David Sedaris is standard nightime reading for me, though I haven't yet gotten Dress your familly... yet. Me Talk Pretty is by far my favorite: I try to read it outloud on occasion to Sedaris virgins and spend the whole time gasping for air and wiping my eyes.

I've been getting Reader's digest for years.

Next on my list is Atkins Diet and South Beach diet because people keep asking me about it (I'll be a doctor in a year)

Highly recommended to everyone: The Road Less Travelled -Dr. M. Scott Peck

For people with boundary issues: The Dance of Anger (and the rest of the Dance of: Series. Can't remember the author. Helen L-something, I think) ---this woman suggests anger as a symptom of someone violating your boundaries: VERY VERY HELPFUL FOR ANY AND ALL RELATIONSHIPS: FAMILY, LOVE etc. Also delves into other relationship dynamics. I could have saved myself years of bad relationships if I had read this then.....

Fast Food Nation is eye-opening: you may never eat ground beef again that you didn't see the butcher grind himself. It's been a year for me and I haven't missed it...

Also hope to read Elegant Universe, Millionaire Next Door, Diet for a New America.

I read Angels and Demons in one sitting a few months ago. My arse is still recovering: it was pure brain candy. Useless, but entertaining.

OH! and Bridget Jones' Diary I've nearly got memorized. Too too funny.

I am close to finishing The Journey of Man - A Genetic Odyssey, but Spencer Wells, which is a very well written book, and describes in detail how population genetics and analysis of Y mitochondrial DNA allows us to infer the history of the entire human species, from its beginning in Africa to the Middle East, Europe, eventually North America, and even places like Australia and Hawaii. The history of the entire human race is written in our DNA.

Currently reading American Soldier, the autobio of General Tommy Franks. It's well written and decidedly straightforward, in its opinions. Should any of you have an interest in the evolution of the Army as a fighting force and Franks's contribution to joint action, it's worth it.

Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer Stompin the Blues by Albert Murray (again) We Called It Music by Eddie Condon

Kalman

Currently reading <I>America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction</I> by Jon Stewart &amp; co.

Looks like I'm one of many reading Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections. I'm somewhere near the middle and I agree with Shana, it's so realistic that it's almost painful to read. But very well written and I love the fact that the author gave Oprah the metaphorical finger by not allowing her to use it for Oprah's Book Club.

And speaking of book clubs, I was coerced into reading David James Duncan's The River Why by sveltebunny, and I'm really glad I was forced to read it because it's a book I never would have picked up on my own. It's a funny, beautifully written philosophical journey wrapped in the trappings of a book about flyfishing. If you can get past the fishing-speak, it's an excellent read and I highly recommend it.

The best book I read this year was Jonathan Lethem's Fortress of Solitude. Still sticks in my head, and that's how I know a book was good; I read so much that they all kind of blend together.

I'm reading: 1) He's Just Not Into You-The No Excuses Truth To Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo (2004).

2)Karaoke Nation-Or, How I Spent A Year In Search Of Glamour, Fulfillment, And A Million Dollars by Steve Fishman(2003).

3)Edge Of Your Seat-The 100 Greatest Movie Thrillers by Douglas Brode (2003).

4)Showtime At The Apollo-50 Years Of Great Entertainment by Ted Fox (1983).

5)Sore Winners-And The Rest Of Us In George Bush's America by John Powers(2004).

6)Call Her Miss Ross-The Unauthorized Biography Of Diana Ross by J. Randy Taraborelli (1989).

"A History of the Arab Peoples" by Albert Hourani "With Christ in the School of Prayer" by Andrew Murray "The Two Towers" by JRR Tolkien (for the 4th or 5th time)

I just finished up two really fun books.

The Time Traveler's Wife, recommended to me by RubyMae. We still haven't gotten a chance to discuss it yet though.

Devil in the White City, recommended and lent to my by Swingkitten. This was one fascinating book - I encourage anyone to read it. It takes place during the World's Fair in Chicago, and tells the story of one of the main architects of the fair, as well as this mad serial killer that operated at the same time. It's non-fiction, but so very engaging.

Time Traveller's Wife is next on my list.

Just finished 'This Alien Shore' by C.S. Friedman. Hackers, mental illness, corporate espionage, and space travel - what's not to love?

I'm reading The Aeneid. This translation is dryer than toast.

I just finished Plato's The Republic. Very interesting book.

These are all for school, of course. I have a long list of books I want to go back and read. A lot of them are books I was force-fed in school, and I know I'd enjoy much more if I read them on my own. Some I just read a long time ago and I've forgotten them. So, my reading list is:

1.) Lord of the Rings books. All of 'em. I've only read the Hobbit. 2.) Tale of Two Cities 3.) The Great Gatsby 4.) Beowulf 5.) The Canterbury Tales 6.) Hamlet 7.) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead 8.) Macbeth 9.) 1984 10.) Lord of the Flies 11.) My Antonia 12.) The Once and Future King 13.) The Importance of Being Earnest 14.) anything by P.G. Wodehouse (The Code of the Woosters!!)

Hm. I know there's more. It's one of those things where I'll go home and see about fifty books on my bookshelf I want to re-read. One at a time, though. I really like the Great Gatsby, and probably because it was frighteningly familiar when I read it for the first time. I felt like I had already read it, but I know I never did. So I have a creepy fascenation with that book. And I love funny Brittish books. So very much. (Yay for Wodehouse!)

Maxim magazine :)

"Books are very dangerous. Reading leads to knowledge and knowledge is power. Power corrupts and corruption is a crime and crime doesn't pay!"

Stick with magazines with lots of pictures.

Well I know no one is reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time shrug

I have begun read The Case for Democracy by Natan Sharansky. Want to start The Arab Mind by Raphael Patai next.