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Medea
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Joined: May 05, 2008
Posts: 932
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
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Apr 02, 2009 - 07:03 PM |
 
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Just finished:
Henning Mankell
The White Lioness
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Mao Tse-Tung on Guerilla Warfare |
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tomnoddy_uk
Wonder Wit
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 3509
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Apr 28, 2009 - 06:52 PM |
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Blue Planet Run
The world is not using its water resources wisely. Huge photo book with a bunch of facts chucked in about quite a neat project for bringing clean water to 200mn of the 1.1bn odd people in the world that don't have access to clean drinking water. Will gladly lend it out if anyone else wants a read/look. |
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tomnoddy_uk
Wonder Wit
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 3509
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May 07, 2009 - 04:05 PM |
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The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein,
A very good read. How the Chicago school has repeatedly exploited disasters for personal gain. Such as this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743253434/ |
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emerson
Ranter
Joined: May 11, 2007
Posts: 529
Location: Shanghai
Status: Offline
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May 07, 2009 - 04:11 PM |
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Bleak House-Charles Dickens |
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franceswang
Reacher
Joined: Feb 13, 2009
Posts: 253
Location: shanghai
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May 09, 2009 - 08:38 AM |
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Just finished Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris. It is good generally ,but the end is a bit confusing.i guess she will going to work on the next one. Somehow I feel the whole Southern Vampire myths is way too long! |
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Parkson18single
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Joined: Mar 09, 2009
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May 09, 2009 - 11:45 AM |
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I am reading " The Definitive Book of Body Language" by Allan and Barbara Pease their great edition in this early afternoon.
The book is about the difference between what someone says and how it correlates to their body response i.e. creating body language.
I saw this as a great benefit as a professional in dealing with new clients, negotiations, business relationships, etc. Basically, instead of focusing all your energy on what someone is saying, (which half the time usually not worth your time) try and read what their body is telling you. It is much harder to hide body language simply because it’s a reaction to your brains state and not pre-meditated like verbal communication. |
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I am not too bad,I am not too good, I am bad for drink, I am good for intellection learning. Http://blog.sina.com.cn/sagittarius29 |
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franceswang
Reacher
Joined: Feb 13, 2009
Posts: 253
Location: shanghai
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May 09, 2009 - 12:30 PM |
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| Parkson18single wrote: |
I am reading " The Definitive Book of Body Language" by Allan and Barbara Pease their great edition in this early afternoon.
The book is about the difference between what someone says and how it correlates to their body response i.e. creating body language.
I saw this as a great benefit as a professional in dealing with new clients, negotiations, business relationships, etc. Basically, instead of focusing all your energy on what someone is saying, (which half the time usually not worth your time) try and read what their body is telling you. It is much harder to hide body language simply because it’s a reaction to your brains state and not pre-meditated like verbal communication. |
would you pls note the source: http://www.bigmethod.com/blog/reading-between-the-lines___/ |
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Parkson18single
Rocker
Joined: Mar 09, 2009
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May 09, 2009 - 12:42 PM |
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OK, you are much smarter than me, I'm trying to escape from your books correcting now...... |
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franceswang
Reacher
Joined: Feb 13, 2009
Posts: 253
Location: shanghai
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May 27, 2009 - 04:56 PM |
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Harper Connelly series Charlaine Harris
cant wait for the forth one. |
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beautiful_mind0905
Board Lord
Joined: June 18, 2006
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May 30, 2009 - 10:14 PM |
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Loved Bleak House. So much for equity and the Court of Chancery... Poor Richard and Ada... There is hope in little Richard... |
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beautiful_mind0905
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Joined: June 18, 2006
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May 30, 2009 - 10:22 PM |
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Recently read the following:
The World According to Jeremy Clarkson -- A compilation of the columns he wrote for the Sunday Times between 2001 and 2003.
I Know You Got Soul by Jeremy Clarkson -- A compilation of articles he has written about machines that he reckons has soul.
Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende -- A moving love story set amidst the turmoils of political instability in a country of arbitrary arrests and disappearances.
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami -- A story about a middle aged man reflecting on his teen years in Tokyo after hearing the Beatles' song and how the closest people to him in those years chose suicide over life and how he pushed on to learn that one has to live and that death is apart of life.
All highly recommended reading, especially the books by Allende and Murakami. |
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tomnoddy_uk
Wonder Wit
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 3509
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June 08, 2009 - 03:40 PM |
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Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama
The guy writes good. From Hawaii to Indonesia to Chicago to Kenya. Semi-autobiographical though it misses out large chunks of his life. Takes you through his life and his quest to find out about his dad through to about 1995. A good read.
