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CAT5 ( member #15843) posted at 9:02 PM on Friday, February 26th, 2010
Hey, a good one is "Staying True" by Jenny Sanford. I thought to myself, whaaat? But she captures the very joy of the best of her marriage and very gently works her way through the awful stuff.
I didn't think I would like it - but I thought it was very good.
Also good - "It Happens All The Time" (or maybe "Every Day") - just something I found on my Kindle list. About a woman whose husband skated on her. Very clear-eyed, simple story of what happened to her. Sort of a journal gone book. I liked that too.
alonearmywife ( member #27408) posted at 5:56 PM on Saturday, February 27th, 2010
cat5- I'm doing the same thing! All the books I should have read in middle/high school. Right now I'm working on War of the Worlds.
BS-me 27
WS-him 27
One amazing 4 year old
D-day 1: Oct 08 OW#1
false R: Oct 08-Jan 30, 2010
D-day 2: Jan 30, 2010 OW#2
I have decided to D... wish me luck!
BrokenRoad ( member #15334) posted at 6:23 PM on Saturday, February 27th, 2010
My Personal Best by John Wooden
{Him}FBH - 51 (WifeHad5){Me} FWW - 52 2 kids: 16 & 21 Reconciled :)*Learning is a gift. Even when pain is your teacher.*
1Forward1Back ( member #11057) posted at 4:51 PM on Sunday, February 28th, 2010
I read Jenny Sanford's book on my recent cruise. I gave it to another lady, who read it and loved it. She gave it to her daughter who is going to pass it on to her friends at home.
I just finished David Balducci's "A Simple Truth." I have a routine; I read a thriller, follow it with a drama. I'm listening to Barbara Delinsky's "The Secret Between Us" on my iPod in the car while driving to and from work.
Me: 62 Yrs. (BS)
Him: 63 Yrs.(FWH- life long sex addict)
-2 ONSs followed by an A-2005/06
-cheated while we were engaged
-seems to stray every 30 years or so
D-Day-June 10, 2006
Working on own recovery. His is his!
Married: 37 yrs. Grown ch
devtutor ( member #21134) posted at 5:19 PM on Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Does SI count? I read that a lot. 
ming56 ( member #19505) posted at 1:10 AM on Monday, March 1st, 2010
Just finished Jane Goodal's REASON FOR HOPE. A very interesting and inspiring book. Have started on her latest one HARVEST FOR HOPE now.
CheshCat ( member #27546) posted at 10:04 AM on Monday, March 1st, 2010
I'm completely out of personal/fun books right now ((basement flood... lost 17 'Med - Lrg' boxes of books, and 10 'book boxes' Sheesh... maybe 1500 books? I managed to save about 20)) Sigh. So I've only got "work" books right now. Which are still great and all... don't get me wrong... but they're not old friends to curl up with. And let's face it, as exciting as work is... deadlines just seem to take the sparkle off of things.
Currently:
Adult
- Illiad (one of the more recent translations)
- The Peloponnesian War : Donald Kagan
- The History of the World ; Issac Asimov
Kids
- Black Ships Before Troy : Rosemary Sutcliff
- The Wanderings of Odysseus ; Rosemary Sutcliff
- Wise Guy : The life & philosophy of Socrates ; MD Usher
- Archimedes & the Door of Science ; Jeanne Bendick
- The Story of Science : Archimedes Leads the Way ; Joy Hakim
- Every applicable book or pub around Ancient Greece by DK, NatGeoSoc, British Museum, etc.
"Another conversation killed awkwardly! Yes! Point to my side." - Chesh's Brother
Moi : BS MH 30mumble
Him : WS Abuse Adultery Addict Six-figure Sociopath = Aaass
... I picked a winner!
DDay - 2006 ad naseam
Divorced! 2013
selkiescot ( member #23777) posted at 4:02 PM on Monday, March 1st, 2010
YA-YA's in Bloom
Wonderful! Rebecca Wells.
The truth shall set you free or reveal the name of the OW!
