Luanne Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I finished A Wind in the Door last week so I started A Swiftly Tilting Planet today. I am also reading Lincoln: A Photobiography and The Middle Moffat. I am also working my way through the 4th McGuffey reader. My daughter and I are reading The Secrets of Vesuvius (A Roman Mystery) together as well as Science Matters. I used to only read one book at a time or maybe two at the most, but I am really enjoying switching around and reading various kinds of books. For my Bible study I am alternating between reading Proverbs and Acts. So, what are YOU reading right now (or at the current time). :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in CA Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I'm reading Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest", my dds are I are reading aloud Jane Eyre and 1 Kings for Bible Study. I am reading through Luke by myself. The girls are also reading Phantom Tollbooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deece in MN Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I am reading In the House of Memory: Ancient Celtic Wisdom for Everyday Life. We are on the 3rd book in the Memory, Sorrow, Thorn trilogy by Tad Williams as our just for fun read-a-loud. We are also reading The Kite Fighters as a read-a-loud for history. My ds is reading a series he got from the library and dd is reading an Illustrated Classic (she finished 3 Musketeers and is reading a new one now, but I am not sure which one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRoomHomeSchool Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I'm reading Israel, My Beloved by Kay Arthur, as well as Hittite Warrior by Joanne Williamson, and the book of John in my Bible. My dd12 is reading: Black Ships Before Troy ds11 is reading: Gentle Ben and American Tall Tales dd9 is reading Aesops Fables and Kaya, American Girl ds6 is reading Frog and Toad Together and Stepping Stones ds4 demands a Little Jewel Book everyday. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I'm reading Gone With The Wind. I had no idea it had so much historical reference. I'm really enjoying it. :rant: Scarlett :coolgleamA: Rhett :blush: Melly :bored:Ashley :toetap05: Mammy :svengo: Aunt Pitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I'm reading Gone With The Wind. I had no idea it had so much historical reference. I'm really enjoying it. :rant: Scarlett :coolgleamA: Rhett :blush: Melly :bored:Ashley :toetap05: Mammy :svengo: Aunt Pitty Jeanne - I was amazed the first time I read the book, too! It is soooo different from the movie. My grandma loved the book too. My mom's name is Bonnie Blue. :lol: I'm currently reading a book called "Lamb" and it's a fictional account of the adventures of Jesus and his best friend Biff from age six and up. Here's a link to the book on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-4772005-6320169?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Lamb&x=0&y=0 I think it's kind of funny. Historically, it's accurate. I've also read Anne Rice's "Christ the Lord" http://www.amazon.com/Christ-Lord-Out-Egypt-Novel/dp/0345492730/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207809128&sr=1-2 I like that both authors took up the "missing early years." Not books for everyone, but I'm really getting a kick out of Lamb - and I really enjoyed the Anne Rice book as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 So, what are YOU reading right now (or at the current time). :001_smile: I'm currently on The Jungle by Upton Sinclair; having just finished The Story of My Life by Helen Keller and "Our Town" by Oscar Wilde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 The Enchanted April Just started it! (I'm reading it on actual paper, though.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I just finished Around the World in Eighty Days today, and I am starting Orthodoxy. I'm still working away at my 888 list. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Dead Heat by Joel Rosenberg, his last of five in a riveting series of political thrilllers "ripped from tomorrow's headlines". I was on a waiting list of 64 at the county library with only 6 books available so I finally went out and bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonia Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Jane Austen's Emma - I love all her books but this one. Everytime I've tried to read it I've made it about halfway through. I am determined to finish it this time! Also have Sound and Sense and Captivating sitting in my book pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacyWithFourRugrats Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I am in the middle of Emma (have been for a few months) Trying to hurry up and finish the new JD Robb book Strangers in Death since it has to be back at the library tomorrow Glancing through The Sneaky Chef Just finished Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover and loved it! I have Financial Peace Revisited on hold at the library. I think that is all now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Somehow I'm in the middle of four books: Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher by Richard P. Feynman (not my definition of easy) Murder on the Appian Way by ? Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb I just finished Cannery Row (my first Steinbeck) which was a fun and easy read. Oh, and reading Summer of the Monkeys to the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2jnb Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I am reading A Yeare of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs; Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Mr. Popper's Penguins with my dd and Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh with ds. Alison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 The Pillars of the Earth. Interesting from an historical standpoint, but not as well-written as I had hoped for. I guess Follet couldn't lose the "spy thriller" style. The Canon. Amazing. Really. Written by a science writer, the author tries to distill an enormous wealth of information on science as it applies to issues today. If you are Young Earth, you will want to skip the chapter on evolution, but there is so much more here. Magic By the Lake (our current readaloud). Love Edward Eager books, working through them. Next - the Nesbit books. Why didn't I know about these lovely books when I was a kid? Linders DS 7-1/2 and almost 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I'm still reading Biblical Christianity by John Calvin, as well as Idols of the Heart by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Beautiful in God's Eyes by Elizabeth George and I just picked up a neat devotional book called Daily Devotions from the Puritans by I.D.E. Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I've got my hand in too many books right now. I started The Three Musketeers and that one is hold for now. I jumped to Robinson Crusoe for now. I'm working on writing a book and my main character reads both of these books. I'm reading them in the manner my MC would. For school we are reading The Great Brain. There are various other books with bookmarks stuck somewhere in the middle but those three are my focus for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommieeeee Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I am reading The Case for the Creator by Lee Strobel. A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver Demille and Courting Trouble by Deanne Gist. One for the kids (The Case for Christ - prereading for suitablity for daughter). One to benefit the kids (Jefferson) and one for me (Trouble). This one is a mind relaxing book. No thoughts needed.... Mommieeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwithem Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Education of a Christian Prince by Erasmus with 16 yo dd. This should be required reading for anybody running for political office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 The Shack by William P. Young It's all the rage here right now. At least 7 people in the last week have been reading it in our coffee house and are raving about it, so, I'm excited to finish it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Plus a bunch of jewelry making texts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna T. Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I'm reading Too Long In The Sun - it's about the influence of ancient pagan sun worship on the modern Christian church. I'm also reading The Life and Times of Archbishop James Ussher and God King. I'm currently reading Poppy to my children. And, we will start The Golden Goblet later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HootOwl Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I read the first volume a few weeks ago and was eager to get started on this one. This has been a good way to get a fast review of American History before my kids and I begin studying it in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 nt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 The History of the Ancient World by SWB (I feel like such a goody-two-shoes for posting that here on "her" board, :tongue_smilie:) The Joy of Living by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche And listening to an audio course from Teaching Company, A History of Freedom by J. Rufus Fears My hold on Thomas Jefferson Education just came into the library, and I need to go pick it up. Oh, and I'm supposed to be reading Velvet Elvis for Sunday School, but, well, oops. Somehow I keep forgetting to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Edgerton Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Do Sonlight read-alouds count? I am always reading those! I have loved them all.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Fast Food Nation Overcoming Dyslexia Mere Christianity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonia Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 "God is Dead" by Ron Currie, an interesting little ditty about how humans go crazy after God is found dead. I'll let you know what I think after I finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Jane Eyre Illiad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in VA Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I've had this book on my shelf for a few years, and I finally picked it up and began reading it Saturday. I finished it last night. It was very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I read The Midwife's Apprentice last night ( previewing for dd--going to save it) and we started Farmer Boy for the umpteenth time this evening. I have a devotional containing snippets of Bonhoffer that I've set aside--think I'll pull it out again. Going to read Red Scarf Girl (about the Chinese cultural revolution) to preview for ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in NE Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Confessions by St. Augustine If It's Not Food, Don"t Eat It by Kelly Hayford The Song of The Lark by Willa Cather Also leafing through various home decorating books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I've got two romances going. I can't remember the name of either right this minute. I know one is by Nora Roberts and the other is by Joanna Lindsey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Come on now, fess up! Someone here must be reading something unworthy of being mentioned! :D I myself am reading nothing lately but magazines and catalogs, oh, and a collection of Calvin and Hobbes comics DH got me for Christmas. Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 A Walk in Ancient Rome. It's a fascinating approach to social history. The author writes as if he were leading you on a walking tour of Rome in 150 A.D. and describes what you would see, hear, smell (!), etc. I'm really enjoying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Stepping Heavenward by E. Prentiss The Journal of Lewis and Clark Wayward Christian Soldiers by Charles Marsh Ferns to Know and Grow by F. Gordon Foster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl in NM Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 So, what are YOU reading right now (or at the current time). :001_smile: The WTM boards!