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 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:49 am
 Looking for a good book?
Got some great reads you want to recommend?
Here's the place to swap titles!
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:45 pm
Oh. I am reading the most amazing book at this moment. It is called: THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR
-- By Ray Kurzweil. It is a New York Times best seller. Written in 2002 It isn't a novel with characters or plot lines. It is neither fact nor fiction. It is a book on theories. It is a computer nerds best friend by content by the layman's best friend by simplistic layouts and fast read. It is awe inspiring. I cannot wait until the future. Here is the back cover of the book: A radical an optimistic view of the future course of human development by "the best person i know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence" (Bill gates)At the onset of the twenty-first century, humanity stands on the verge of the most transforming and thrilling period in its history. it will be an era in which the very nature of what it means to be human will be both enriched and challenged as out species breaks the shackles of genetic legacy and achieves the inconceivable heights of intelligence, material progress, and longevity. While the social and philosophical ramifications of these changes will be profound, and the threats they pose considerable, celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil presents a view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of out ultimate destiny."Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world." -- Los Angeles Times "Elaborate, smart, and persuasive." -- The Boston Globe "A pleasure to read." -- The Wall Street Journal
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Adorkable Monster Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:14 pm
Wow Monster, that sounds super cool.
-runs to the library-
I know have it on hold. :]
I am currently reading:
Horseradish by Lemony Snicket
Written in Water by Irena Salina
The Seven Songs of Merlin by T.A. Barron
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
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Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:04 pm
Wow. You sure read a lot of books at once. I don't think I coudl do that.
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Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:07 pm
I just finished All We Know of Heaven by Jacquelyn Mitchard.
Bridget Flannery and Maureen O’Malley are neighbors, and have been BFFs since they were tiny. They're also nearly identical, with small frames, blonde hair and big almond-shaped green eyes. Both girls take great pride in being cheerleaders (and hate that cheerleaders seem to get no respect). But charismatic Bridget is really the leader of the two, with Maureen happily following along. The two don't keep secrets from each other --- except for a huge one about Danny, Bridget's boyfriend, that Maureen could never tell anyone, regarding an incident between them that was surely a fluke.
On a December drive, everything changes when Bridget and Maureen's car collides with a truck. The girls are hurt so badly that they are unrecognizable. The emergency medical personnel are able to maintain Bridget long enough to get her to the hospital. They don't hold out much hope for poor, broken Maureen, who is in even worse shape than her friend. However, surgeons work on both patients, with Bridget surviving the surgery in a coma after multiple resuscitations. Sadly, Maureen doesn't live.
Meanwhile, the girl in the coma is trying to form thoughts. She can't think clearly. She believes she’s dead, but is puzzled. Isn't heaven supposed to be a beautiful, wonderful place? She hurts everywhere, with pain so bad that she has no words to describe the agony. Bridget's family visits her every day in the Pediatric Care Unit. Her boyfriend, Danny, comes regularly, too. As he sits by her bed, Danny remembers the funeral service for Maureen and is overwhelmed with sorrow. He loves Bridget, but he and Maureen shared a special bond of friendship. And of course there was the one evening they shared --- the one they don't discuss with anyone, ever.
Danny also thinks about how Bridget would hate the way she looks, with her face in stitches, her dirty hair pulled into a ponytail, and parts of her scalp covered in bandages because of the surgery on her head. Bridget's cheek has been rebuilt, and she has many broken bones. The doctors warn her parents that brain damage is inevitable; they aren't sure how much long-term disability she will suffer, but at the least they predict she will have to learn again how to walk and talk and feed herself. The experts also caution them that she may very well not recognize her own family members.
One night, as Danny sits watching over Bridget, something amazing happens. She tries to talk. When Danny encourages her, calling her his pet name "Bridge," she says, "Mo-ruh." Danny is so excited, he shouts. And when Bridget's mother comes running, he tells her that Bridget said "Mother." But in actuality, the girl is telling him that she is not Bridget --- she is Maureen! When the truth comes out, it is, of course, wonderful news for many people yet devastating for others…and attracts a huge media circus.
Maureen's story is based on an actual event involving two young women, a terrible accident and a case of mistaken identity. In the hands of brilliant storyteller Jacquelyn Mitchard, it is a riveting tale of despair and joy, which feels remarkably true to life. In particular, the reactions of the girls' mothers and friends seem pitch-perfect. Readers will root for Maureen as she fights to remake her life in the face of almost insurmountable physical, emotional and social hardships.
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Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:55 pm
Oh geez, I don't even know where to start. Someone choose for me, promote my own books are give a bunch of titles with brief descriptions.
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:21 pm
I'm not really reading them all at the same time. I've kinda just started them all and not quite finished them yet.
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:58 pm
I take it you have read a good amount of great books, hito?
and l o v e, Seriously a true story? Were they 'mind swapped' or were they just mixed up because they looked so similar? It seems to imply the latter with how it described how they are similar. Just curious.
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:52 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:52 pm
Anybody ever read Catch 22?
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Adorkable Monster Captain
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:17 am
No, but I've heard of it. What is it about?
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:41 pm
It's about the catch called Catch-22. It says that if you're crazy you can't serve in the military. You have to ask to be evaluated to see whether you're crazy and if you were really crazy you wouldn't ask. Therefore, you're stuck. It's humorous, but, like, 60% prostitutes and sex.
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Adorkable Monster Captain
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:57 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:43 pm
Not a favorite, but it's good. :] I love the hilarity.
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