tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post4584170236459863789..comments2023-06-27T05:08:26.659-04:00Comments on B.I. Redux: Challenge met!Secret Agent Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-8367468081796990012012-12-19T14:55:04.854-05:002012-12-19T14:55:04.854-05:00Your amazing and congratulations! I enjoy reading ...Your amazing and congratulations! I enjoy reading but never take the time to do it. I wasn't raised with reading. I only read about 3 books a year but I have a large collection. I love buying books!!! Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-23595512574267738292012-12-18T19:22:58.020-05:002012-12-18T19:22:58.020-05:00Heavy reading, light reading, it's all reading...Heavy reading, light reading, it's all reading! And yes, it is. :-)Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-2738982750486238742012-12-17T18:09:19.140-05:002012-12-17T18:09:19.140-05:00I am a fan of reading, both for pleasure and knowl...I am a fan of reading, both for pleasure and knowledge...and sometimes the two even overlap! Love Goodreads too. I recently finished my challenge of 75 books for the year. Some of that <br />wais not terribly heavy reading though.<br />It is always a good feeling to know another reader :)laura b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15086009761943858915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-79860888848489927702012-12-17T17:53:06.250-05:002012-12-17T17:53:06.250-05:00I have read several other Bryson books (including ...I have read several other Bryson books (including the one about Australia, "In a Sunburned Country") and I'm looking forward to tackling this one.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-44858796453926682582012-12-16T22:44:53.333-05:002012-12-16T22:44:53.333-05:00Congratulations, that is an achievement!!! I like ...Congratulations, that is an achievement!!! I like reading too but nowhere near that number. The most I think I would read is 12 books a year. I noticed Bill Brysons book in your pile there, he he. I would laos love to read through a pile of New Yorker magazines, the articles sound really interesting. I wonder what you may get for Christmas?? Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-80734903506221407912012-12-16T21:04:11.727-05:002012-12-16T21:04:11.727-05:00The internet has decreased reading, I think. Partl...The internet has decreased reading, I think. Partly because it involves a lot of reading!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-87253858420305800212012-12-16T21:03:28.655-05:002012-12-16T21:03:28.655-05:00I so wish I had more time. The parent/career comb...I so wish I had more time. The parent/career combo is a killer.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-6288422570467305422012-12-16T20:40:35.820-05:002012-12-16T20:40:35.820-05:00BRAVA! 36 books! You GO, girl!
When I was younger...BRAVA! 36 books! You GO, girl!<br /><br />When I was younger, I didn't like to read. But then as I got older, I became a book addict and read everything I could get my hands on. I especially love biographies and auto-biographies.<br /><br />Now, spending so much time on the Internet, I don't read books as much. But there is nothing like sitting down with a cup of tea and reading a book. I've got to do more of that in 2013!<br /><br />Hope you're enjoying this holiday season, my friend!<br /><br />XRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-84883202144120372542012-12-16T17:52:13.365-05:002012-12-16T17:52:13.365-05:00I love Goodreads. I'm 3 books away from my 90 ...I love Goodreads. I'm 3 books away from my 90 book challenge it'll be 2 by the end of the day today...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-74447574186212258772012-12-16T11:52:00.059-05:002012-12-16T11:52:00.059-05:00As a teen/young adult I used to read hundreds book...As a teen/young adult I used to read hundreds books a year - often a book a day. Of course, I wasn't a single parent working full-time then!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-70550709581623829942012-12-16T11:50:59.656-05:002012-12-16T11:50:59.656-05:00And often we don't even know what sorts of men...And often we don't even know what sorts of mental tricks we are capable of because it doesn't occur to us to try.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-32605389882921031042012-12-16T11:47:15.042-05:002012-12-16T11:47:15.042-05:00Me, too - and I find that reading things un-relate...Me, too - and I find that reading things un-related to my work really helps me.