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[Aaron]

Just finished reading the new book by Al Gore called The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change. The six main drivers of change that Gore identifies are: 1) Automation in the new global economy; 2)The shifting of power from nation-states to multinational corporations; 3) The Internet-ization of everyone and everything ; 4) The biotechnology revolution; 5) The depletion of the world's resources due to population increase and unsustainable consumption; and 6) Climate change. The book is very interesting. I've written a full executive summary available here: http://newbooksinbrief.com/2013/02/12...

Cheers,
Aaron

[Britt]

I just ordered Safe Haven yesterday, so I hope its good. Currently rereading Pride and Prejudice.

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I'm reading Stardust

[Dipanjan]

Just finished Death of a Citizen. Started reading The Dante Club

[Moon]

Reading Anna Karenina for the first time.

[Paula]

Shary Fowler wrote: "Paula wrote: "Shary Fowler wrote: "Just finished Before I Go To Sleep. Great read. Next up is Shiver.

What did you think of "Before I Go to Sleep" Shary? I loved it when I read it. :)"

Hi Paula -..

I couldn't put it down either! I knew something was up. I loved it, glad you did too. I recommend it to anyone looking for a good book.

[Julie]

Protector by Laurel Dewey. I am really enjoying it!

[Claire]

You Cannot Be Serious by John McEnroe

[Paula]

Karen wrote: "Reading "Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore" by Robin Sloan & "The Dog Stars" by Peter Heller.

Next is "The Black Box" by Michael Connolley"

I really enjoyed Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, and when I finished I went back and read Robin Sloan's first offering, Annabel Scheme. I found that even more compelling in some ways. I'm looking forward to more from Sloan.

[Paula]

Mary wrote: Loved "The Chaperone" and discussing this at my book club tonight. From the pre-book club report, it will be a book everyone enjoyed.

I loved The Chaperone too. It made me want to read , although I haven't yet because its not available for Kindle.

[Gabriella]

I am still reading Children of the Killing Fields, but now I'm also reading Theatre Street by Tamara Karsavina. It's a memoir by a ballet dancer about her life in early 20th century Russia. It's a classic, it was published in 1930. Has anyone else ever heard of it?

[Cassie]

I am currently reading Eugene Cross's "Fires of Our Choosing" for a class and then finally reading an Agatha Christie novel. It is "The Moving Finger".

[Kristin]

Right now, reading for review.

[James]

Finished "The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie yesterday. Began reading "Everyman" by Philip Roth this morning.

[Cheryl]

T.V. wrote: "Browsing at a B&N, I came across an autographed, remaindered copy of A Widow's Story, a memoir by Joyce Carol Oates, a writer I knew about 40 years ago when she and her husband Raymond Smith were l..."

How cool. :)

[Cheryl]

I'm working my way, bit by bit, through The Brothers Karamazov. I think I'm going to start The Girl in the Glass and Issac's Storm since both are due back at the library soon. I'm also working my way through Mass's The Breakout Novel and corresponding workbook.

[Suzanne]

I recommend Murakami's I Q 84. Wonderful. I hated to finish it and so the last sixty pages had to wait until I could decide it really was time to come back to this world, my world of snow and ice and work etc. Now my son in law is reading it on his Ibook and so does not complain about the weight of the book in print. However, all worth the arm strain of 900 pages.

[Suzanne]

I have been reading Colin Coterill's mysteries set in Laos and all about a charming and quite eccentric detective named Dr. Siri. I started these because I am going to Laos in March and thought I would take a few along. And then I 'll leave them behind.

[Betsy]

I'm about halfway through Safe Haven by Sparks,and although my former situation was not even a tenth of the main characters trials, I'm still finding it uncomfortable to read because of the accuracy of emotional portrayal. So I started something much better as far as relationships goes -the Picoults" Between The Lines. I'm about halfway through also. I probably will alternate the two to keep my balance...:D

[Wendy]

Suzanne wrote: "I recommend Murakami's I Q 84. Wonderful. I hated to finish it and so the last sixty pages had to wait until I could decide it really was time to come back to this world, my world of snow and ice..."

I really liked 1Q84, I think its a brilliant book.

[Grace]

[Guy]

Thanks Suzanne, I'll add IQ 84 to my To Read List. I just finished The Earth Shifter by Lada Ray (posting a review for it soon) and today I started Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler.

[Kenneth]

Finished Number the Stars pretty quick. Now I've started 1984, a book I've been wanting to read for quite some time.

[Aoibhínn]

Yesterday I finished by Jennifer Donnelly. The Tea Rose is an extremely well-researched and well-written novel which is packed full of unexpected twists and turns throughout the story. I absolutely enjoyed this book! I thought this book was very gripping, intriguing and engrossing tale and I found it very hard to put it down for long. I couldn't wait to find out what happened next! I fell in love with all the main characters. They were all so interesting, compelling and very well-developed, especially Fiona. As soon as I finished this novel I brought the sequel, The Winter Rose, on my Kindle and I'm really looking forward to reading it!
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


I've just started reading by Jojo Moyes.

