Last book you read/listened to

[Tacenda]

1 hour ago, Rain said:

Finished Nowhere For Very Long.  Liked this one as well. I am totally not like the author, but found myself wanting some of the things she wanted. It tells of her family and pets, but it centers living in her van and traveling around and being outdoors. 

@Tacenda - an autobiography!

Thank you, I'm addicted to watching people that travel around in their campervans on youtube. Don't know why, I'm strange. So this is very interesting to me.  

[bluebell]

5 minutes ago, Tacenda said:

Thank you, I'm addicted to watching people that travel around in their campervans on youtube. Don't know why, I'm strange. So this is very interesting to me.  

It’s intriguing. Can life would be amazing except for the laundry part. 

[Tacenda]

1 minute ago, bluebell said:

It’s intriguing. Can life would be amazing except for the laundry part. 

Yep, and the potty part.

[bluebell]

7 minutes ago, Tacenda said:

Yep, and the potty part.

Oh definitely. A lot of the vans that people travel around in now have bathrooms and a shower in them, so I could do that. It would be a pain because the hot water heaters in those things are probably like 4 gallons if you are lucky, but still doable.

But not having access to a bathroom or shower would get old really fast.

[Rain]

The bed is what would concern me.  Now days I just really need better sleep.

[Tacenda]

26 minutes ago, Rain said:

The bed is what would concern me.  Now days I just really need better sleep.

From what I've seen, some find really good options and they say it's better than the bed at home sometimes. 

[bluebell]

On 4/17/2023 at 9:12 PM, Rain said:

I love Libby!

I just discovered it. I’m so excited now. 

[Tacenda]

4 hours ago, bluebell said:

I just discovered it. I’m so excited now. 

It's great, I have very recent audibles on hold. And plenty of available ones to listen to on audible. It's really remarkable that we have this available to us, the library system is the best! I wish my kids loved the library, I keep telling them all that they offer. I often get my copies there too, because my copier would constantly need ink because I didn't use it enough and would dry out. 

[Rain]

14 minutes ago, Tacenda said:

It's great, I have very recent audibles on hold. And plenty of available ones to listen to on audible. It's really remarkable that we have this available to us, the library system is the best! I wish my kids loved the library, I keep telling them all that they offer. I often get my copies there too, because my copier would constantly need ink because I didn't use it enough and would dry out. 

Libraries have so much now!  Besides Libby one of my libraries has Hoopla and Cloud.  I go to Libby first because I like it best, but if a book is in hold I go to one of the other 2 to see if they have it.

Another app we have is Kanopy where we can watch movies.

We have culture passes that you can check out for a week and go to the botanical garden or museums etc. 

They have so many things like 3D printers and sewing machines you can check out. 

I love that we can also use craftsy.com through the library.

[bluebell]

42 minutes ago, Tacenda said:

It's great, I have very recent audibles on hold. And plenty of available ones to listen to on audible. It's really remarkable that we have this available to us, the library system is the best! I wish my kids loved the library, I keep telling them all that they offer. I often get my copies there too, because my copier would constantly need ink because I didn't use it enough and would dry out. 

I love libraries. 

[MustardSeed]

I’m listening to The Passionate Marriage and Codependent No More, both for clients who are reading and need to discuss. 
 

My misophonia gets lit up listening to audiobooks and especially podcasts, but it’s very rare for me to sit down and read so audiobooks is a good option for me and all my driving. 

[bluebell]

I just started listening to The Priesthood Power of Women by Barbara Morgan Gardner on the Deseret Book app.  It was recommended to me with rave reviews.  I don't know who the author is but she has been one of the guest scholars on the Follow Him podcast that I enjoy.  

I'm also listening to Ready Player One on Libby while I do chores.  All the mention of it made me miss that world.

Edited April 24, 2023 by bluebell

[Tacenda]

On 4/20/2023 at 9:33 PM, Rain said:

Libraries have so much now!  Besides Libby one of my libraries has Hoopla and Cloud.  I go to Libby first because I like it best, but if a book is in hold I go to one of the other 2 to see if they have it.

