book 28

[Keysersoze]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Razo...

What say ye? Vote early, vote often.

[Amy]

The Help

This has been on my shelf for quite some time. Everyone that I know that has read it has loved it, so it might not bring a lot of controversy. It does, however, seem to be a good book for book clubs-- at least it is ranked #1 on the Books for Book Club list.

Of course, there is also just part of me thinking ahead to our next get-together where we could have food/drinks inspired by the South! :-)

[Adam]

I propose this one!: The Power of Mindful Learning

The author was interviewed on Science Friday a few weeks ago: http://www.npr.org/2012/08/02/1578098...

[Williwaw]

The Man Who Was Thursday

You would not forget this book, ever, I guarantee!

[Williwaw]

The Third Policeman

I've been meaning to bring this one to everyone's attention, also. A neglected classic!

[Ben]

Both of those sound good, but I'm still voting for The Razor's Edge to start with.

[Williwaw]

Yah, Razor's Edge is good, but it's better to read it when you are a young lad (or lass).

Wait . . . how old are you, anyway, Ben?

[Mark]

I like books that come with movies attached...

[Keysersoze]

> I like books that come with movies attached...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Razo...

[Williwaw]

Or 1946 version

[Mark]

Murmurs of earth is a Sagan book dedicated to the golden record launched on Voyager. Just looking at it is pretty trippy. Diagrams evocative of Egyptian heiroglphs teach you how to play the record. Listening to it is just as eerie.

[Mark]

The talk of TRE has made me interested in history. We've been mostly in the present (well, 6 Frigates was 18th century (hey, somebody should make a list of our books! (It should be a goodreader virtual person, mayhaps?)))so I am interested in going back through history. How about, if we do Razor's Edge, also something in the era of the crusades, and then maybe Cleopatra? I know this is vastly presumptious of me to suggest a whole series, but maybe we could have parenthetical extra credit book club excursions splintering off from the main trunk of the club's exploration?

[Williwaw]

Mark wrote: "The talk of TRE has made me interested in history. We've been mostly in the present (well, 6 Frigates was 18th century (hey, somebody should make a list of our books! (It should be a goodreader vir..." I'm afraid to accuse you of "taunting" after you unjustly accused someone else of the same. But if you are taunting, then 'fess up!

[Adam]

The list: http://www.goodreads.com/group/booksh...

[Ben]

I did a reasonable job of bringing our list of books over from facebook, but I've deinfitely neglected the list recently. Thanks for updating it Adam.

Will: I'm 31, but since I work with kids, I'm kind of a child at heart. Of course, my experience rereading Asimov has been less than satisfactory, so perhaps I should amend my tastes to a level closer to crotchety old man at this point.

[Mark]

Williwaw wrote: "(Mark), if you are taunting, fess up!"

No, not at all. The historical interest is real, if probably ephemeral, and thanks for the book list, guys. It's excellent.

[Williwaw]

Okay, I wasn't sure how The Razor's Edge, written in 1944, got you all excited about Cleopatra and the Crusades. Those subjects seem much farther afield from The Razor's Edge than Cosmism is from Tsiolkovsky, IMHO.

Sorry to everyone else for the "inside joke" (or "inside jab?").

[Mark]

I was really surprised to see the cosmism link and thought THAT was humor, illustrating my poor understanding of history. Now I'm just disappointed in Konstantin.

[Gina]

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