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What Are You Reading Right Now?
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This is a group where you can tell us what you're reading and what you think of it to give others some ideas. Your choices can be fiction, non-fiction, articles, books, blogs, whatever. Tell us what it is and your opinion of it!
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Comment by Lillian Gaffney on September 28, 2010 at 8:32pm
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Funny Lisa, reading self-help books for twenty years now, and am in constant repeated information. And yet, I never seem to tire of them. These books are like companions that feed my spirit and keep me on the good foot. It's like reading a daily affirmation, or having a best friend that shed's light on a daily basis. I'm sure I will enjoy his book.
I love Jim Thorpe, only stayed one night there.
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Comment by wiffledust on September 28, 2010 at 8:22pm
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hey lillian! i really like "the power of intention" better than the excuses begone. i'm anxious to hear what you think. glad you're having fun in jim thorpe...such a cute place up here!
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Finished Wayne Dyer's, Inspiration on vacation and am now reading his, Power of Intention gifted to me by our Aunt who saw me reading Inspiration. She is a big fan of QVC where she purchased this hard copy and his six CD set, stored it in the attic and during our visit to her house in Jim Thorpe she kindly gave it to me. We listened to the tapes on the thirteen hour drive home. I feel so connected to Wayne Dyer, we have a history in common.
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Comment by Helen on September 23, 2010 at 1:46pm
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So I finished Beyond The Body Farm. I'm going to look into reading some of his fiction books, too. In the meantime, I went to the library at lunchtime and picked up Seinfeld and Philosophy (Yes, that means Jerry Seinfeld!). I've wanted to read this for a while, but it wasn't available. I sat and read the first chapter there and then, and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into more!
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Wow, that's so interesting Carole! I've heard so many good things about Dr. Bass. Well, I've heard them since I started reading this book! I will admit that I didn't know of him before that. So Lisa, you haven't been under a rock! Haha!
Your presentation sounds very interesting too, Carole.
To answer your question Lisa, forensic anthropology is basically the study of deceased humans (usually their bones, but also other aspects of the remains that I won't go into) to help ascertain the identity, the cause of death, time since death, and so on, for legal cases. It's a fascinating insight into what happens to the body and also how practically everything that happens leaves a trace on us and the world around us.
I'm not reading anything else right now, but I've almost finished this book so I'll have to find something else soon!
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oh wow, carole!!! i have never heard of this stuff. is it well known or am i under a rock??? it sounds sceeery! but how cool that you do this presentation......!!!! creepy, but fun!!! :-)))
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Comment by Carole Baker on September 21, 2010 at 10:15am
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Dr. Bass' work is wonderful reading. I had the pleasure of meeting him years ago, and he certainly knows his stuff. Right now I am reading The Victorian Celebration of Death by James Stevens Curl. Where I work we do a Victorian Death and Burial Customs presentation in place of a haunted house in October, so I am using this to help put together the presentation. For fun I'm just starting to read Boudica: The Life of Britain's Legendary Warrior Queen by Vanessa Collingridge. What can I say? Very relaxing stuff, huh? :-)
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forensic anthropology??? so how faces are blown apart and things like that???? YIKES!!!!! tell me what ELSE you're reading, helen!!! ;-)))
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Right now I'm reading Beyond The Body Farm, by Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson. It's a non-fiction book about various cases that Bill Bass has worked on as a forensic anthropologist. It's probably not for the faint-hearted, but I find it totally fascinating! I can't put it down, which is saying something for me. I usually struggle to keep going.
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oh yeah. agreed. pride and prejudice is one you get more out of the more you live. someone put that in front of me when i was wayyy too young too. and it turned me off for years. as for gone with the wind, jen....what are you waiting for??? it's better than the movie, and the movie is fun !!!
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