Another app we have is Kanopy where we can watch movies.

We have culture passes that you can check out for a week and go to the botanical garden or museums etc. 

They have so many things like 3D printers and sewing machines you can check out. 

I love that we can also use craftsy.com through the library.

I had no idea!! Thanks for these!

[rodheadlee]

I have been reading the Pern Dragonflght series. It's a pretty good series for sci-fi. Pern stands for parallel earth resources negligible. I just finished All the Weyrs of Pern. 

[Rain]

9 hours ago, Tacenda said:

I had no idea!! Thanks for these!

I hope your library has them too!

[Pyreaux]

For the Non-fiction crowd: ... Well, seems you can read it for free.

Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt

Homeschools should read this. You'll easily understand what's wrong with the world. Economic schemes to get something from nothing. Everything outside the free gifts of nature must in some way be paid for.

" the whole of economics can be reduced to a single lesson, and that lesson can be reduced to a single sentence. The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups."

It begins with the simple telling and explanation of the 'broken window fallacy' that money spent to repair a broken window, it's a mistake to think this represents an increase to the economy of a community as unused money spent benefiting the glass industry. However, an individual that paid for the window cannot now spend money on other productive goods, say a new suit. The community in reality lost business for a tailor, and a new suit, as that takes more imagination to think of what won't exist, and to not focus on just one group, or one area of the community, but all groups, all members of the community. The broken window fallacy is found in many other areas of economic thought, like how we are supposedly economically better off in war times than in peace. Like the Housing industry after WW2 was booming, but we're not considering it came at the cost of other industries. 

Edited April 25, 2023 by Pyreaux

[Hamilton Porter]

Streets of Gold is a excellent. First Big Data economic study on immigration.

[rodheadlee]

Now I'm reading an Eve Dallas book.

It's by JD Robb who is actually Nora Roberts.

Anyways Eve Dallas is a really good homicide detective in the future of New York City. It takes place in 2059 through 2061. There's a zillion of them she is a really prolific writer and the plots are very similar. But when I have a bad attitude and I want to kick some rear end I pick up a story about Eve Dallas and Roarke.

The last one I read was Judgment in Death.

It had had some pretty funny and pretty good marriage psychology lessons.

 

I suppose I read too much fiction. What's that say about me?

Edited April 27, 2023 by rodheadlee

[bsjkki]

40 minutes ago, rodheadlee said:

Now I'm reading an Eve Dallas book.

It's by JD Robb who is actually Nora Roberts.

Anyways Eve Dallas is a really good homicide detective in the future of New York City. It takes place in 2059 through 2061. There's a zillion of them she is a really prolific writer and the plots are very similar. But when I have a bad attitude and I want to kick some rear end I pick up a story about Eve Dallas and Roarke.

The last one I read was Judgment in Death.

It had had some pretty funny and pretty good marriage psychology lessons.

 

I suppose I read too much fiction. What's that say about me?

I read for escape and fun. I should read more non-fiction but don't. 🤷‍♀️I just finished the first two Shadow and Bone books to see how the series measured up. The series crammed too many books into the 2nd season and then changed the ending. I'm not happy about that. There is another book series in the Netflix series separate from the Shadow and Bone series but in the same universe. They mashed them together. Maybe, they should have kept them separate. 

*I'm going to check out the Eve Dallas books. They sound entertaining. 

Edited April 27, 2023 by bsjkki

[Tacenda]

42 minutes ago, rodheadlee said:

Now I'm reading an Eve Dallas book.

It's by JD Robb who is actually Nora Roberts.

Anyways Eve Dallas is a really good homicide detective in the future of New York City. It takes place in 2059 through 2061. There's a zillion of them she is a really prolific writer and the plots are very similar. But when I have a bad attitude and I want to kick some rear end I pick up a story about Eve Dallas and Roarke.

The last one I read was Judgment in Death.

It had had some pretty funny and pretty good marriage psychology lessons.

 

I suppose I read too much fiction. What's that say about me?