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Quack
Barker
Joined: Dec 20, 2005
Posts: 156
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June 19, 2009 - 01:10 PM |
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The Master and Margarita
One of the best readings since a long time. Original & hilarious... If anyone films the movie, it must be a good one too.. |
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ziccawei
Post Roaster
Joined: Sep 12, 2008
Posts: 4547
Location: Ziccawei
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July 01, 2009 - 09:28 PM |
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Just read:
How To Lose Friends & Alienate People - Toby Young.
Funny stuff with the occasional deconstructionist view of New York, New Yorkers and the magazine industry.
Centurion - Simon Scarrow
Scarrow is a historian of Ancient Roman history. He knows his stuff, the book is well researched, etc etc, but the writing is dire shite. A good book for high school kids to read to maintain their interest in history lessons.
Bang! - Sharon G Flake
This book is written for high school kids, but it's very good. A black writer writing about life in the ghetto. Great stuff. |
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mindstone
Seeker
Joined: June 07, 2006
Posts: 48
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July 09, 2009 - 11:59 PM |
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I am reading Society Child by Janis Ian.
the influential singer back in 60s and 70s talked about her dramatic and tumbling music and personal life.
she is amazingly articulate and honest.
the first sentence of the book: " I was born into the crack that split America."
And I couldnt stop but turning the page from there. |
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ziccawei
Post Roaster
Joined: Sep 12, 2008
Posts: 4547
Location: Ziccawei
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July 17, 2009 - 10:15 PM |
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The World is Flat - Thomas Friedman (Globalisation theory - pretty interesting ****)
When You Are Engulfed In Flames - David Sedaris (Funny ****, really funny) |
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beautiful_mind0905
Board Lord
Joined: June 18, 2006
Posts: 5780
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July 31, 2009 - 10:40 PM |
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Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult -- Death penalty imposed on a carpenter (akin to Jesus) who has been convicted of a double murder (all is not what it seems). Easy reading, but raises a few contemporary social issues such as the validity of capital punishment and the role of religion in our society. |
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yinvincible
Seeker
Joined: May 21, 2009
Posts: 57
Location: Shanghai, Xu Jia Hui
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Sep 01, 2009 - 10:15 AM |
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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, absolutely divine and I noticed that it's readily available in plenty of foreign language bookstores here. Fantasy, freakshows, life on the roads with a circus... really good book. |
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aprilisme
Squeeker
Joined: Jan 01, 1970
Posts: 14
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Sep 30, 2009 - 05:12 PM |
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50-Item List of Helpful Marriage Similarities
Socio-economic background of family
Intelligence
Formal education
Verbal skills
Expected roles for both persons within the marriage
Views about power distribution within the family
Desired number of children
When a family should be started
Child rearing views
Political philosophy
Views about smoking, alcohol, and drugs
Amount of involvement with in-laws
Sense of humor
Punctuality
Dependability
Desire for verbal intimacy and ability to be intimate
The role of conflict and how to resolve it
The way to handle anger
How friendships with the opposite sex should be handled
Expected amount of privacy and rules for its use
Level of ambition
Life goals
Attitudes about weight
Religious and spiritual beliefs and preferences
Amount of church involvement
Family spiritual involvement
Hobbies and interests
Type of music enjoyed
Energy level for physical activities
Sexual drive and sexual interests
Amount of income to be spent and saved
How money should be allocated (clothes, vacations, etc.)
Amount of money to be given away and to whom
Degree of risks to be taken with investments
Attitudes about cleanliness—house, clothes, body, etc.
Ways of handling sickness
Health standards—when to see a doctor
Interpersonal and social skills
Amount and type of social involvement preferred
Geographical area in which to live
Size and style of house
Type of furniture and decorations
Amount and type of travel preferred
How to spend vacations
How to celebrate major holidays
How much time to spend together
When to go to sleep and when to get up
Temperature of home during the day and night
Activity during meals (talking, watching TV, etc.)
Television programs preferred
This list is part of the book Finding the Love of Your Life: Ten Principles for Choosing the Right Marriage Partner by Neil Clark Warren, Ph. D., a clinical psychologist, author, and founder of E-Harmony.com.
I highly recommend this book. Very interesting indeed! Though I'm not married, this book is good for those will get married or already got married.
Congrats! |
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Medea
LoopKicker
Joined: May 05, 2008
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Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
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Oct 21, 2009 - 07:28 PM |
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At the moment I am reading two books
The Railway Children - E. Nesbit (  always wanted to read it - only watched the movie when being a child)
Biography of Turgenev by Juan Eduardo Zuniga |
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