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Merry Andrew wrote:

hingehead wrote:
Merry Andrew wrote:
hingehead wrote:
Collapse - Jared Diamond

Highly recommended, along with Diamond's earlier work Guns, Germs and Steel.

Absolutely - I loved Guns, Germs and Steel.

So did I, hinge. I got Collapse when it first came out. But I've been "sampling" it, just reading a chapter here, a chapter there. Too many other irons in the fire to just sit down and give it the justice it deserves. The chapter on the settlement and eventual collapse of the first European community on Greenland is fascinating and eye-opening. It blew my mind how stupidly the Nosemen acted.

Just finished the Greenland section. Diamond is remarkably unjudgemental about the Greenland norse. Which is only fair. But the point is well made about culture 'interfering' with logical decision making. Even the little aside on food taboos was intriguing.

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DrMom wrote:

" THree Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson.

Wonderful, Inspiring...
First book that I felt compelled to order in bulk from Amazon.com for my friends.

All I can say is if my Son could be 1/10 of a Greg Mortenson I would feel my Job in this world was done.

Good to know, as I just started reading it.

I also enjoyed the "Kite Runner" tremendously,
and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" was well written, although disheartening
to read at times.

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I also enjoyed the "Kite Runner" tremendously,
and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" was well written, although disheartening
to read at times

I grew up near the the Afghan Border during Soviet Invasion. I have been wanting to read these but feel like I want to not feel the pain again. I gave " A Thousand Splendid Suns" to my Son's teacher and she read it during her long flight to LA and when she got off the plane her eyes were swollen from crying. All I could say was " That was on your Wishlist"

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I have Guns, Germs and Steel, but haven't read it yet.

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Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett

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I have just finished the entire Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurelle K. Hamilton and am now into the second book of the Clan of the Cavebear series by Jean M. Auel

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Aldistar wrote:

and am now into the second book of the Clan of the Cavebear series by Jean M. Auel

Don't go past the third....

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Auschwitz- Laurence Rees

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panzade wrote:

Auschwitz- Laurence Rees

Tell us about it?

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dlowan wrote:

panzade wrote:

Auschwitz- Laurence Rees

Tell us about it?

It's a small book, but not light reading...
it breaks your heart, but gives one hope....

I dare Holocaust deniers to read it...

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Hamburger-You must read Brownes second volume of the Charles Darwin biography. Its calledTHE POWER OF PLACE.

Let us know about the exhibit. I understand that its the roll out exhibit for the entire 2009 celebration of his 200th birthday.

Niles Eldridge' book, just named "DARWIN" is pretty good. It takes a scientists childlike view of the man.

Richard Keenes 2002 book of FOSSILS, FINCHES, AND FUEGIANS. Is a very good read.

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hingehead wrote:

Don't go past the third....

Really? Do they get that bad?

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Duma Key (s.king's latest) is in the on-deck circle...

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Kathie Reichs 'Bones to Ashes'

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Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises

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Just finished Kate Pullinger's "A Little Stranger" and really enjoyed it. I don't care who you are, if you have children there has been at least one occasion where you popped out for a quart of milk and thought you should just keep going. (And if you tell my kids I said that, I'll deny it!)

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After finishing
Wintersmith
I realized that I missed one of the series and went back to
The Wee Free Men
before then (hopefully) reading
A Hat full of Sky

All by Terry Pratchett by the way

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OK, me again!

Pulled out another old Pratchett book, yesterday.
Jingo this time, since I haven't gotten any new ones, yet.

The good weather must be inspiring, I haven't read that much in ages.

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Just finished Zadie Smith's White Teeth which was wonderful

and started Our Mutual Friend which looks like Dickens doing the kind of commentary that Austen did so well.

I don't know if I'm going to like it.

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spikepipsqueak wrote:

Just finished Zadie Smith's White Teeth which was wonderful

and started Our Mutual Friend which looks like Dickens doing the kind of commentary that Austen did so well.

I don't know if I'm going to like it.

I've heard about the White Teeth.it sounds great .hah ?
I'm reading The Silence of the Lambs--the novel,not the movie.
it's really nice.

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