Just wondered what the Ks are reading these days?
I'm re-reading GREAT EXPECTATIONS with my seniors - for a number of years they've read it on their own; therefore, I'm rediscovering many of the interesting characters and plot details that had kind of escaped me.
Am also going to start THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE by Stephen Covey. Apparently it's fairly well known, but I was not familiar with it until this summer. And a friend gave me THE VALLEY OF VISION, which is Puritan prayers. It's not heavy reading at all and I have been enjoying it.
And for light reading - READER'S DIGEST!!!!
Let us in on what's on your bookshelf these days.
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Right now I've been reading "My Prison without Walls" by Pete Rose. It's an autobiography written by Rose and it clearly demonstrates his love for baseball, his addition to gambling and the true nature of his character.
I have also started listening to books on tape during my 30 minute commute to and from work. I'm currently listening to "Paths of Glory" by Jeffrey Archer. The book is about a mountaineer who is attempting to climb Mt. Everest in the 1920's and dies in the process.
I recently finished reading a book entitled "Radical - Taking back your faith from the American Dream" by David Platt. At the end of this book, the author issues several challenges to the reader, one being to read the entire bible in a year. I've taken the challenge and have been reading 4 chapters of the Bible a day (2 old testament, 1 gospel, 1 new testament).
Also, our Pastor issued a challenge two weeks ago in church called P90X. He challenged our church to read a Proverb a day for 90 days, so I've been doing that too. EDK
I read a several books on vacation this Summer my favorite being You Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe. I'm always reading Woodenboat Magazine and related books. I recently re-read Huckleberry Finn and really enjoyed it. Seems like I read a lot of elementary / middle school math and social studies text books these days also ;-)
Besides reading a textbook and Freakonomics for class, I recently read Same Kind of Different As Me. It's a very moving book about a very wealthy man befriending a homeless man and the impact on both. It's a life changer.
I have SuperFreakonomics downloaded to my Kindle and that's my next "Want to Read" book as a followup to Freakonomics.
Also, a daily dose of the Grand Rapids Press is a staple of my reading diet.
Oops, I almost forgot, for work we read StrengthsFinder 2.0 to look at each work team member's five top strenghts based on the 32 in the book. Each of us had to take on on-line test to get the five. It was an interesting exercise as we guessed what each person's five would be and then looked at what they were. Interestingly I guessed more of everyone else's strengths than my own.
I just finished reading When The Boys Ran The House, youth fiction book that one of my kids is doing a book report on. Just started re-reading House of God by Samuel Shem. It's fiction, about a resident doing his medical training. After my summer of reading Jane Austen novels I'm ready for some lighter reading.
I haven't had much time for reading this summer. I carry a book in my work bag for downtime...of which there hasn't been much lately. Currently,it is "First, Do No Harm," an interesting outline in novel form, but contains true stories of ethical decisions in the medical world. It's quick, interesting reading. I did some reading in different books while writing a very basic beginner's Bible Study for a friend. Also worked on a large editing project that I am finishing up with, and am ready to take on another large proofreading project. Pleasure reading? Maybe later this winter!
I'm been reading some biographies - "Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret" and one of George Mueller. They were men of faith and action. George Mueller ultimately cared for over 10,000 orphans in England and later in life began speaking around the world - until he was 88! Hudson Taylor opened inland China to the Gospel. It was fascinating to be in China last week and to think of how it was in the mid to late 1800s when he was there.
Judy - didn't know you do editing and proofreading! Is this a side business?
Been dabbling in proofing and editing for years. Would like to do more, actually. Get better and faster if I keep at it, so I don't have to remind myself of some of the silly rules. I try my best!
There are a series of 5 books, Chronicles of the Kings, by Lynn Austin, that Tim and I have really enjoyed. They're historical novels about the kings Ahaz, Hezekiah, and Menassah.
I've also recently been reading Mormonism for Dummies. A real eye-opener.
Cathy
Wow, you have all given me some good reading ideas. Too bad I have no time. Maybe sometime soon--
I just finished "Until we reach home" by Lynn Austin. It is a novel about 3 single girls who come to America from Sweden in 1897. I also read several books by Beverly Lewis about the Amish.
Keith is on his 4th book on the history of World War II by Winston Churchill. He has 2 more volumes to go.
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