KiraMPD Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Reading Mindhunter and Journey into Darkness by John E Douglas again cuz I just finished watching the Netflix series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I've just finished reading this. I'm planning on a home birth, therefore the availability of pain medication will be limited. This book is hilariously hippyish. The author was a midwife at a time when the profession had been officially phased out in the U.S.A. She started a commune in the early 1970s Tennessee for women who either desired a natural childbirth, couldn't afford a hospital birth or didn't want a termination, but didn't feel ready to be parents. It has an overwhelmingly positive message, that the female body is capable of anything, it's a case of mind over matter. I'm not scared of labour anymore. It might hurt, but it doesn't have to. I'd wholeheartedly recommend it for anyone else needing encouragement for childbirth. Like all self-help books, it's a case of pick n mix what you need from it, and ignore the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Gracii Guns said: I've just finished reading this. I'm planning on a home birth, therefore the availability of pain medication will be limited. This book is hilariously hippyish. The author was a midwife at a time when the profession had been officially phased out in the U.S.A. She started a commune in the early 1970s Tennessee for women who either desired a natural childbirth, couldn't afford a hospital birth or didn't want a termination, but didn't feel ready to be parents. It has an overwhelmingly positive message, that the female body is capable of anything, it's a case of mind over matter. I'm not scared of labour anymore. It might hurt, but it doesn't have to. I'd wholeheartedly recommend it for anyone else needing encouragement for childbirth. Like all self-help books, it's a case of pick n mix what you need from it, and ignore the rest. A friend of mine went to The Farm to study under Ina May Gaskin and loved it. She practice's now. I ended up reading a few of her books. Im guessing this release didnt include her famously folksy/edgie language for parts of female anatomy? The Farms origin is a bit more organic. They were in a caravan following Stephen Gaskin's work. When they settled in Tennessee the babies just started coming! Thats how she started this journey, incredibly. And a sympathetic MD illegally brought them a big stack of blank birth certificates. Stephen mounted a campaign for the Presidency of the USA, they all engaged in a mass marriage to all of each other - its all quite the tale! I also read Stephen Gaskins An Outlaw In My Heart. He's not as engaging of a writer, but its fun if one is curious about the figures of the hippie movement. Its mainly about his campaign iirc. Anyways, I note you mentioned elsewhere its your due date! Yay!!!!! Edited December 20, 2017 by soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISSY Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) Gwendy's Button Box, my Christmas read Edited December 20, 2017 by CHRISSY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wondering where's izzy? Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Just read this. The book Goodfellas was based on. Wiseguy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 23 minutes ago, soon said: A friend of mine went to The Farm to study under Ina May Gaskin and loved it. She practice's now. I ended up reading a few of her books. Im guessing this release didnt include her famously folksy/edgie language for parts of female anatomy? The Farms origin is a bit more organic. They were in a caravan following Stephen Gaskin's work. When they settled in Tennessee the babies just started coming! Thats how she started this journey, incredibly. And a sympathetic MD illegally brought them a big stack of blank birth certificates. Stephen mounted a campaign for the Presidency of the USA, they all engaged in a mass marriage to all of each other - its all quite the tale! I also read Stephen Gaskins An Outlaw In My Heart. He's not as engaging of a writer, but its fun if one is curious about the figures of the hippie movement. Its mainly about his campaign iirc. Anyways, I note you mentioned elsewhere its your due date! Yay!!!!! That's fascinating- thanks for sharing @soon. Had no idea that The Farm started in that way! Erm, she refers to the vagina as the "yoni" which was new to me. But everyone has a different word for it. The book combines useful medical info, with the stories from the women who have used The Farm. It seems kind of silly when they begin "we started camping at The Farm…" like camping is a totally normal thing for a heavily pregnant woman to do. And the names for the babies such as Appleseed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, Gracii Guns said: That's fascinating- thanks for sharing @soon. Had no idea that The Farm started in that way! Erm, she refers to the vagina as the "yoni" which was new to me. But everyone has a different word for it. The book combines useful medical info, with the stories from the women who have used The Farm. It seems kind of silly when they begin "we started camping at The Farm…" like camping is a totally normal thing for a heavily pregnant woman to do. And the names for the babies such as Appleseed. Yeah, yoni is fairly tame for her, haha! Sounds like a really good and important book. Glad you had the chance to read it during your pregnancy! And, no, dont go camping - deliver at home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triad Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) I have a long daily commute, so I listen much more than read. According to Wikipedia,"Jay Clayton calls Stephenson’s book the 'ultimate geek novel' and ... io9 included the book on its list of '10 Science Fiction Novels You Pretend to Have Read'." 