tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81301142011-07-08T08:40:53.213-04:00Books that I've finished reading and possibly thoughts on them if I feel like writing them or you feel like knowing them. You know.Briannoreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-3166535135057879232010-01-04T10:58:00.002-05:002010-01-04T11:03:41.790-05:00So, it appears that I haven't been reading in about two years. Not so, not so. Here's a list of things I remember reading:<br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">The End of the Long Summer</span> by Dianne Dumanoski</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">The Freedom Agenda</span>: Why America must spread democracy [Just not the way George Bush did] by James Traub</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Ordinary Injustice - How America holds court</span> by Amy Bach</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice</span> by Paul Butler</li></ul>The first two books were prizes from volunteering during WAMU's fundraiser. The last two the books started my short-term interest in the America's justice system.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-316653513505787923?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-57573885950282255372008-04-19T10:29:00.002-04:002008-04-19T10:32:22.058-04:00<span style="font-style: italic;">Eats, Shoots &amp; Leaves</span> by Lynne Truss<br /><br />Funny book about punctuation.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-5757388595028225537?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-59785122114307682642008-02-17T21:08:00.002-05:002008-02-17T21:13:04.668-05:00This past fall and winter was used to get ready for a Sunday school class I was writing:<br /><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Foreskin's Lament</span> by Shalom Auslander</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">The New Creation: John Wesley's Theology Today</span> by Theodore Runyon</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">United Methodist Questions, United Methodist Answers</span> by F. Belton Joyner Jr.</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">United Methodist Beliefs: A Brief Introduction</span> by William H. Willimon</li></ul>You may have heard Auslander on This American Life. His stories are hilarious. I'm on the queue for his <span style="font-style: italic;">Beware of God</span>.<br /><br />The other three books are ones that had been recommended to me in regards to the United Methodist Church and its Wesleyan theology.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-5978512211430768264?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-65945359380285212182007-09-04T11:46:00.000-04:002007-09-04T11:58:30.513-04:00It's been a while, but I have been reading some.<br /><br /><em>The Portable Chekhov</em> edited by Avrahm Yarmolinsky<br /><em>Poems</em> by Boris Pasternak<br /><em>The Cornel West Reader</em> by Cornel West<br /><em>Kiss or Kill - Confessions of a Serial Climber</em> by Mark Twight<br /><br />I started reading Chekhov after reading Cornel West. This was one of those occasions where following the stream was a good idea.<br /><br />I recommend to anyone who's never read Pasternak to start reading Pasternak, especially <em>Dr. Zhavigo</em>. His collection of poems were insightful.<br /><br />I have to be honest, I didn't read all of the Cornel West's reader. I got through the interesting stuff. It gave me a better insight on my brother's work.<br /><br /><em>Kiss or Kill</em>. I checked this out after reading about Twight in Men's Health (he was the guy who trained the cast of 300) and the Gym Jones website. If you're looking for something different, read this book.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-6594535938028521218?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1128371966850984202005-10-03T16:38:00.000-04:002006-11-11T14:23:03.961-05:00<em>The Way of Chuang Tzu</em> translated by Thomas Merton<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-112837196685098420?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1125943186951646442005-09-05T13:58:00.000-04:002006-11-11T14:23:03.673-05:00<em>Les Miserables</em> by Victor Hugo <br /><em>The Motorcycle Diaries</em> by Ernesto Guevara<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-112594318695164644?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1123037955209817692005-08-02T22:58:00.000-04:002006-11-11T14:23:03.152-05:00<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Namesake</span> by Jhumpa Lahiri<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Soul of Politics</span> by Jim Wallis<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-112303795520981769?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1123037912192702052005-08-02T22:57:00.000-04:002006-11-11T14:23:02.895-05:00<span style="font-style: italic;"> Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil</span> by John Brendt<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Voyage of the Dawn Treader</span> by C.S. Lewis<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-112303791219270205?