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Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:51 am Post subject:
the fourth bear by jasper fforde
fantastically funny and smart novel about the evil Gingerbread man escaped from jail on the rampage, the murder of Goldilocks, and other nursery crimes. mystery + literary allusions + puns + comedy + nursery rhymes all into one.
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject:
kenjilina wrote:
blink - malcolm gladwell
it's about the power of thinking without thinking.
i always say it in a bruce lee voice as it reminds me of his line in 'enter the dragon' when he says 'the art of fighting without fighting'.
I am reading Blink also. Thanks kenjilina for reminding me about this book. I saw the author in a TV interview, discussing this book, about a year ago book. I am borrowing it from my local library. I love his "thin slice" theory.
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:44 am Post subject:
I'm suppose to be reading Strangers From A Different Shore by Ronald Takaki for my ICS class. Its rather interesting, but i'm not in the mood to read it right now, even though i'm like 3 chapters behind in that class and i got an essay for that class do in Feb.....forgot the date, but i'll read it Wensday and by then, i'm sure the stuff in the book will be more interesting making it easier to read _________________
I'm suppose to be reading Strangers From A Different Shore by Ronald Takaki for my ICS class. Its rather interesting, but i'm not in the mood to read it right now, even though i'm like 3 chapters behind in that class and i got an essay for that class do in Feb.....forgot the date, but i'll read it Wensday and by then, i'm sure the stuff in the book will be more interesting making it easier to read
The words in a book can never change. What changes is your perspective. It is not possible to think that "the book will be more interesting" by Wednesday, because it will stay the same. Sometimes you just need to start the book and read. Usually, that is all it takes. It will probably change your mood too!
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:59 am Post subject:
uhno wrote:
The words in a book can never change. What changes is your perspective. It is not possible to think that "the book will be more interesting" by Wednesday, because it will stay the same. Sometimes you just need to start the book and read. Usually, that is all it takes. It will probably change your mood too!
Let me know how you like the book!
haha you got a great point.
I've started reading the book but at times it feels a bit repetative plus some of the history in the book i've already learn from history class, so thats the boring part right now. Its a good book honestly. If you don't know much of how Asians were treated when they were in America around the time of the railroads till bout the 1980s or so.....this book might interest you _________________
I've started reading the book but at times it feels a bit repetative plus some of the history in the book i've already learn from history class, so thats the boring part right now. Its a good book honestly. If you don't know much of how Asians were treated when they were in America around the time of the railroads till bout the 1980s or so.....this book might interest you
A history book... hahaha just joking, sometimes, they can be interesting too!
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:12 am Post subject:
Enna wrote:
I am reading Blink also. Thanks kenjilina for reminding me about this book. I saw the author in a TV interview, discussing this book, about a year ago book.
kenjilina wrote:
did he have his freaky hair?
Yeah! OMG you're from the Sixties!*
All kiddiing aside, my guess is that Malcolm Gladwell is of black/white mixed race. Here is his Bio from his blog at gladwell.com:
I'm a writer for the New Yorker magazine, and the author of two books, "The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference" and "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking." I was born in England, and raised in southwestern Ontario in Canada. Now I live in New York City.
My great claim to fame is that I'm from the town where they invented the BlackBerry. My family also believes (with some justification) that we are distantly related to Colin Powell. I invite you to look closely at the photograph above and draw your own conclusions.
Thus the beautiful mane of hair. Very interesting guy.
* James Earl Jones' line to Kevin Costner from the movie Field of Dreams
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hahaha just joking, sometimes, they can be interesting too! 
