A bump for books.

Currently...

The novelizations of the first three Indiana Jones movies, to prepare me for the new movie.

The latest Star Trek: Titan book. (Star Trek: Titan is a book-only spin off that follows Will Riker now that he's left the Enterprise and is a captain.)

A book about the current status of North America's Aboriginal Peoples and how they could save Canada's economic future. (That's a jumbled sentence...)

Over the summer...

Some Star Trek.

Some non-Star Trek science fiction.

Some general fiction / thrillers.

Some non-fiction.

Etc.

*The Squirrel sounds the geek alert. Pinga should be along soon.

Hmm..
On my bedside, waiting to be read:
David Bosch, Transforming Mission
Robert Gnuse, The Old Testament and Process Theology
Bruce Sanguin, The emerging church
Brian McLaren, Finding our way again - the return of the ancient practices
Reggie McNeal, Revolution in Leadership - training apostles for tomorrow's church
Michael Frost, The Shaping of things to come.

Yes, I know, theology geek alert. I'll read fiction on my vacation in August.

** Pinga wanders by the cafe, hears someone talking about books..and quickly joins in ....

I have way too many books to read. I should NOT be buying them.
but....who can't avoid those lovely piles of books just waiting to be browsed, or the kind soul who shares how fabulous book xyz is....at conference..

I am reading diane butler-bass's book...christianity for the rest of us..

I'm home on sick leave and reading stuff I don't have to get my mind around too much -- mystery novels are the main genre, from the 2nd hand book store downtown.

Any favourite mystery writers (Not gory or psychological thrillers)?

mo5 -> Laurie R. King is my absolute favourite. If you read her books, especially the series re Mary Russell or the series with Kate Martinelli....make sure you start with the first one. After that, not as important to read in order.

Highly recommend any of them..

I went to the used book store last weekend and used up my $165 credit from trading in books. Came home with about 35 books, give or take. And I could have come home with a great many more - I had to control myself and limit my selections to the authors and titles I wanted the most. I can't wait to get started into them :-)

*getting giddy over books*

Thanks, pinga!

Well, I was so excited when the new Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian movie came out. So I decided to re-read this book. I enjoyed it so much, I have decided to re-read all the books in the Narnia series.

It is so interesting reading the books as an adult. I find I appreciate them even more than I did reading them the first time as a child.

MO5 -- have you ever read any of the Brother Cadfael mysteries by Ellis Peters? You might enjoy them. He's a medieval monk/sleuth. If you like a bit of history thrown in with your mystery, these are great (and not too gory - I'm the same way).
I banned myself from the library until I pay them the $10 overdue fees. Been avoiding it for too long.
I seem to be off fiction for the time being -- I like books exploring cultural origins of common stuff, like "Much Depends on Dinner" -- Margaret Vissier, I believe, is the author.

I love the Caedfel mysteries, too. I also love the tv shows with Derek Jacobi; he's so amazing.

My absolutely favourite mysteries are the Anne Perry series. Has anyone read those?

Just finished reading "A New Earth" and have started his earlier book "The Power of Now"

Hope to get some books to read at our Conference Educational Event this weekend.

I just finnished reading "House" by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. I also just read "Black" by Ted Dekker. Now I need to get "Red" and "White", the other two books in the Trilogy.

Ted Dekker rocks!!!

Just finished "If you want to walk on water you have to get out of the boat.'

Reading: It all goes back into the box right now.

Both books are by John Ortberg

I also like Max Lucado and for fiction the left behind series.

Happy reading everyone.

I'm currently reading Gretta Vosper's "With or Without God" and Robert Jordan's "The Eye of the World" (The first of his uber-nerdy fantasy cycle The Wheel of Time). This summer I plan to read "White Noise" by DeLillo, "The Plot Against America" by Phillip Roth, "The Black Company" by Glen Cook, "The Practicing Congregation" by Diana Butler Bass, and there's a Pannenberg book about revelation (not the book of the Bible) that I would like to read from my church's library.

"Robert Jordan's "The Eye of the World" (The first of his uber-nerdy fantasy cycle The Wheel of Time)."

Oh no Nighthawk, do you know what you're getting yourself into. I've read all the books in the cycle, just to realize that Robert Jordan died before finishing the last book!! So now I'll never know what happens.

Right now I"m reading Jacquline Carey's Kushiel books. Fantasy sprinkled with politics and plenty of "ahem" ... sex. Very fun.

