tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post8997783737277450948..comments2023-10-22T08:02:50.649-04:00Comments on MI Ave: BOOKS: Januarys Book PileRachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-29288783899060451642014-02-13T11:16:13.156-05:002014-02-13T11:16:13.156-05:00I was the same last year, but once you get back in...I was the same last year, but once you get back into the routine of setting the time aside, or you get into a really good book that you can't put down it works out okay.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-6872428505710004272014-02-13T11:15:11.522-05:002014-02-13T11:15:11.522-05:00I use to commute 2 hours each day for work so that...I use to commute 2 hours each day for work so that's when I was eating books by the bucket load! Now I try and make sure to spare that hour a day to catch up with a good book!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-75605147031616812622014-02-13T11:14:31.265-05:002014-02-13T11:14:31.265-05:00February is turning out to be a slower month for r...February is turning out to be a slower month for reading! Haha, what helped me was to set that 30 mins, hour aside every day - or at least try too!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-6928620440611221632014-02-13T11:13:53.009-05:002014-02-13T11:13:53.009-05:00Yeah - I actually went off her a little bit at the...Yeah - I actually went off her a little bit at the end, she talks about how she needed space from her family because of how much they needed her, yet the first 3/4 of the book it was always her saying her career came first. The last quarter left a lot of unanswered questions. Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-64238755312128562902014-02-13T11:12:47.103-05:002014-02-13T11:12:47.103-05:00There's actually a revised and updated edition...There's actually a revised and updated edition of Bacall's biography published in 2005 called By Myself and Then Some.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128754833604987577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-66868434437483643072014-02-11T17:42:30.079-05:002014-02-11T17:42:30.079-05:00The supercontinent book sounds pretty interesting....The supercontinent book sounds pretty interesting. I really need to get back into reading more. I used to love it and I still do, I just have to find the time... I'm getting there. ~ Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442431798716355494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-90008864933691323892014-02-11T04:56:54.594-05:002014-02-11T04:56:54.594-05:00I am trying to read more this year too. I use to d...I am trying to read more this year too. I use to devour books but since fulltime work I have got quite slack. I love crime novels so will add Last diner standing to my listthegirlhassparkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691711551857815741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-2950640827071635752014-02-11T02:44:53.189-05:002014-02-11T02:44:53.189-05:00Wow, you've read lots. I used to read tonnes o...Wow, you've read lots. I used to read tonnes of books every month but now I'm lucky to read one or two. Everything else just gets in the way. I'm trying to read even just a few more than I did last year so I'm making sure to read even just a chapter at night before going to sleep.<br /><br />Debi xDebihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079533119578237888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-84108432296880417932014-02-11T00:56:43.681-05:002014-02-11T00:56:43.681-05:00I loved Lauren Bacall's onscreen performances,...I loved Lauren Bacall's onscreen performances, and I'd love to read her autobiography. What a shame that the last part of the book is a drag---I hate it when I'm racing through something only to be disappointed with how it wraps up.<br /><br />Brittney<br /><br /><a href="http://www.anotherbeautifulthing.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Another Beautiful Thing </a>Brittneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288584292404673164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-55548923278080519952014-02-10T21:06:31.259-05:002014-02-10T21:06:31.259-05:00I would hate to think what my book list looks like...I would hate to think what my book list looks like. I really need to set aside an hour each night to start reading again or something like that.<br />As a product of the Cold War, I can relate to the Atomic Bomb book but as a product of the later Cold War, I can realize the futility of it.Mikoyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-445613091768679612014-02-10T18:28:01.298-05:002014-02-10T18:28:01.298-05:00Supercontinent (fellow geographer here!) and how t...Supercontinent (fellow geographer here!) and how to survive an atomic bomb look great. I find things like the latter really interesting and as you say, hindsight makes them even more interesting to read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05632527317594814127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096314476893239291.post-35360834038378114612014-02-10T11:46:06.547-05:002014-02-10T11:46:06.547-05:00Your pile of books is great! I might just add Laur...Your pile of books is great! I might just add Lauren Bacall's biography to my to-read list. I made a post on my blog with the books I read in January. This year is a great one for reading for me too!<br />Andreea | <a href="http://catsfika.blogspot.ro/" rel="nofollow">http://catsfika.blogspot.ro/</a><br /><br />Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781959248553850723noreply@blogger.com