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Hello,
I am reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bront? and recently finished reading A Handmaid's Tale by Margareth Atwood.
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| Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:00 am What book/books are you reading now? |
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Hola!
Interesting and useful topic!
Currently I'm reading Skyfall by Harry Harrison while the next in the "waiting list" is Robert Sheckley.
I used to Google the interesting books and print them out (for personal use! all rights reserved), but now i just download and pump them into my PDA, where MS Reader makes a real book of them 
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| Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:46 am What book/books are you reading now? |
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Hi aereal,
| Quote: | | I used to Google the interesting books and print them out |
You must have had a laser printer for that!
| Quote: | | but now i just download and pump them into my PDA, where MS Reader makes a real book of them |
Out of curiosity: What do you think of borrowing books at the library?
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| Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:20 am What book/books are you reading now? |
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Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
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| Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:09 am What book/books are you reading now? |
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| Englishuser wrote: | | Quote: | | I used to Google the interesting books and print them out |
You must have had a laser printer for that! |
Indeed. Until HP, I had to print a page a minute on a century-old Panasonic. It had broken cartridge and the only chance to get letters was to plug carbon-paper each time...
| Englishuser wrote: | | Out of curiosity: What do you think of borrowing books at the library? |
Library is OK for the old big books, those which you are proud to hold in hands. As for me, I dislike the idea that this book is not mine: should be more careful with it, should try not to spill tea (that rapidly increases the chances to!), should not open it too wide etc... also some of the books are not new, and you can always tell what the previous guy had for breakfast.
Finally, I'm too lazy to go to the library and can never start reading a borrowed book till deadline 
Please note, that it is all about borrowing books. I don't mind plunging in the librarian atmosphere, especially if it is an old one with fireplace! (have never been to that one, though)
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| Mon Feb 19, 2007 15:54 pm What book/books are you reading now? |
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Snezana dear,
Right now I'm struggling to finish reading the books that I bought the past two weeks(I guess) and I'm also trying to read more Japanese books. If Sputnik Sweetheart is really that good I would consider buying the Japanese version and once I finish reading we can compare our views. I'm most certain that we would have if not totally, a slightly different way of perceiving things(because of the language). What do you think?I think this is an awesome idea and a fun one too .
| Snezana wrote: | You're right, NinaZara, the title Sputnik Sweetheart doesn't tell much. Actually, it didn't attract me at all, in the first place. But, I heard that it was a good book (I've heard the same for Dance, dance, dance by the same author - and I'm going to read it, too) and I wanted to check the information.
It IS about love (nothing to do with the Universe or SF, and it is not a guide), it is an interesting and yet simple story about a Japanese girl who falls in love for the first time in her life... The story is told by her friend who is in love with her, but she is not with him. I won't reveal much, I would like you to read it (it's a very short novel - some 200 pages or so) and, then, we could discuss it.
And thank you for raising this topic! I indeed think that books are precious in our lives!  |
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| Fri Feb 23, 2007 22:49 pm What book/books are you reading now? |
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I've just finished zipping through another book: The Connecticut Driver's Manual. I thought I should probably take a look at it before taking the test for my new driver's license.  |
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| Sat Feb 24, 2007 0:45 am What book/books are you reading now? |
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lol
Good luck, madam. Remember, here in the USA we drive on the left side of the road.
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| Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:24 am What book/books are you reading now? |
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| Yankee wrote: | | I've just finished zipping through another book: The Connecticut Driver's Manual. I thought I should probably take a look at it before taking the test for my new driver's license. |
Amy, there are some driving rules that have changed since you moved away.
1. It's acceptable now to lop over the lane marker on freeway curves, almost sideswiping other cars and scaring their drivers.
2. If a curve in the road is only a short, gentle one, it is acceptable to straighten it out, crossing the median and forcing the left lane of oncoming traffic to swerve into the lane to its right.
3. No cop, no stop.
4. When passing a car ahead of you, always bring your nose to within a half car length from its rear bumper, no matter how much space you have to get into the adjacent lane. Even if you have half a mile to move into the passing lane, it is obligatory to zoom up and tailgate the other car for 5 to 30 seconds before passing.
5. When driving on the freeway, always form a tailgating caravan four to seven cars long in order to prevent drivers from changing lanes in time to get off at their exits.
6. Never let traffic from the entrance ramp merge. If you need to speed up to prevent it, do so.
Also, don't be dismayed if you miss the test question on what percentage of accidents involve drunk driving. I always miss this one, and the lady at the secretary of state's office (DMV for you foreigners) told me that boozers usually get it right, and people who are not drunks usually miss it. |
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| Sat Feb 24, 2007 15:52 pm What book/books are you reading now? |
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Actually, having done plenty of driving in the metro NYC and Boston areas, none of that sounds terribly new to me. From what I've seen since I've been back, though, drivers are a little more civil around here. (It's a good two hours to both Boston and to NYC from here.) |
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| Sat Feb 24, 2007 20:53 pm What book/books are you reading now? |
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Nashville traffic: slow on green, fast on red.
I'll elaborate.
I'll be on Broadway (Nashville's version) on my way home from work. I will be about the tenth car from the front, in my lane.
The light will turn green.
The person at the front of the line will sit there for about five seconds, then ease out into the intersection. From the time the light turns green to the time that first car has gotten through the intersection, seven or eight seconds will have passed.
With each second wasted, one fewer car will be able to make it through the intersection before the light turns red again.
So I'm on the bumper of the person in front of me as we finally begin to move forward... slowly... because the person in front of me is in no hurry, and does not care about the 30 (or so) people behind him. He's doing like 15 in a 30. We are about 50 feet from the intersection now, and the light turns yellow. He continues to go 15. It turns red, and he FLOORS it through the intersection. As I follow all traffic laws except for speed limits, I stop at the intersection. I am pissed-off.
"Thanks for leaving me at the light, you !@#$%!$#%@^$%@@^!"
Now I am at the front of the line at this same intersection. When the light turns green, I have already made sure that the way is clear.
I floor it, or nearly so, and get across the intersection in about one second. I'm not going to hold anyone up.
I get to about 40 before I have to hit my brakes in preparation for entering the queue at the next intersection.
...at which point the entire process starts again. If I'm lucky, I might get through this intersection before the light turns red again.
Overall, I wish more people would be cognizant of all the people waiting behind them and STEP. ON. IT.
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And I'm always leaving them not read to the end 
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