Mostly read fantasy or sci-fi. We're on the road this summer, and I don't want to be carrying a lot around, so it will mostly be whatever I pick up at used book stores along the way.

I found the Ellis Peters "Brother Cadfael" mysteries a mixed bag- it was an interesting medieval murder mystery, but the religious views of Cadfael are very 20th Century. The PBS shows downplay Cadfael's unorthodox religious views.

Just finished Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express." And I'm trying to get through Paradise Lost.

Ah Mysteries .... I also like Laurie King - as well as Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Faye Kellerman, Jonathon Kellermen, Ellen Hart .... to name a few .....

Anyone reading any interesting non-fiction right now?

I'm reading a newly discovered author (to me) Gail Bowen. I love that she is a Saskatchewan writer who sets her novels in Saskatchewan. I'm currently finishing the first of four books I checked out of the library.

Also on my nightstand - Lucky by Alice Sebold, her memoir of how her life changed after being raped and beaten.

Kenzie, I think you and I read a lot of the same books. The Kushiel series is on my "to-read" list from the library ...

Have you read any of J.R. Ward's books? I love her Lover series - I really like how she structured her "world" and "society" and how they interact with the outside world. I find her development and evolution of the different characters quite engrossing.

Maye, Gail Bowen should have been on my list above. I have read and enjoyed all of her mysteries. (I have also read Alice Sebold).

Thanks Punkins. I haven't read Ward, but I'll keep an eye out. Always looking for new books to read. I go through them at an amazing rate and am always running out.

I'm reading "Here I Stand", right now - Bishop Spong's biography. It's got some interesting anecdotes in it. I love how blunt he is about how most theology students develop amnesia when they leave the seminary and go out to the congregations and pick up the no think religion mantle and dress themselves up in it. He does not beat these people up with the word liar or hypocrite. I do believe that he likely has philosophied that such, the majority of MDiv's etc. who force themselves to eat the styrofoam of conservatism are in hell, already,

But, I don find that Spong, like all men of his generation has an appalling lack of understanding of women and feminism and that even in his psychoanalytic approach he is blindly mysogenist.

It's iteresting, for such that like to ponder such.

BOOKS ARE LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANKS NAMASTE, great topic

I spelled misogynist incorrectly, once again. sigh

I am rereading the Dragons of Pern series by Anne MacCaffery.
There are about 10 or 15 books in the series, maybe more, and I own them, and every so often, after way too much heavy reading, I grab them out again and immerse myself in their world. I have 4 more to read and I'll be good for another 3 or 4 years. :)

Hi Namaste...my reading gets put on hold in the spring except for garden and dog training books. Could you let me know if A New Earth is worth the purchase?

I think you might enjoy revlovejoy's book...Evoking Change. I'm enjoying it, but had to put it on the shelf to get spring chores done...I'll pick it up again, along with a purchase I made at Mike P's suggestion...The Pari Dialogues.

Will Durrant and Bryce Courtney each of new books out for my fiction jag in August...yum.

Nighthawk: When you finish reading With or Without God by Gretta Vosper, I hope you will share more of your thoughts on the Readers' Group threads.

Hi Penny,

I would definitely recommend "A New Earth". It's an easy read and very thought provoking.

I've read lovejoy's book...several times.

Thanks Namaste...I'll add it to my summer reading...

I just read "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom in one sitting! Without a doubt the best book I have ever read!!!

Kenzie: "I go through them at an amazing rate and am always running out."

I swear, kindred book souls!! LOL!

Finished Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and now on to the second book in the set called "dragonfly in amber" ,...this set is soooo good!! I read so much, and i recommend these ones ...there are currently 7 books in the set, with another due out this year!

Cynthia

Cynthia - The Outlander series is one of my favourites! I've read them twice now, and can't wait for the new book.

I also liked "Lord John and the Private Matter" by the same author.

Just finished reading "The Black Order" by James Rollins. He also wrote "Map of Bones" which I read a couple of months ago.

Really enjoyed this book. It delves into the area of quantum physics, with a plot of linking quantum physics to a lot of the secretive research done by the Nazis during WWII. I normally don't care for novels revolving around WWII and Nazis, but this one I did like. I think it's because of the significant emphasis on the quantum physics, which Rollins researched extensively and based all of his ideas on actual research & existing facts about quantum physics. I'm kind of a science geek at times :)