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Last night-finished the last 120 pages of The Commanders by Bob Woodward. Read the first 74 of The Debacle by Zola.

I enjoy Lady Macbeth's character the most. Her Machiavellian nature is very fascinating to me. She is definitely the "blood and iron" one in the marriage. I did find interesting links regarding psychology and Lady M. Freud's interpretation of Macbeth.

I heard that one for the first time today, terribly annoying. Classically trained musicians who are broke must be besides themselves that someone like THAT gets the moolah and attention.

Cottage cheese and grapes-my favorite snack.

I'm enjoying Bob Woodward's Maestro. It is about former Fed. chairman Alan Greenspan and his role in the booming American economy.

I prefer to read for the sake of it. A lot of it is non-fiction and perhaps "high brow" stuff. About 5% of the time, I'll read Baldacci or someone like that if my brain is fried from work and I need a mental escape. Robert B. Parker is also god at meeting my needs when I need a good escape.

I'm having steak with folger's decaf.

I read in the evening when I have peace and quiet. In otherwords, the kids are in bed. My wife loves her t.v. shows, but I can't read something "serious" and have her in the same room. If I'm reading something light hearded or a news magazine, then I join her for the sake of company. My idyllic reading experience is up in the rockies in Estes Park, CO. Usually at 8 at night and the temp being around 40 with some hot coffee and smell of wonderful pine trees in the air. The mountains are all around and its a bit foggy, nothing like that experience in the world. I've enjoyed it every time I visited.

I'm a Newsweek and TIME kind of guy. I grew up with those and read them a LOT when I was very young. It's kind of stuck to me I guess. I also will read an occasional Foreign Affairs journal if I can get my hands on one.

I hate to admit it, but I'm hooked on the show.(pun not intended) Celebrity Rehab 3

Last night-wrapped up Mrs. Dalloway, the last 45 pages. It was quite a slog, but it was the best part by far. Reading about Septimus's behavior made me want to reach out for the DSM.

Before his work was questioned on the grounds of its validity, Joseph Ellis wrote history in an engaging way. His books reminded me of the historical fiction of Gore Vidal. I do like Bob Woodward's style of writing, which reconstructs detail, after minute detail of every meeting. You feel as if you are right there with the president. Veil and of course, All The President's Men are his best works. Having been on a number of book forums, I am of the opinion that a lot of bibliophiles are too quick to discount non-fiction and instead, tend to stick with boutique fiction.

The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged are entirely the same, except for the gender of the protagonist, and the industry which they represent. Objectivism(her philosophy) is strict libertarianism which abhors a collectivist society and collectivist morality(i.e.-organized religion) which keeps man from achieving his/her true potential. Think of her as a libertarian Steinbeck and you pretty much have it right there in a nutshell. The only difference being-Steinbeck broadened his work out to other things such as The winter of our discontent and other works which weren't just ideological fiction pieces. Rand's other works aren't that well acknowledged, or different.

To me, only having half an hour is rushing it.

Great thread! I go on occasion, usually for the benefit of my kids to check out a good book or two. I prefer to shop at thrift and second-hand places. I prefer to KEEP my books.

I registered here in '06, but didn't find my way back until I received a birthday greeting a few weeks ago. I'm Scott and I love read. Personally, I've been married for ten years and have three wonderful boys. I'm a teacher at a state facility for girls who run afoul of the judicial system. It is very challenging, but I absolutely love it. I enjoy a bit of everything-Steinbeck, Nabokov, McCarthy, and of course, Palahniuk. I'm glad to see an ACTIVE book forum, it's rare seeing that. Oh well, back to and posting.

Just finished Reading Lolita in Tehran. I don't know what book to start next!

Any big fans of this one? I have read it countless times and absolutely love it. I have my students watch the old film version with Lee J. Cobb. A lot of great lines in it that just crack you up, very telling as well.

I average 5 to 8. I like thrift stores and in the states, the largest one is perhaps goodwill. Hardbooks run roughly $3.00 while softbacks go for $1.25. Once or twice a month, I will come home with a good handful for $10.00 or so. I NEVER buy brand new. Why spend $45.00 for a new one when you can get three or four great ones?

Just finished The New York library guide to book reading clubs by Rollene Saal. I'm half-way through Remembering Denny by Calvin Trillin. The latter is about a famous classmate of Trillin's at Yale who committed suicide. In it, Trillin retraces Denny Hansen's steps through his life to figure out why such a thing happened.