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Alright, Michelle T, I'll fess up to reading The Serpent's Tale right now. I love historical mysteries, they're like mental chocolate! I just finished Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin. This is a great book if you're into paleontology. I learned a lot and had fun, too. I'm listening to The Yiddish Policemen's Union. (:cheers2: Jenny in Atl). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanne in MN Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Jeanne - I was amazed the first time I read the book, too! It is soooo different from the movie. My grandma loved the book too. My mom's name is Bonnie Blue. :lol: . I have seen bits and pieces of the movie, but never watched it. From what I saw, though, I never was interested in reading the book, until a librarian friend of mine said it was her favorite book and she's not a fluff reader. :) I might like to see the movie now-even if it is very different. But then maybe I'd be disappointed too. How funny your mom's name is Bonnie! Rhett's darling little girl. I was very disappointed with Rhett and Scarlet for not sharing their true feelings with each other. I can see why considering how hurtful they could be to each other, but I just kept thinking, "c'mon! Be honest with how you feel!" Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Jeanne - I was amazed the first time I read the book, too! It is soooo different from the movie. I have discovered that this has always been the case with American made movies no matter how far back in time you go. They disect characters and then combine personalities. They also reorganize plots and mix the ideas in the book. I much more prefer Australian or BBC movies that go along the lines of the book. I'd rather watch the book played out and view how directors see the characters than have to reconfigure how the book works into the movie. I began to see how when I read The Sound of Music. Quiet a different story in the book. There is no Max in the book. He is a combination of few characters in the book. The baroness dumped the captain, so he decided Maria could work out instead. No big romance there. There was no dramatic escape over the Alps. They drove out the day before the borders were closed. (Some of my review could be off, it's been years since I read it, but that is what I remember observing.) I loved the book and I do still love the movie, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyBelly Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 ~ Death by Supermarket ~ Poisonwood Bible ~ Last Child in the Woods ~ How to Raise a Healthy Child (in spite of your doctor.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana Peach Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Jewish Literacy by Joseph Telushkin Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin Also in the romance category, just finished the fourth book in J.R. Ward's Black Dagger series and the next is on it's way form Amazon :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Finished "Presenting Miss Jane Austen" last night. I am now on to "The Sorceress of Darshiva" by David Eddings...it's not on my 8/8/8 list but I'm sick and need to "revisit" an old friend that doesn't require much thinking. I'm reading "Peter and the Star Catchers" out loud to dd7. I'm also reading through John R. Rice's "Prayer...Asking and Receiving." Dd13 is listening to "Eldest" and beginning whatever Shannon Hale book is next on her list. She is also making her way through "Helen Keller: The Story of my Life" for Lightning Lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquilt Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 We are reading aloud The Wizard of Oz and loving it, about half-way through. I am reading The Good Earth for my book group and just finished Girl Meets God by Lauren Winner. Oldest DD wants to read The Swiss Family Robinson next for our read aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaC Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Ok, I know this is not what you wanted but as soon as I read your title I thought The Well Train Mind Boards :D Hehehe...... Yep expanding my intellect on the general board right now :lol: Sorry I have had way too much allergy meds today. OK so besides Sentence Composing for.... and along with the matching grammar book both of which I just got my hot little chubby hands on ;) Showdown by Ted Dekker cause my 16yold wants to discuss it with me. Can ya imagine the same kid who could not speak at 4 or read at 10 wants to discuss Showdown with his mom. I loath books like Showdown but I am more than happy, nay elated to plow through it for my ds. Although he got through it in 3 days and I am still plowing along after a week :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Jewish Literacy by Joseph Telushkin Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin Also in the romance category, just finished the fourth book in J.R. Ward's Black Dagger series and the next is on it's way form Amazon :) I read Black Like Me last summer. Isn't it a powerful book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homewithtrinity Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Working on all the Roald Dahl books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Do Sonlight read-alouds count? I am always reading those! I have loved them all.:lol: We recently listened to The Tale of Despereaux on cd. I loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 My 14yo ds and I are reading America's Secret Establishment, for entertainment. ;) 14yo is also reading God's Smuggler (assigned) and Inside the Navy Seals (free) :001_huh: 9yo ds is reading The Return of the King (free) :auto: I am also reading All Sail Set aloud to the 9yo. :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Closing the Food Gap, Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty by Mark Winn http://www.amazon.com/Closing-Food-Gap-Resetting-Plenty/dp/0807047309 Good book! I think it would be interesting to many on the boards with the discussions on local, organic food and economics lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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