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I actually have no idea... these were not people I knew.

I tend to talk to random strangers when I'm out and about. Old habit from being in another country by mself. I do find that strangers will tell you things they don't normally tell people they know. A tendency due to the fact that you probably won't tell anyone they know.
 
That's an interesting observation, it's like sharing one friend's secret with a totally separate circle of friends because there's no chance it could get back to them :) Random discussions with strangers are always fun, I tend to do that too.

Currently re-reading some favourite webcomics (Girl Genius and A Girl and Her Fed) and just caught up on a new favourite (Questionable Content). Bedside book is Mercedes Lackey's Arrows of the Queen, for maybe the fifteenth time.
 
I'm always all over the place. I like history, anthropology, philosophy, astronomy, sci-fi...
Right now I'm reading Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations" and Plato's "Republic".
Things I always meant to read but never had the time. I'm an old fart :p
 
Having read Soul Retrieval (twice, now) and being in Boulder, one of the epicenters of Shamanic healing work, I reckon it's about time I embark on yet another Adventure of the Spirit and go for a Shamanic healing of my own!
 
Papazian's Complete Joy of Home Brewing. I'm finding it's a good read, reminds me in a lot of ways how Ken organized the Compleat Meadmaker. :) (yes, I know which one came first and which one likely influenced which ;D)
 
Just finished reading The Adept by Katharine Kurtz, it was a very good read.
Review:
"Sir Adam Sinclair, nobleman, physician, and scholar, is the only man who can stand against an unholy cult of black magicians threatening his homeland. When a wizard's sword is stolen from a museum in present-day Scotland, FBI psychiatrist Sir Adam Sinclair is sure that the crime represents something serious. Through a mutual acquaintance, he meets and befriends Peregrine Lovat, a troubled painter who is able to "see" the past and future lives of his subjects. Sir Adam himself is the latest incarnation of the Adept, a spiritual force that battles evil, and he and Peregrine make a perfect team as they set out to discover who stole the sword --and why a 12th-century grave has been unearthed, freeing the revived corpse of Scotland's most noted magician, who then pk wanders into a barpage 127 in the dead of night. The sleuths determine that an evil cult seeks the magician's spell-book and hidden gold. Peregrine draws what he "sees," whether it's the location of the sword or the cult gathered at the graveside. Sir Adam's own mystical powers bring him close to the cult, but closer to mortal and spiritual danger. This is a fast-moving and suspenseful tale by an unusually adroit duo, and the open ending promises more in the future."

The magic wasn't horribly overt, it had a lot of names that made me happy (Loud Macleod tartan), and I really liked Sir Adam as a character. I look forward to buying the rest now.
 
I'm in a Civil War Era frame of mind, what with having seen E L Doctorow's The March at Steppenwolf, the spirit of the Mother's Day Proclamation just behind us and now, I've just finished reading Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.

I really enjoyed her writing...it made me yearn for good old fashioned philanthropy.
 
Murrow: His Life and Times by AM Sperber, an exhaustive biography of one of my personal heroes.

Let's Play Go! by Yasutoshi Yasuda , a kid's book on learning how to play the oriental game of Go. (Years ago, a former college professor of mine told me that whenever he starts to learn about a new subject, he always starts with kids books. They explain the basics in very simple terms, and gave him a good foundation to build off of. I've read other books on Go but I like to stick with the basics when reviewing.)
 
Just picked up Norman Mailer's Castle in The Forest and it really is a good read, or at least to the point that I am able to get to, currently.

It is actually about a few untold stories about Hitler and his folks and siblings. Interesting, it talks about a lot of stuff that most people would not have imagined to hold any truth value as considered as such.
 
Ok, it's not a book, but I'm going to see the movie "Barrymore" tomorrow, and I WAS reading a book about Christopher Plummer, the actor portraying Barrymore in the movie... I helped make the armour he's wearing in the last minute and a half of the film. :)
 
Chevette Girl said:
Ok, it's not a book, but I'm going to see the movie "Barrymore" tomorrow, and I WAS reading a book about Christopher Plummer, the actor portraying Barrymore in the movie... I helped make the armour he's wearing in the last minute and a half of the film. :)
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How cool is that?!
I love doing "double features" in the arts, mixing up theatre and literature and film and such.
 
TheAlchemist said:
RIP Ray Bradbury
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We continue to lose the visionaries of the last century. Who will pick up the mantle for the present day? Much of the modern fiction that I read wallows in the supposed inevitability of societal decay, and the individual's helplessness as they try in vain to fight the downward spiral. I admit, I miss the themes spawned in cold war (and earlier) fiction, that despite the odds, individuals can prevail and even thrive.
 
I just finished a Dance with Dragons (fifth book in the series a Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin, the books that the show Game of Thrones is based on). I started reading the books before the show came out, but only recently had time to finish the last book. I think they are doing a pretty good job with the show in terms of staying true to the book. Sure there are some changes, but that's to be expected and they are keeping to the heart of the story.

For a while now I've wanted to finally start in on the Dune series, and I just got the first book. So for the foreseeable future, that is what will be occupying my time. :)
 
I'm reading Tad Williams - Otherland at the moment and it's starting to freak me out! :s There is just so much in there that I can see being real within the next twenty years or sooner...

I've read a lot of Tolkien and Terry Pratchett, I am a big fan of the Discworld series. Finally read some Raymond E. Feist, Asimov (I am loving the Foundation series) and H. G. Wells.
 
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