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hopelessfool -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 7:19:13 PM)

 Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer ^_^ ^_^ ^_^;; Totally worth a midnight party...



pissdoll -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 7:36:55 PM)

i am a few chapters into
"The Black Hole War- My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics"
by Leonard Susskind from Stanford.

The blurb:

"What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did-and in doing so put at risk everything we know about physics and the fundamental laws of the universe. Most scientists didn't recognize the import of Hawking's claims, but Leonard Susskind and Gerard t'Hooft realized the threat, and responded with a counterattack that changed the course of physics. THE BLACK HOLE WAR is the thrilling story of their united effort to reconcile Hawking's revolutionary theories of black holes with their own sense of reality-effort that would eventually result in Hawking admitting he was wrong, paying up, and Susskind and t'Hooft realizing that our world is a hologram projected from the outer boundaries of space.
A brilliant book about modern physics, quantum mechanics, the fate of stars and the deep mysteries of black holes, Leonard Susskind's account of the Black Hole War is mind-bending and exhilarating reading."


So far it's one of the best books i have read in a long time. i guess that officially makes me a nerd.



Lordandmaster -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 7:40:49 PM)

I'm currently reading the Collarme forums.



NumberSix -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 7:47:56 PM)

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Pissdoll: (quoting the jacket probably)
What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did-and in doing so put at risk everything we know about physics and the fundamental laws of the universe.


I think that is yellow-journalism, I think he mis-stated severely but did not fundamentally dismiss Newton's matter is neither created nor destroyed sorta thingie.

While he has indeed reversed himself regarding the availability of that matter, it seems that it is just a sqabble over timeline.

Dr. DOS



Thadius -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 7:50:15 PM)

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ORIGINAL: pissdoll

i am a few chapters into
"The Black Hole War- My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics"
by Leonard Susskind from Stanford.

The blurb:

"What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did-and in doing so put at risk everything we know about physics and the fundamental laws of the universe. Most scientists didn't recognize the import of Hawking's claims, but Leonard Susskind and Gerard t'Hooft realized the threat, and responded with a counterattack that changed the course of physics. THE BLACK HOLE WAR is the thrilling story of their united effort to reconcile Hawking's revolutionary theories of black holes with their own sense of reality-effort that would eventually result in Hawking admitting he was wrong, paying up, and Susskind and t'Hooft realizing that our world is a hologram projected from the outer boundaries of space.
A brilliant book about modern physics, quantum mechanics, the fate of stars and the deep mysteries of black holes, Leonard Susskind's account of the Black Hole War is mind-bending and exhilarating reading."


So far it's one of the best books i have read in a long time. i guess that officially makes me a nerd.


There are a couple of more great books on the Hawking's paradox, and Discovery or History channel did a great documentary on both sides of the issue.  Enjoy the book...



Jeffff -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 7:54:45 PM)

Hawking's theory also states that black holes actually emit matter in the form of sub-atomic particles

Dick Feynman



KatyLied -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 7:56:24 PM)

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I'm currently reading the Collarme forums.


Light reading for sure.  But of high entertainment value.



raveonette -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 7:58:08 PM)

wulfgarw- I LOVE the Dresden Files series, they're just a lot of fun.

Wow, two people went for the "forums" answer, I was wondering how long that would take! :P Clever people...

I got my first books fro mAmazon Prime so I'm reading those now, "The Good Theif" by Hannah Tinti which is kind of a Dickens-like adventure (it's aces so far), and "Evernight" by Claudia Gray which is apparently a YA paranomral novel.



NumberSix -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 7:59:26 PM)

What sort of goods are you folks hawking out here?

Richard Feynmann



KatyLied -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 8:00:15 PM)

I'm still trying to get through Love in the Time of Cholera.  It's having to compete with the first 2 seasons of Dexter that I've borrowed from a friend.  



pissdoll -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 8:02:18 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Thadius


There are a couple of more great books on the Hawking's paradox, and Discovery or History channel did a great documentary on both sides of the issue. 



Thadius,

i am pretty sure it was Discovery Channel, if the program you are referring to was a few years ago.

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ORIGINAL: Thadius

Enjoy the book...


Thank You!

d



coupleowl -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 8:03:38 PM)

I just finished Vampire The Masquerade Guide to the Camarilla. I'll be starting The Storyteller's companion, or Guide, which ever gets here first.