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-72884298726611749802012-12-15T23:08:44.320-05:002012-12-15T23:08:44.320-05:00My reading has followed a similar course. In 2005...My reading has followed a similar course. In 2005 I read over 200 books. Last year I barely made a dozen. Mind you, one of them was Michener, but still.Alice Audreyhttp://www.aliceaudrey.com/?page_id=4029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-17678455192899428052012-12-15T21:23:46.880-05:002012-12-15T21:23:46.880-05:00I read but not as much as you. That's an inte...I read but not as much as you. That's an interesting talent you used on Harry Porter. Physicist Richard Feynman (read a few things of his) once did an experiment trying to figure out what he could simultaneously do such speaking a story and adding numbers. I don't remember the various combinations but he found a classmate could do a different combination than him but not the combination that Richard did. Our minds are wired differently which I imagine you know more about than me.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-48089471322201685742012-12-15T19:23:11.398-05:002012-12-15T19:23:11.398-05:00Thanks for the website tip. I read a lot of profes...Thanks for the website tip. I read a lot of professional literature related to my research and teaching, but have woefully little time for novels. I should make more. EcoRoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294159049375690786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-76578605916052675002012-12-15T17:19:31.656-05:002012-12-15T17:19:31.656-05:00I read things like cereal boxes, too. And yes, th...I read things like cereal boxes, too. And yes, the Kindle app on my iPad helps. I don't like to read on my phone, though - too small.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-84382265628288163962012-12-15T17:18:40.744-05:002012-12-15T17:18:40.744-05:00The one thing I have going for me is that I'm ...The one thing I have going for me is that I'm a fast reader - always have been. But I do NOT keep reaing a book I'm hating.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-51084613033824925622012-12-15T17:18:01.084-05:002012-12-15T17:18:01.084-05:00There is something magical about gathering up book...There is something magical about gathering up books from the library. Although that pile on y bedroom floor will probably keep me busy for a while! And of course, I'm determined to get through the New Yorkers.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-72211347662932733102012-12-15T17:16:56.384-05:002012-12-15T17:16:56.384-05:00I swapped a bunch of books with my sister, and tha...I swapped a bunch of books with my sister, and that helped, too. I do love the worlds you encounter when you read.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-83010147836829606392012-12-15T17:16:05.726-05:002012-12-15T17:16:05.726-05:00I used to read like that, easily polishing off a b...I used to read like that, easily polishing off a book in a night. But my God, am I busy now! Still, it's worth it.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-16809130611228332182012-12-15T17:15:17.639-05:002012-12-15T17:15:17.639-05:00Somehow, it helps me. I like to think I"m no...Somehow, it helps me. I like to think I"m not competitive, but I am with myself.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-68542431060358197922012-12-15T16:22:47.948-05:002012-12-15T16:22:47.948-05:00ah, feels good to get back to it, doesn't it?ah, feels good to get back to it, doesn't it?limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-48461482436519070192012-12-15T10:54:13.038-05:002012-12-15T10:54:13.038-05:00I love to read, also. As the cliche goes, I'll...I love to read, also. As the cliche goes, I'll read anything, even cereal boxes. I read a lot more since I got my Kindle. I read on my phone. It's great.<br /><br /><a href="http://goldennib.blogspot.com/2012/12/flash-55-train-of-thought.html" rel="nofollow">Train of Thought</a><br><br /><a href="http://vanessavkilmer.com/?p=2175" rel="nofollow">Everyone Has the Answer</a>Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-69319009655830792742012-12-15T09:41:21.758-05:002012-12-15T09:41:21.758-05:00I'm doing well if I read more than 36 books a ...I'm doing well if I read more than 36 books a year, I'm quite a slow reader. I would wither on the vine if I didn't always have a book on the go, even if it's a crappy one that's a struggle to finish. I can't imagine how people can never pick up a book at all.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-42496961973429651682012-12-15T08:14:33.986-05:002012-12-15T08:14:33.986-05:00I love the goodreads app. It's fun to explore...I love the goodreads app. It's fun to explore their different lists and they make it easy to save things to your to-read list. You know how much I love to read, though I didn't read at all when I worked, so I don't know how you do it. I just picked up a small stack of books from the library to enjoy over the holidays, which makes me very happy.<br /><br />And I would enjoy reading about any of the topics you mentioned from The New Yorker.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.com