#405376 - 10/19/1004:28 PMRe: What book are you reading?
[Re: Lisa Shea]
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I am currently in the middle of rereading the "Greek Lyric Poets" Translated by M.L. West and a couple of books by Tariq Ramadan.
Next week I plan to reread Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States." He just recently passed away and I wish to reinvent my faith in him. His legacy lives on on many people like Matt Damon, Tariq Ali, and others.
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I am reading "The Vertical Farm" and "Marketing in the Moment." The former is about sustainable agriculture and the latter is about using Web 3.0 ideas from a marketing standpoint.
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Anyone heard anything about the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series??? Thinking about making that my next series after I finish The Vampire Chronicles - which were really good btw.
One of my co workers read them and recommended them for me to read, I trust her judgement just havent gotten to them yet
#405411 - 10/20/1008:30 AMRe: What book are you reading?
[Re: Cetan]
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I haven't read for pleasure in it seems like eons because I'm so busy with the websites. I'm also taking courses towards my bachelor's degree now, so I have a lot of reading every week of course material. I'm taking 4 classes at a time (a full load) so the reading is fairly substantial.
So right now I'm reading about finance, sociology, English thesis writing, and how science, technology, and cultures affect each other.
#405441 - 10/20/1008:16 PMRe: What book are you reading?
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After I graduated I found myself yearning to get back to learn new things - so I started studying for the Certified Public Accounting license. Finished that a couple of years ago and am now planning to study for the Certified Internal Auditor exam and the Certified Fraud Examiner exam - love learning new things and I figure if I'm up for studying why not work towards another certification!! When I was studying for my CPA I don't think I got in any time for reading for pleasure because every chance I got, I was re-reading my study books!!
Good for you for going back to school!!
Science, technology and cultures affecting each other sounds really interesting!
#405472 - 10/21/1007:35 AMRe: What book are you reading?
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MW1 - That is great about the exams you are going for! I strongly feel we should all keep learning and growing, and you are an awesome role model!
I dropped out of college to get married and have a son, and while I did very well without a degree, I always regretted the missing out on learning. When this leadership degree became available through Northeastern, and the courses seemed *perfect* for helping me become a better mentor and "life coach" to my BellaOnline editors, I took a deep breath and signed up.
I was already *swamped* with work so now I am even more swamped, but now that I've been doing it for a few months I am finally gaining a bit of sanity and finding spare moments to do things like post in these forums!
#405486 - 10/21/1001:35 PMRe: What book are you reading?
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Jilly look up some of the stuff that they have done in Cuba. I hear that every rooftop has it's own organic garden and they use no fertilizers whatsoever. I cannot remember the name of the documentary I watched but I downloaded it from onebigtorrent.org of course you will need a torrent app.
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#405527 - 10/22/1004:59 AMRe: What book are you reading?
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My latest reading was "States of Knowledge" which is subtitled "the co-production of science and social order" It's my science-technology-culture reading material, full of essays.
The latest essay was very interesting and was about how muscular dystrophy patients in France had to create their own science - because no doctors would work with them. Then together they created their own results and studies, which then doctors then worked with.
#405582 - 10/23/1010:59 PMRe: What book are you reading?
[Re: Cetan]
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Originally Posted By: MW1
Anyone heard anything about the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series???...
Originally Posted By: Cetan
One of my co workers read them and recommended them for me to read, I trust her judgement just havent gotten to them yet
Hi Cetan I was thinking of those books, but have read very mixed reviews, so you will have to let us know your verdict, if / when you get around to reading them
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