34 CDs. Edited December 21, 2017 by triad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Gonna attempt a re-read of The Technological Society by Jaques Ellul. I've read it before but will have to see if I currently have the stamina. Ellul once sent my family a postcard for Christmas! That mixed with having just watched Unabomber on Netflix inspired me. Might get back into all his works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Rose Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Well, i'm going to look ridiculous amongst all you intelligent peoples, but this is what I'm reading! I read a harlequin romance Christmas story every Christmas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 On 23.12.2017 at 6:02 PM, soon said: Gonna attempt a re-read of The Technological Society by Jaques Ellul. I've read it before but will have to see if I currently have the stamina. Ellul once sent my family a postcard for Christmas! That mixed with having just watched Unabomber on Netflix inspired me. Might get back into all his works. How does your family know Ellul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: How does your family know Ellul? My Dad had some brief professional correspondence with him and the family all happened to meet him in passing. So it was a neat surprise that he remembered us in his Christmas card list. Sadly I dont recall meeting him but I do recall when we received the post card though. I was very young. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson87 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I got a book called GN'R FAQ for my birthday on Friday. It's filled with stuff like the story behind every song, GNR influenced bands, every tour, the story about every band member. It's a pretty great read. It's pretty much up to date too. It goes from the formation of the band all the way up to the first NA leg of the NITL tour Other than that, I got a book from my step sister that I'm gonna check out here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On December 23, 2017 at 1:31 PM, Whiskey Rose said: Well, i'm going to look ridiculous amongst all you intelligent peoples, but this is what I'm reading! I read a harlequin romance Christmas story every Christmas I always took you for a very intelligent person, but I guess I'll have to take your word for it! I can see the joy in a nice tradition like this. Did she shag the lawman? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Gibson_Guy87 said: I got a book called GN'R FAQ for my birthday on Friday. It's filled with stuff like the story behind every song, GNR influenced bands, every tour, the story about every band member. It's a pretty great read. It's pretty much up to date too. It goes from the formation of the band all the way up to the first NA leg of the NITL tour Other than that, I got a book from my step sister that I'm gonna check out here Happy birthday. I haven't got that book so i'll have to get it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 James Patterson's The People VS. Alex Cross On 12/28/2017 at 4:27 PM, janrichmond said: Happy birthday. I haven't got that book so i'll have to get it. I bought this book from amazon.com. Haven't actually read it yet, but anything GNR has to be good. Enjoy and Happy belated birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juventino Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I got Bon: The Last Highway for Christmas, read a little so far and it has been interesting. Looking forward to really getting into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I finished Martian Time-Slip and I'm now reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? It is interesting comparing it to Blade Runner. Firstly Decker is married and rather enthusiastic at killing replicants or 'andys' as they are called here, as he needs the money to buy an ostrich! In the film Harrison Ford is cynical and reluctant. There was a lot of Dickian stuff which was scrapped, pseudo-religious stuff and this device where you choose your emotion for the day and that is the emotion you possess - weird conceptually stuff that you expect from Philip K Dick. I actually would say it is illuminating the film more in certain senses, the astonishment of seeing a (replicant) owl for instance should not be taking flippantly once you know all the animals died out because of a dystopian event (a dust storm), and nobody has ever seen an owl before, least know what one looks like. It is filling in certain gaps and things that were only implied in the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz It's the second in a 3 book series featuring a brand new character named Jane Hawk. Dean Koontz is one of my all time favorite authors. I have read everyone of his books so far. He's just so good. On 1/9/2018 at 12:04 AM, Sosso said: Read this book awhile ago. It was very good. I liked the movie too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I will be finished The Technological Society in time of the MyGNR Book Club! Yay! Ive been taking time to read articles about it as I read the book, lectures and stuff too. My brain hurts. Looks like the Book Club will be Lord Of the Flies and Technological Society is a good back drop to go into it with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I'm reading that book a lot recently. I don't wanna be to personal here, but it helped me a lot during the last couple of months 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I am on a Stones jag right now so just finishing rereading "Altamont" by Joel Selvin and listening to Stanley Booth's "True Adventures of the Rolling Stones" audio book on my work commute every day.......both excellent books about the Stones epic 1969 U.S Tour...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Normally I read in the winter but a friend sent me a new magazine, National Geographic Traveler. You get quick little write ups on places around the world. Some place will peak my interest and I'm running to the computer, checking it out on the web. So many cool places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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