ME 57
WH 64
DDAYs TOO MANY
daughter 27
You give me gifts! I don't want your gifts I want the truth. That's the greatest gift.
Danu ( member #16811) posted at 4:13 PM on Monday, March 1st, 2010
Been working my way through Diana Gabaldon's Highlander series since just after Yule - I've read them several times, but I bought them all in paperback for myself as a gift!
I'm currently on A Breath of Snow and Ashes. I'll borrow An Echo in the Bone when I'm done this one.
"... your soulmate is the person that pushes your buttons, pisses you off on a regular basis, and makes you face your shit" Madonna
sailaway ( member #23892) posted at 2:15 AM on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
I firmly believe that reading should be fun- life is complicated enough. None of that Oprah book club no happy ending crap! (And I am a teacher who also works part time in a bookstore 
) Just finished "Are you there Vodka, its me Chelsea" he-lare-e-us. Now reading J.D. Robb's new one.
"I have spread my dreams beneath your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." W.B.Yeats
refuz2bavictim ( member #27176) posted at 6:22 PM on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Outliers
I know, I know
I have a propeller twirling around on my beanie cap.
I love that this guy makes connections between seemingly unrelated things....I just freakin love it.
It makes a hell of a lot more sense than the A that put me here!
betterdaysahead ( member #12309) posted at 8:31 PM on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
The best thing about telling the truth is that you don't have to remember what you said. ☯
Nurse73 ( member #15004) posted at 9:55 PM on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Right now I am reading Mercy but Jodi Picoult.
I am a big fan of her books usually but this one A- is trigger city and B- just isnt that good. Im gonna battle though it though- only about 100 pages left.
Then I am going to start Mystic River. After reading Shutter Island I wanted to read another of Denis Lehane's books. I never saw the movie so I picked this one.
Me-BS(33)Him-WS(34) Together 15y Married- 7
DDay/CDay weekend 5/31 thru 6/3/07
In R and now a proud Mama to DD
"I know God will not give me anything I cant handle. I just wish He didnt trust me so much." Mother Teresa
heart_in_a_blend ( member #24191) posted at 10:16 PM on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
devtutor:
You made me smile.
In life, much of what one grieves one never had.
ScribblingMum ( member #20097) posted at 6:35 AM on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
I just ordered Split (memoir on divorce) and a few other Congrats-on-your-divorce/how-to-rebuild-your life books...
Guess I neeed to read some FICTION--lol! My mom gave me The Help...I ought to read that... 
I usually gravitate to non-fiction...and read-the-crap outta whatever I'm going through at the time...hee.
~ScribblingMum~
D-D 1: 12/23/06 - Porn (dd bust him on-line)
D-D 2: 4-25-08 - Massage P.'s(new act. in pretend recov.)
D-D 3:9-9-08 Caught call m. girl
D-Day 4: 6/30/09 -: free MP g.f./prost.
D-Day 5: 1-10-10: new mp prost's.
~DONE!
Hope24 ( member #9344) posted at 10:53 AM on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Outliers
How does this compare to Gladwell's other books? I'm a big Tipping Point, but I thought Blink was just okay.
Split (memoir on divorce)
I thought this was a very good book.
She packed up her potential and all she had learned and headed out to change a few things.
Skye ( member #325) posted at 1:01 PM on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
I highly recommend "Outliers". I also really liked "The Tipping Point," and wasn't crazy about "Blink."
refuz2bavictim ( member #27176) posted at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
I can't compare Outliers to any of his other books as I haven't read them. I do want to pick up What the Dog saw though.
The only other book somewhat similar to this was "The stuff of Thought"...Steve Pinkerton is the author I think (don't have book in front of me and I am horrible at remembering names)
Blink and Tipping Point...what is the topic of those books?
Skye ( member #325) posted at 2:18 PM on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
"The Tipping Point" is pretty much about how small things can lead to big changes. And "Blink" is about making decisions in the blink of an eye rather than thinking deepy before making a decision.
imagoodwitch ( member #23375) posted at 5:48 PM on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Pride Prejudice and Zombies
Ordinary average everyday sane psycho super goddess
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