Might I recomend for anybody who hasn't read them, The Vampire books written by Anne Rice.



slaveluci -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 8:09:31 PM)

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ORIGINAL: seababy
Just started
The Lucifer Effect by Phillip Zimbardo (The guy who ran the Stanford Prison Experiment)

Fascinating book, indeed.  It is absolutely scary how quickly "normal" people can turn cruel and sadistic when given one tiny shred of power.
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Next on the list.
Gift of Fear
Gavin de Becker
(I think Oprah recommended it but I'm still going to read it anyway.)

[:)] Please do.  As Sirsholly said, you'll love it.  I own it and have read it several times over.  There's so much in it that just really hits home.  It should be common sense but I'd never really thought much about intuition or needing to trust in my own so much until deBecker brought it on home for me in this book.  One of my all time favorites for sure.

I just finished "Master of the Delta" by Thomas H. Cook.  I am not a huge fiction fan but I loved this book.  No skimming here!  I highly recommend it.  A delicious morsel for me.  Here's a link:

http://www.amazon.com/Master-Delta-Thomas-H-Cook/dp/0151012547/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217732620&sr=1-1

Also currently reading "What Would Kinky Do?  How To Unscrew A Screwed-Up World" by Kinky Friedman (one of my personal heroes[8D]).  Here's the link for it:

http://www.amazon.com/What-Would-Kinky-Do-Screwed-Up/dp/0312331592/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217732876&sr=1-1

And lastly......just started "Skin Deep" by Gary Braver.  Looks like a tasty suspense novel though I'm not in far enough to tell and have never read the author before.  Just looked good on the library shelf[8D].  We'll see................luci




BrokenSaint -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 8:21:07 PM)

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ORIGINAL: wulfgarw

Currently working on Jim Butcher's Dresden series, and next up is The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.

You are fucking awesome. <3 both of those.



proudsub -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 9:27:54 PM)

Currently i'm reading a JA Jance book.  I have been reading her and James Patterson all summer and am almost done with all of their novels.[:)]



cloudboy -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 10:09:04 PM)


I'm reading:

THIS LAND IS THEIR LAND

and I just finished INTERPRETER OF MALADIES



L8bloomer -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 10:29:18 PM)

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ORIGINAL: faerytattoodgirl

am currently reading this thread. [8|]


*L*

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ORIGINAL: hisannabelle

currently i'm rereading the wheel of time series by robert jordan (may the last embrace of the mother welcome him home). ...


I started reading his series a few years ago and then decided to wait until the series was finished. I was so saddened to hear of his death! But I look forward to reading his series again, once the final book is released.

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ORIGINAL: MadRabbit

Finally got around to "The Prince" by Machiavelli


I commend you. I bought it, started to read it and was so put off by boredom I quit.

For me, leisurely reading is (mostly) about entertainment! And to that end, I confess to enjoying historical romances. *grins*  I am currently reading It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn.  But I also love fantasy too. I'm awaiting the paperback release of Confessor by Terry Goodkind. I'm also reading the Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey. Kushiel's Mercy was just released in hard cover, so I'm going to have to wait a while on the paperback. *sighs* Another series I'm reading is the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. I first read her highlander series which was mainly romance but with a fantasy twist. There is basically a mixing of time in them. The main female character is from modern times and the male is from the past, or has lived long enough to be in the present. But they always travel back in time and there is always an element of magic. The Fever series was touted as a non-romance. So I didn't think I would be interested. But I bought the first book, in paperback, for a visit back home. Oooo, so tasty! When I returned to Maui, I discovered the hardcover for the second book in the series was out, so I splurged and bought it. I devoured that one too! The protagonist of the series is rather annoying, but the whole story is very intriguing. It involves faeries, vampires, magic, ghoulish creatures, mystery and sexual tension. It's very yummy! There are 5 books slated for the series and the third hardcover comes out next month. I have to control myself and not buy it. I swear I go through something I imagine to be somewhat close to withdrawal when I got to the end of  these books! I may have to wait until the whole series is done before I read the rest. And that will be years. *sighs* I am going to try to avoid any other series because they make me crazy!

Sitting on my bookshelf awaiting to be read next: The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore by Deepak Chopra.





DiurnalVampire -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 10:29:46 PM)

Currently, HP Lovecraft



seababy -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 10:37:29 PM)

On books, I am trying to make room in my tiny apartment.
I have stacked a heap of books to take to the second hand book shop all great condition.
How Many? 240
Once they are gone that will leave me with just my favourites and my very tiny pile of unreads.
(a delicious pile of unread books, one of life's true pleasures.)



Alumbrado -> RE: So, what's everyone currently reading? (8/2/2008 11:26:16 PM)

Just got Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. Looks like fun.



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