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It's that time!

Whatcha readin?

I'm reading two things right now -

Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America. It's based on interviews with and surveys of a total of 400+ black women of varying ages, economic status, education, etc. It's really good in that I find myself identifying with a lot of what is being said. But, it's also a little depressing . . . .

I just bought Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I read an excerpt in O magazine not too long ago and I haven't been able to get the book out of my mind. I think I'm really going to enjoy it!

I just read a book called AWOL: The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Class From Military Service -- And How it Hurts Our Country

It was written by Eric's last bosses wife. It really raises some interesting concerns and issues. The people who wrote it are both from the Upper Class, Kathy has worked for a billionaire and President Clinton and married into the Marine Corps. The man who wrote with her is a wealthy writer who was appalled when his youngest son decided to be a Marine. It's interesting to see their views completely change. Kathy is probably the only other Democrat I know here .

Anyway, now I'm back to Holy Blood, Holy Grail and hopefully I can get through page 100

I'm still reading Life of Pi, I'm about halfway through now. I love it so far!

In the car I'm still listening to A Confederacy of Dunces.

Just finished listening to Dress Your Family...now listening to At First Sight by Nicolas Sparks and Freakonomics.

Reading The Sociopath Next Door in print.

I'm reading Company by Max Barry and I can't put it down. It's a funny/disturbing look at corporate life.

I'm reading The Broke Diaries which lent me. It's funny! It's about all the ways a poor college student tried to survive with no money. She's quite resourceful.

I'm about at the end of all my pregnancy/birth books so I'm about to order two "taking care of your newborn" books and three books on the vaccination debate.

Very exciting.

Three books on the vaccination debate alone?? Don't you think one would about cover it?

Well you gotta get different opinions and such. It is a big decision and I don't want to read just one book (which means just one view/opinion) and make my decision based solely on that author's beliefs.

But one book isn't necessarily only one author's opinion, especially when it's of a medical nature. It usually cites several studies and takes different points of view for a well-rounded argument. That's why I thought it was weird to get three, they will probably have much the same information. Get one first, and if it doesn't answer your question then order the other two.

Or just do what you want, of course, and say "shut up Crystal"

I think for the vaccination debate you can expect the author of any book to be biased in one direction or the other. I can totally see getting 2 books, one pro and one con, and then taking both their viewpoints into account.

Don't mind me at all, I'm probably just in awe of people who can afford to buy three books...

Well even from all my natural birthing books - the perspective of the author determines what info is in the book - and the tone it is presented in. I found reading several really helped to get complete info - where if I had just read one I think I would have missed out.

Did you read "What to Expect when You're Expecting"? Because I have heard several people say that's just 300 pages of paranoia...

What to Expect is paranoid and has some advice that is incorrect in it as well.


Marie, vaccination debate definitely needs at least two books, because for hte most part they are all biased. So are most parenting books so you just read it and take what works for you and leave the rest

I'm readomg Max Tivoli, Aphorisms, and a thriller called Paradise lost.

I finished listening to Freakonomics (really interesting!) and now am reading Jenna Jameson's autobiography which is really interesting and sad.

I lost my Max Tivoli book.

I've read the second book written by the guy who wrote the alcheimest, this awesome thriller called Maximum Drive and now I'm reading The Mystic Masseur.

I finished the Jenna Jameson autobiography (couldn't put it down!!) and now I'm listening to At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks. Has anyone read it? So far so good...

I just got two books

Now I'm reading My Sisters Keeper