[Paula]

I finished and and am now reading . I really liked the Chaperone and The Yellow Birds not so much.

[Emilly R]

I just finished reading "YEARS OF WONDERS" BY GERALDINE BROOKS,i have to say the ending really surprise me .I just started to read "MY ANTONIA" BY WIlla Cather.

[Gary]

by Ian Rankin. #1 in the inspector Rebus series

[Dorie]

Just finished Suspect by Robert Crais, which I enjoyed because I love dogs. I hope he decides to write another book with these characters. I'm still deciding what to read next.

[Carmen]

I finished Fahrenheit 451 yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. So relevant to our times. Just started Indian Horse today.

[Claire]

Emily wrote: "I am getting ready to start Wool Omnibus edition by Hugh Howey. "

I'm reading Wool Omnibus now, Emily. It's quite good and am getting through it pretty fast. Hope you enjoy it.

[PinkPanthress]

I am reading 'The Door to December' by Richard Paige a.k.a. Dean Koontz

[Asha]

Reading Neverwhere

[Betsy]

Just finished Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer Cute and creative

[Scott]

I finished The Dragon Factory yesterday. Then I read Thumbprint: A Story.

Now I'm reading The Neighbors.

[Scott]

Asha wrote: "Reading Neverwhere"

Hope you enjoy that. I loved that one. It was my first Gaiman read.

[Cheryl]

I just finished Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. On to the next. :)

[Julia]

I'm reading "Dixie Diva's".

[Yuliya]

Nesrin wrote: "I am reading 'The Door to December' by Richard Paige a.k.a. Dean Koontz"

It was so scary! for me it was the most memorable book by D Koontz/

[Karen M]

Finished A Storm of Swords and have started Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle. Having been immersed in Fantasy for the last week or so I thought a non-fiction might be a good switch and I was right. I'm really enjoying the story of Highclere Castle and Lady Almina. I'm also still reading Left at the Big White Pig, non-fiction and Morality for Beautiful Girls, a cozy mystery.

[Lori]

I'm almost finished with a newish book by one of my favorite authors: Fault Line. It is very good and I'm anxious to get home to finish it tonight. The ending will be what decides me about whether it will be a "favorite".

[Dorie]

Just starting by Gail Carriger. I just love the covers of her books.

[Book Concierge]

Cheryl wrote: "I just finished Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. On to the next. :)"

LOVED this book! Got to meet the author during his book tour and I have a signed hardcover.

[Book Concierge]

Brava, Valentine – Adriana Trigiani – 3***
Audio book performed by Cassandra Campbell

Trigiani returns to tell the continuing story of Valentine Roncalli and Angelini Shoes. Trigiani’s chick-lit books are fast reads, full of the every-day drama of life. But I wish she’s abandon all the description. Every dress, shoe, lamp, sofa, etc is described is exquisite and excruciating detail. It was lovely to read the first time, but after a while I just wanted to get to the plot.

Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Cheryl]

Aimee wrote: "I made a trip to the library today and came home with too many books.
The Poisonwood Bible-Barbara Kingsolver
The Yiddish Policeman's Union-Michael Chabon
The Castle in the Forest-Norman Mailer
The..."

The Poisonwood Bible & One Hundred Years of Solitude--excellent books. :)

I have Yiddish Policeman's Union on a shelf, but have yet to read it.

[Maya]

I'm finished reading The Shoestring Club By Sarah Webb and The Caller By Karin Fossum and I'm still reading In The Springtime Of The Year By Susan Hill and I've started It Had To Be You By Sarah Webb

[Cheryl]

I'm reading So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading It's a fun, quick read. A little dated, since she uses cultural references that no longer really apply--the book was published in 2003.

[Paula]

Just finished Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore which I loved. Getting ready to start News from Heaven by Jennifer Haigh.

[Bryn]

Argall the third-published of William T. Vollmann's Seven Dreams, novels on the interaction of settlers and natives through North American history. Ambitious eh?

I'm liking this one, perhaps most. It's written in a mock-Elizabethan that keeps the writing (so far, 120 pages in) gorgeous, whereas the last, Fathers and Crows, had only intermittent gorgeous writing. It's also stronger on story, I think. 'Fathers and Crows' read half like a documentary, and this author is not the inner-life type. Still, 'Argall' follows two people, John Smith and Pocahontas, and so can be said to have more character content.

[Book Concierge]

Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love – Larry Levin – 2**

I will start by saying that I am not a dog person, and that despite that I have loved other “dog books.” I feel like a curmudgeon giving this a low rating, but I just didn’t connect to this story at all.

Link to my full review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Paula]

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