[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 written in

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

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

[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 tim...@bitstream.net 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

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

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 visio...@gmail.com wrote: The Iliad of Homer, translated by Robert Fagels On Feb 11, 6:50 am, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote: The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain

[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 joelmatth...@mac.com wrote: Lovely!  A wonderful translation.  He speaks with a truly modern voice yet loses nothing. On Feb 11, 8:31 pm, Ron MH

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 visio...@gmail.com wrote: It's absolutely lyrical. This is my

[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 his

[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 email

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

2010-02-10 Thread Brian Hanson
Anathem - Neal Stephenson Brian Seattle (of course...) On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Brad Gantt brdg...@gmail.com 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