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Post by Audio the obscure on Jun 11, 2014 11:02:50 GMT -5
(mini-review) I'm almost finished reading In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. I believe in eating natural food, so I'm all ready familiar with the ideas in the book. Pollan argues for tradition over nutritionism in determining what we should eat. You shouldn't eat anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food (I would say avoid anything developed in the Industrial Age). This includes most food in the modern supermarket. Nutritionism, which evaluates food based on its component parts (like saturated fat, antioxidants) fails to treat food as the complex, whole systems that they are with nutrients working synergistically with each other. Nutritionism is to blame for the low-fat craze that caused so many replace fat with refined carbohydrates. Simply, we should eat the food our ancestors have been eating for thousands of years. What I like about the book is the way Pollan writes with such clarity, focusing on all of the important points and getting to the very heart of the issue. I highly recommend the book.
I scrolled back to see what people are reading. That book sounds very interesting to me as I love health related books. I will definitely try to find and read it.
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Post by marle on Jun 11, 2014 16:14:54 GMT -5
I scrolled back to see what people are reading. That book sounds very interesting to me as I love health related books. I will definitely try to find and read it. Great! I think you'll like it.
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Post by Grayback on Jul 1, 2014 12:39:49 GMT -5
I've started reading this little beauty right there : It's 440 pages filled with lore and it will take me quite some time to read it all but I'm certainly enjoying it a lot !
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Post by Outcast on Jul 3, 2014 9:49:55 GMT -5
I remember reading some Marvel Universe books when i was younger. But i think i would still be interested to read and catch up with what's been happening or has happened in Marvel or DC comics. Once in a while, i find myself reading stories on specific characters in comic vine. Cool book. 440 pages is a lot.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 24, 2014 14:11:40 GMT -5
I've started reading this little beauty right there : It's 440 pages filled with lore and it will take me quite some time to read it all but I'm certainly enjoying it a lot ! I have this too! It's pretty awesome.
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Post by Scotty on Jul 25, 2014 9:53:32 GMT -5
Lately I've been working my way through The Sandman graphic novels by Neil Gaiman. I've gotten through the first 5 volumes so far and I am enjoying it a lot.
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Post by romeoindespair on Aug 26, 2014 22:49:52 GMT -5
currently 200 pages into the working life of jean luc goddard. Also Halfway thru the clusterfuck that is finnegans wake. Cough* I'm also reading the 120 days of sodom by Sade So... Yeah
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Post by Karen on Aug 27, 2014 11:50:53 GMT -5
currently 200 pages into the working life of jean luc goddard. Also Halfway thru the clusterfuck that is finnegans wake. Cough* I'm also reading the 120 days of sodom by Sade So... Yeah Wow, I tried to read Finnegans Wake once... it was like trying to read a dream, all convoluted feeling and strange. I personally think its just some sort of obscure joke by Joyce. Then again, I only got about 10 pages in before I gave up in self defense. Maybe since you're halfway through you've managed to get more out of it than I did. Aww no frowning about reading the Marquis's book! There is nothing wrong with being curious or wanting to read a certain book. I am totally planning to read it someday, I just keep forgetting about it. I want to see if its as sick and twisted as people make it out to be.
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Post by ura on Aug 27, 2014 15:11:16 GMT -5
currently 200 pages into the working life of jean luc goddard. Also Halfway thru the clusterfuck that is finnegans wake. Cough* I'm also reading the 120 days of sodom by Sade So... Yeah Reading that book, wow, 120 days of sodom, I saw a film it was based on and I heard the book was worse.
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Post by Grayback on Oct 18, 2014 8:22:49 GMT -5
I've received these two books today ( images taken from Amazon ) : I've heard very good things about this one and I fully expect it to not only be enjoyable to read but also provide me with some new lore from the earlier years of the Federation . This is one of those very rare cases where I bought something without knowing what to expect from it. Having already read the first few pages, I can safely say I don't regret my choice, sometimes taking risks is worth it. While this is obviously meant for children, I see no reason why an adult shouldn't enjoy the content of this book.
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Post by Scotty on Oct 19, 2014 19:21:29 GMT -5
As a Doctor Who and Star Trek nerd, both of those look awesome Grayback! I'm currently reading Blood of Olympus, Book 5 in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. Excited to see how he ends this series!
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Post by marle on Oct 19, 2014 21:13:17 GMT -5
Great Design: The World's Best Design Explored And ExplainedI've recently realized I have an interest in design. I'm not creative, but as the cliche goes, I know what I like when I see it. I love browsing for stove-top espresso makers, looking through IKEA catalogs, and appreciate products with great functional qualities as well. This book is comprised of examples of design, with about two pages of text and illustration for each example. It makes for easy piece-meal reading, so I'm sure I'll be looking through it often.
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Post by Grayback on Oct 20, 2014 13:09:43 GMT -5
Well, believe it or not, I've already finished reading the Doctor Who book ( it only took me two days ! ) and I haven't changed my mind about it, it's pretty neat. To give you guys more details in case you're interested and want to know more, it's basically comprised of two parts. The first part, also the shortest of the two, ( at the beginning and end of the book ) is more serious ( but has a few interesting and often funny notes from the eleventh Doctor ) and could have been written by some sort of Time Lord historian. The second part ( in the middle of the book ) is kind of like a scrapbook written by the eleventh doctor and addressed to the twelfth and it's just the kind of silliness you would expect from him ( featuring such important topics as "how to eat fish fingers and custard" ). Overall, it makes for a short but very fun reading session and I'd definitely recommend it to any Doctor Who fan.
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Post by Audio the obscure on Oct 24, 2014 13:07:12 GMT -5
Here is a list of books I got from the library (I presently - ongoing - read some of each one according to my mood, interest, etc.):
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey (I read this in the 1990s and found it very interesting and helpful. This is the book I'd written the book review on when I was secretary of a local club (just one of those get together type clubs, nothing important lol)
First Impressions - Anne Demarais (it is as the title says. Sometimes we do not know how others see us, so that sparked my interest in reading the book)
Lonely - Emily White (Learning to live with solitude)
The Survivor Personality - Al Seibert (about how some personalities are stronger, more resilient emotionally than others and how you can be too). I think it's obvious why I borrowed this one LOL.
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury (the only fiction one in the mix - it caught my eye the day the library had a display of "banned books" so that sparked my curiousity lol)
Make the Bread, Buy the Butter - Jennifer Reese (what you should and should not make from scratch to save time and money). I wanted to learn more of the basics of cooking, like people did years and years ago, and see if I could implement some of these recipes, as money permits.
Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar, and more - Martin L. Kutscher (a guidebook of all these which I thought interesting as it is very informative so I wanted to try to learn more about this subject)
The 4 Disciplines of Execution - Chris McChesney (a business type book - very informative)
Give and Take - Adam M. Grant (another business type book)
Through the Glass Wall - Howard Buten (about autism)
The Talent Mandate - Andrew Benett (Why Smart Companies Put People First)
How To Succeed With People - Paul McGee (I think the reasons are obvious why I borrowed this book. Actually, he gives a lot of food for thought in this book. There are myths about dealing with people that he discusses in the book which of course sparked my interest when I skimmed it at the library. One chapter deals with niceness and that why being nice won't always work. That was an eye opener to a people pleaser such as myself.)
Last but not least (drum roll please lol)....dum dum dum dum de dum dum dummmm....:
Vocal Power - Arthur Joseph (Harness your Inner Voice to Conquer Everyday Communication Challenges : Featuring the Vocal Awareness Method) He's worked with celebrities in the music and film business (needs citation by me which I plan to add here. I've just got a really bad headache - since yesterday, and with all the noise banging, door slamming, and walking noises I'm inundated with here...I'm just really fatigued and stressed out right now. When I grab the book, I'll try to come in here and cite some examples of those celebrities he's coached.
After all those books...the the the that's all (for now), folks !!!
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Post by Audio the obscure on Oct 24, 2014 13:10:28 GMT -5
Well, believe it or not, I've already finished reading the Doctor Who book ( it only took me two days ! ) and I haven't changed my mind about it, it's pretty neat. To give you guys more details in case you're interested and want to know more, it's basically comprised of two parts. The first part, also the shortest of the two, ( at the beginning and end of the book ) is more serious ( but has a few interesting and often funny notes from the eleventh Doctor ) and could have been written by some sort of Time Lord historian. The second part ( in the middle of the book ) is kind of like a scrapbook written by the eleventh doctor and addressed to the twelfth and it's just the kind of silliness you would expect from him ( featuring such important topics as "how to eat fish fingers and custard" ). Overall, it makes for a short but very fun reading session and I'd definitely recommend it to any Doctor Who fan. thx for sharing, Greyback. It sounds like a fun read:).
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