Club Bookworms

[Angelight]

Hi all bookworms,


Was thinking of doing a book swap in Club Bookworms, that is exchanging books we no longer want to read with someone else’ books we want. It’s good recycing and we can also let others have the books we no longer want, and vice versa. Anyone keen?

[linden2000]

RoyceH:

it is a bit odd for me to read chick-lit cos im a guy...


i love non-fiction books, like tipping point, freaknomics. any such books can recommend me, or drop me a line and we can chat about it...!

Since you like tipping pont, have you read blink n outliers? Just finished reading superfreakanomics. Other books i can think of off-hand:

The undercover economist by Tim Harford
A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson
Discover your inner economist by Tyler Cowen
The return of depression economics by Paul Krugman
The world is flat by Thomas Friedman

[linden2000]

gaffy:

Now reading 'Anger Management Games for Children' by Deborah M Plummer. Reading it for my children, and for myself too! :oops:

Thanks! Sounds like a useful book, will go check it out.

[Vevey]

Hello! So glad to find u & the club!

I love to read, chick lit, thrashy romance, non-fictions on cooking, parenting, finance etc..
My source is the NLB, so can't join in any book-swap. :imsorry:

Just finished \"The Tudor Throne\" last nite, can't put down the book! It's sort of like a sequel to \"The Boleyn Wife\" that I'd read a few mths ago. Both by Brandy Purdy.

I liked \"The Diana Chronicles\" by Tina Brown - really feel 4 Diana. :sad:


I picked up DH's \"The hobbit, or, There and back again\" by J.R.R. Tolkien & it reminded me of Enid Blyton (matured audience version ). Think it's suitable for upper pri kids too.

Learnt some simple (jap style) recipes using a frying pan, even can steam food w it! :salute:
简单快速の平底锅料理120 by 检见崎聪美 (From New Arrival ; translated into Chinese). Call # 641.555 KEN

About to finish a parenting book 小心轻放 : 与孩子谈话的100种方法 / [作者, 刘纯芳]. It's in traditional Chinese w an advice in 1-2 pages, so quite easy to digest. Call # 649.1 LCF

Another new arrival-parenting book that I had just read is
开启孩子天赋的妈妈学校. 1, 阅读 / 陈庆惠著 ; 季成译.

Translated from Korean to Chinese.
This bk is abt easy ways of cultivating reading (never too late for late-comers) but yet to find the other 4 books in the \"Homeschooling with Mother\" series.

I like Kyung Yano's views: \"..do not underestimate childrens' abilities, but never push them or demand more from them than their capabilities; always stay a 'half-step' ahead of children so that you can observe their strengths and weaknesses, encourage their strengths, and help along their weaknesses. Most importantly, parents need to help their children keep their curiosity and joy throughout their lives. Does not believe that high IQ or other high academical or physical abilities guarantee success; children need to be interested and happy with what they are doing in order to succeed...\"
Her son's IQ is 220!! :shock:
From: http://creativerabbits.com/yano.aspx

Will share other interesting books as & when I chanced upon them. Going to read some of the books recommended here too! :celebrate:

[MummyThreeStreams]

Hi! I love reading too! I keep buying books…can’t read fast enough to keep up!


I love Terry Pratchett. He writes wickedly funny fantasy fiction. I’m not into fantasy, but terry Pratchett creates such amazing worlds I just get sucked in.

I read both fiction and non-fiction. I’ll list down some books I’ve enjoyed in a future post.

[gaffy]

Currently reading \"What Happy Women Know\" by Dan Baker and Cathy Greenberg. Quite enlightening. Posted the following in another thread but still wanna share it here:


From the book:
\" Money cannot buy happiness. ... ...the human brain quickly becomes conditioned to positive experiences. Our newest possessions make us happy for only a certain period of time before our brains become used to them. Then we need more to restore that happiness summit, only to adapt to those pleasures and head out in search of the next high. Think about it. How long is your happiness sustained after you get a raise? If you're like most people, within a 2-month period, you've adapted to the extra money and are already lusting after the next raise.\"

[FadedGlory]

Hi! I am new. How delightful to find this thread! Am currently chasing the TV series Pillars of the Earth on Fox, written by Ken Follet. I realised I had forgotten the story since reading it more than 10 years ago although I remember it being so vivid in my mind days after I finished the book. So am planning to finish the series before re-reading it!

[Vevey]

schweppes:

Pooh Bear:

\"The Help\" by Kathryn Stockett - Yes!

Very good read!! :hi5:

I like it too!
It has been made into a same-name movie.

[thatsmygirl]

reading is loved! it’s the best way to learn knowledge. and also the most lasting way to impart knowledge to many people at the same time, not to mention the freedom for future reference. thanks goodness for the invention of paper and print!

[dragonflysg]

Wow so many bookworms! I loved to read. Yes. LoveD. No time nowadays to do leisure reading. I think my last book was about a decade ago?


I would recommend an old title. Ghostwritten by David Mitchell. A very enchanting novel worth your reading over and over.

Spoiler alert for the wiki link below. I strongly recommend reading the book first!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwritten