What Are You Reading

[Kishtu]

Elizabeth Goudge, "Towers in the Mist".

I love EG, no matter what period they're written about her books seem to have the feel of the Golden Age to me. There is just a certain innocence and clarity of purpose that's quintessentially English.

 

[Harp]

Searching for the fall/winter Alaska Quarterly Review, featuring poet Rachel Rose.

 

[carebear]

Searching for the fall/winter Alaska Quarterly Review, featuring poet Rachel Rose.

Oh yeah, I finally saw those at the local bookstore and leafed through.

I'll look next time I'm in.

 

[Dr Doran]

Pausanias.

Boring unless you have the context.

 

[Diamondback]

PDF's of various dates' issues of Navy OP-38-E from '42-'45, detailing how many of what aircraft were with each squadron, and where they were, along with the locations and loadouts of the carriers.

Dry? Yes. Dull? Yes. Unbelievably boring? You'd better believe it! But, it's for a project I'm working on...

 

[carter]

Originally posted by Doran
And nowadays it is very hard to tell "good" art from twittering nonsense and smears.

Ah, my friend, this was, I suspect, true in other days. Which is why I buy what I like and like what I buy. Although, it is true, I also buy as an investment. Which is what Ms. Stein was alluding to. I buy many books for the same reason. A. to read and B. as an investment.
In apparel, however, I buy what I like and wear what I buy. Which is to say, I wear what I like. Sartorially, I like to think we're all somewhat alike in that respect.
So, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Lounge, I'm happy to join Doran in applauding your Movable Art.

 

[dostacos]

well I am working my way through about 20 Indiana Jones books as research for my Young Indiana Journal

 

[dhermann1]

I suddenly took a short vacation from WSC because I saw a book on a bookseller's table on Broadway the day before yesterday. The book is "Two O'Clock Eastern War Time", by John Dunning. It's a sort of Raymond Chandleresque thriller set in a radio station in New Jersey during WW II. Much fun, and very evocative of the home front during the war.
It seems right up Lizzie Maine's alley, and I think I'll send it to her when I finish it. I read the auther's bio online, and he seems like my kind of guy.

 

[nyx]

Just read the 7th Harry Potter, The Discipline Book by William Sears (an attached parenting book), and a few sewing books, because the ladies in the lounge have inspired me to try making my own clothes.

 

[Joie DeVive]

America Alone; The End of the World as We Know It
Nonfiction By Mark Steyn

Very timely, very political and very scary.

 

[DanielJones]

The current set of books going right now is "His Dark Materials" trilogy. Getting primed for 'The Golden Compass' coming this November.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[carter]

Originally posted by dhermann1
The book is "Two O'Clock Eastern War Time", by John Dunning.

Excellent novel. I have two 1st editions. John Dunning is one of my favorite madern authors. His Bookman series ranks with the best in modern crime fiction. If you run across more of his books, they're worth a read. You're correct, Lizzie should enjoy it. Carter

 

[Girl Friday]

I have to get and re-read the Dark is Rising series. I loved the books when I was a kid. And just realized that the Seeker: The Dark is Rising is based on the series. :eusa_doh: duh!

 

[VegasMike]

I am currently reading "My *** Is Quick" by Mickey Spillane.

 

[Dr Doran]

Ah, my friend, this was, I suspect, true in other days. Which is why I buy what I like and like what I buy. Although, it is true, I also buy as an investment. Which is what Ms. Stein was alluding to. I buy many books for the same reason. A. to read and B. as an investment.
In apparel, however, I buy what I like and wear what I buy. Which is to say, I wear what I like. Sartorially, I like to think we're all somewhat alike in that respect.
So, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Lounge, I'm happy to join Doran in applauding your Movable Art.

Very sensible. Carter, you are a gentleman, a bon vivant, and a scholar.

 

[Jeynne]

Cagney by Cagney.

I've bookmarked practically the entire thing. James Cagney knew so many interesting people, and in his autobiography he included some really fascinating stories about them.

 

[Harp]

Just so! Although I find Penelope irritating...

Penelope irritating?

 

[Samsa]

Just finished "The Small Rain" by Madeleine L'Engle, and am now starting its sequel, "A Severed Wasp."

 

[RIOT]

Currently reading..

Quest by Ib Melchoir & Frank Brandenburg

 

[Feraud]

A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 by Simon Winchester.