I read too much non fiction, use to read Nora Roberts though, don't ask me which ones because it's been too long. Need to get back to fiction! 

[bsjkki]

On 4/25/2023 at 3:32 PM, Pyreaux said:

For the Non-fiction crowd: ... Well, seems you can read it for free.

Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt

Homeschools should read this. You'll easily understand what's wrong with the world. Economic schemes to get something from nothing. Everything outside the free gifts of nature must in some way be paid for.

" the whole of economics can be reduced to a single lesson, and that lesson can be reduced to a single sentence. The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups."

It begins with the simple telling and explanation of the 'broken window fallacy' that money spent to repair a broken window, it's a mistake to think this represents an increase to the economy of a community as unused money spent benefiting the glass industry. However, an individual that paid for the window cannot now spend money on other productive goods, say a new suit. The community in reality lost business for a tailor, and a new suit, as that takes more imagination to think of what won't exist, and to not focus on just one group, or one area of the community, but all groups, all members of the community. The broken window fallacy is found in many other areas of economic thought, like how we are supposedly economically better off in war times than in peace. Like the Housing industry after WW2 was booming, but we're not considering it came at the cost of other industries. 

That is not what I thought the 'broken window' theory was. I look at it like modern Denver. Five years ago it was the place to be. Now it is overrun with homeless people, car thefts, increased crime and they can't pay businesses to open. It smells like weed everywhere. Will it continue to slide? How do you stop the slide? The broken window theory, in my understanding was--prevent the decline by taking care of the small issues so they don't become big issues. Maybe I will have to read the book to understand their take on things. NYC was dirtier and smellier this year then in 2020. It made me more hesitant to go back even though I love Broadway. They truly have a horrific rat problem and now it also smells like weed everywhere. Boston was very nice. What are they doing differently? 

[rodheadlee]

16 minutes ago, bsjkki said:

That is not what I thought the 'broken window' theory was. I look at it like modern Denver. Five years ago it was the place to be. Now it is overrun with homeless people, car thefts, increased crime and they can't pay businesses to open. It smells like weed everywhere. Will it continue to slide? How do you stop the slide? The broken window theory, in my understanding was--prevent the decline by taking care of the small issues so they don't become big issues. Maybe I will have to read the book to understand their take on things. NYC was dirtier and smellier this year then in 2020. It made me more hesitant to go back even though I love Broadway. They truly have a horrific rat problem and now it also smells like weed everywhere. Boston was very nice. What are they doing differently? 

They are enforcing the law. Just a guess. When you don't prosecute shoplifters it's really bad for the local businesses.

[Rain]

On 4/26/2023 at 8:23 PM, rodheadlee said:

Now I'm reading an Eve Dallas book.

It's by JD Robb who is actually Nora Roberts.

Anyways Eve Dallas is a really good homicide detective in the future of New York City. It takes place in 2059 through 2061. There's a zillion of them she is a really prolific writer and the plots are very similar. But when I have a bad attitude and I want to kick some rear end I pick up a story about Eve Dallas and Roarke.

The last one I read was Judgment in Death.

It had had some pretty funny and pretty good marriage psychology lessons.

 

I suppose I read too much fiction. What's that say about me?

Thank you for sharing about it here!

There is not too much fiction (or non-fiction). It doesn't say anything about any of us.  You have to look at the whole picture. Talked with someone this week who only reads non-fiction, but she also talked about a number of TV shows she watches. Her reading only non-fiction doesn't make her a better person than you just as reading doesn’t make one a better person over her TV watching. We all have likes and dislikes.

I would like everyone to feel safe on this thread.  It's like the "watched' thread.  Share what you like.  Share what you didn't like.  Don't express judgment on others, just what you thought about the book. 

Edited April 28, 2023 by Rain

[Rain]

Just finished "Flicker in the Dark".  I enjoyed it. Only problem was I figured out part of who done it far too early in the book. 

[Calm]

52 minutes ago, Rain said:

Her reading only non-fiction doesn't make her a better person than you reading make you a better person over her TV watching.

There is also the issue that there plenty of nonfiction that is more fiction than fiction.