at Sam's Club and threw it into my cart. Somehow it moved up in line in my to-be-read pile and I picked it up Saturday afternoon.
It was good. I finished in a couple of hours, but it wasn't astounding. The only Twilight book that was astounding was Twilight of course. It was very readable and entertaining, but not one I feel I will ever need to go back and re-read for the fabulous story or great writing. It was simply a sidetrack to the original novels. That is what it was intented to be and it satisfied that need to see what was going on in the background.
If you've never read Edward's version of the first time he saw/smelled Bella that is also an excellent flip side of the original story.
Overall a good read and of course if you are a collector like me it must be on the shelves next to all the other Twilight books.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
June 16 Acquisitions
1. Anne Rice - Pandora, Blackwood Farm, Taltos, Belinda - I 'm not going to stop until I have all the books she's written.
2. Debt Cures - Kevin Trudeau - I have a thing for any book about credit and how to pull one over on the credit bureaus. I hate banks. I shall read this, absorb any new tips, and add it to my collection.
3. Nicholas Nickelby - Charles Dickens - Since A Tale of Two Cities was so good, I'm also going to try and read all of Charles Dickens. It's a lofty ambition, but I think I can do it over the next 30-40 years.
4. Haunted City: An Unauthorized Guide to the Magical, Magnificent New Orleans of Anne Rice - Joy Dickinson - Of course I had to buy this to complete my new obsession with Anne Rice.
5. The Majesty of the Garden District - Lee Malone - This is the first of three that will go in my architecture library.
6. New Orleans Architecture: Volume 1 The Lower Garden District - Pelican Press
7. Plantations and Historic Homes of New Orleans - Jan Arrigo
I'm going to try and not buy any books next week. Yeah, right.
2. Debt Cures - Kevin Trudeau - I have a thing for any book about credit and how to pull one over on the credit bureaus. I hate banks. I shall read this, absorb any new tips, and add it to my collection.
3. Nicholas Nickelby - Charles Dickens - Since A Tale of Two Cities was so good, I'm also going to try and read all of Charles Dickens. It's a lofty ambition, but I think I can do it over the next 30-40 years.
4. Haunted City: An Unauthorized Guide to the Magical, Magnificent New Orleans of Anne Rice - Joy Dickinson - Of course I had to buy this to complete my new obsession with Anne Rice.
5. The Majesty of the Garden District - Lee Malone - This is the first of three that will go in my architecture library.
6. New Orleans Architecture: Volume 1 The Lower Garden District - Pelican Press
7. Plantations and Historic Homes of New Orleans - Jan Arrigo
I'm going to try and not buy any books next week. Yeah, right.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Ramblings
I'm still reading Anthropology of an American Girl and it has not disappointed me yet. It is enveloping. I want to finish it and yet it's one of those books where you don't want to leave the world that the author has created, or in this case I don't want to leave Eveline's mind.
I was thinking in the shower this morning about how easy it is for me to come here and talk about books. I just wish someone would join me here. I was marvelling at the fact that my chosen profession is architecture and yet when I started an architecture blog I was hard pressed to find something to talk about and the blog floundered. This is not my profession by education, but if I could go back I still think I would have chosen architecture, but I would have minored in English Lit. It would give me more credibility in talking about books, but as it stands I'm more well read than most people I know and I think that makes me qualified.
This is a rambling post, but I blame it fully on the ramblings in Anthropology.
I was thinking in the shower this morning about how easy it is for me to come here and talk about books. I just wish someone would join me here. I was marvelling at the fact that my chosen profession is architecture and yet when I started an architecture blog I was hard pressed to find something to talk about and the blog floundered. This is not my profession by education, but if I could go back I still think I would have chosen architecture, but I would have minored in English Lit. It would give me more credibility in talking about books, but as it stands I'm more well read than most people I know and I think that makes me qualified.
This is a rambling post, but I blame it fully on the ramblings in Anthropology.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Acquisitions
New books bought on June 10th, 2010.
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee - Strangely enough I have never read this and I think it's about time I did.
Cemetery Dance - Preston and Child - I saw this on the bargain paperback aisle at Target and since I loved The Cabinet of Curiosities so much, I thought I'd give this newer one a try.
Anthropology of An American Girl - Hilary Thayer Hamann - I already wrote a tirade on this new edited version. I will keep this copy, but I also found an original version on Amazon for $40. It is currently on the way to my house now.
The Last Madam: A life in the New Orleans Underworld - Christine Wiltz - This was a birthday present from my husband that he picked out of my Amazon shopping cart. I am continuing my research on New Orleans.
Nine Lives: Mystery, Magic, Death, and Life in New Orleans - Dan Baum - See above.
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee - Strangely enough I have never read this and I think it's about time I did.
Cemetery Dance - Preston and Child - I saw this on the bargain paperback aisle at Target and since I loved The Cabinet of Curiosities so much, I thought I'd give this newer one a try.
Anthropology of An American Girl - Hilary Thayer Hamann - I already wrote a tirade on this new edited version. I will keep this copy, but I also found an original version on Amazon for $40. It is currently on the way to my house now.
The Last Madam: A life in the New Orleans Underworld - Christine Wiltz - This was a birthday present from my husband that he picked out of my Amazon shopping cart. I am continuing my research on New Orleans.
Nine Lives: Mystery, Magic, Death, and Life in New Orleans - Dan Baum - See above.
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