[RBW] Re: What are you reading (was reading chairs)?

2010-02-12 Thread Patrick in VT
in the last month . .. "the financial lives of the poets" - Jess Walter (one of the best young american writers going) "the believers" - zoe heller. fantastic. "nine stories" - salinger, about my 20th re-read at this point. "a perfect day for bananafish" is one the best short stories ever writ

[RBW] Re: What are you reading (was reading chairs)?

2010-02-11 Thread Beth H
Recently finished "The Rebbe's Army" by Sue Fishkoff. All about the Chabad (super-orthodox Jewish movement) and its worldwide corps of young married couples who set up outposts to reach unaffiliated Jews. A fascinating read about the pull one man can have upon for thousands of people, even after hi

Re: [RBW] Re: What are you reading (was reading chairs)?

2010-02-11 Thread Bill Gibson
Currently reading Dr. Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe. Finished Bicycle Diaries last week, by David Byrne. I recently heard about a novel based on the life of Cicero, which sounds interesting. On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Ron MH wrote: > It's absolutely lyrical. This is my second reading in 1

[RBW] Re: What are you reading (was reading chairs)?

2010-02-11 Thread Ron MH
It's absolutely lyrical. This is my second reading in 10 years. I love this stuff. The Odyssey is next. On Feb 11, 6:45 pm, JoelMatthews wrote: > Lovely!  A wonderful translation.  He speaks with a truly modern voice > yet loses nothing. > > On Feb 11, 8:31 pm, Ron MH wrote: > > > > > The Iliad

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2010-02-11 Thread JoelMatthews
Lovely! A wonderful translation. He speaks with a truly modern voice yet loses nothing. On Feb 11, 8:31 pm, Ron MH wrote: > The Iliad of Homer, translated by Robert Fagels > > On Feb 11, 6:50 am, Tim McNamara wrote: > > > > > The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain (tr. by Red Pine) > > > Biograp

[RBW] Re: What are you reading (was reading chairs)?

2010-02-11 Thread Ron MH
The Iliad of Homer, translated by Robert Fagels On Feb 11, 6:50 am, Tim McNamara wrote: > The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain (tr. by Red Pine) > > Biographies of Ted Greene and Lenny Breau. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group.

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2010-02-11 Thread Tim McNamara
The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain (tr. by Red Pine) Biographies of Ted Greene and Lenny Breau. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from th

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2010-02-10 Thread Brian Hanson
Anathem - Neal Stephenson Brian Seattle (of course...) On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Brad Gantt wrote: > The Lost City of Z- David Grann > > Yoga for a World Out of Balance- Michael Stone > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch"

[RBW] Re: What are you reading (was reading chairs)?

2010-02-10 Thread Brad Gantt
The Lost City of Z- David Grann Yoga for a World Out of Balance- Michael Stone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send emai