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1120701721736065072005-07-06T22:00:00.000-04:002006-11-11T14:23:02.535-05:00<span style="font-style: italic;">Pooh and the Millennium</span> by John Tyerman Williams<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pooh and the Philosophers</span> by John Tyerman Williams<br /><br /><br />Please only read if you have a lot of time on your hand. They were both okay reads. Just okay.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-112070172173606507?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1120581436878168722005-07-05T12:35:00.000-04:002006-11-11T14:23:02.254-05:00<em>Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix</em> by J.K. Rowling<br /><em>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire</em> by J.K. Rowling <br /><em>The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe</em> by C.S. Lewis <br /><em>Prince Caspian</em> by C.S. Lewis<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-112058143687816872?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1118178061370385072005-06-07T16:59:00.000-04:002006-11-11T14:23:01.864-05:00<em>Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community</em> by Wendell Berry<br /><em>The Virgin Blue</em> by Tracey Chevalier<br /><em>Atonement</em> by Ian McEwan<br /><em>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</em> by J. K. Rowling<br /><em>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</em> by J. K. Rowling<br /><em>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban</em> by J. K. Rowling<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-111817806137038507?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1107927044162654102005-02-09T01:29:00.000-05:002006-11-11T14:23:01.678-05:00<em>The Power and The Glory</em> by Graham Greene <br /><em>Our Man in Havana</em> by Graham Greene <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-110792704416265410?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1107616495675098282005-02-05T10:12:00.000-05:002006-11-11T14:23:01.383-05:00<em>Eyes of the Heart</em> by Jean-Bertrand Aristide <br /><em>Vodou: Visions and Voices</em> of Haiti by Phyllis Galembo <br /><em>Haiti...in Pictures</em> prepared by Geography Department <br /><em>The Dominican Republic and Haiti</em> by Insight Guides <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-110761649567509828?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1107265668917119482005-02-01T08:46:00.000-05:002006-11-11T14:23:00.977-05:00<i>Sophie's World</i> by Jostein Gaarder <br /><i>Doctor Zhivago</i> by Boris Pasternak <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-110726566891711948?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1104948074112757032005-01-05T13:58:00.000-05:002006-11-11T14:23:00.565-05:00<em>Guns, Germs, and Steel</em> by Jared Diamond <br /><em>Anna Karenin</em> by Leo Tolstoy <br /><em>In A Sunburned Country</em> by Bill Bryson <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-110494807411275703?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1102021088526774182004-12-02T15:57:00.000-05:002006-11-11T14:23:00.230-05:00<em>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Self-Defense Techniques</em> by Royce Gracie and Charles Gracie <br /><em>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Black Belt Techniques </em>by Jean Jacques Machado with Kid Peligro <br /><em>Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu For Experts Only </em>by Carlson Gracie with Julio Fernandez <br /><em>Kickboxing Basics </em>by Master Joe Fox and Art Michaels <br /><em>The Complete Idiot's Guide to Kickboxing </em>by Karen Karter and Guy Mezger <br /><em>Mastering Jujitsu </em>by Renzo Gracie and John Danaher <br /><em>A Walk In the Woods</em> by Bill Bryson <br /><em>The Old Man and the Sea</em> by Ernest Hemingway <br /> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-110202108852677418?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1098377224401252422004-10-21T13:46:00.000-04:002006-11-11T14:22:59.921-05:00<em>The Source of Magic</em> by Piers Anthony <br /><em>Castle Roogna</em> by Piers Anthony <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-109837722440125242?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130114.post-1093865397073805062004-08-30T07:26:00.000-04:002006-11-11T14:22:59.622-05:00<em>Peace Like A River</em> by Leif Enger <br /><em>At Home in Midford</em> by Jan Karon <br /><em>Mere Christianity</em> by C.S. Lewis <br /><em>Cyrano de Bergerac</em> by Edmond Rostand <br /><em>On God</em> by J. Krishnamurti <br /><em>The Heart of the Matter</em> by Graham Greene <br /><em>Henderson the Rain King</em> by Saul Bellow <br /><em>A Very Long Engagement</em> by Sebastien Japrisot <br /><em>Number the Stars</em> by Lois Lowry <br /><em>The Four Loves</em> by C.S. Lewis <br /><em>The Da Vinci Code</em> by Dan Brown <br /><em>The Prophet</em> by Kahill Gibran <br /><em>The Garden of the Prophet</em> by Kahill Gibran <br /><em>Made in America</em> by Bill Bryson <br /><em>A Short History of Nearly Everything</em> by Bill Bryson <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8130114-109386539707380506?l=brianreads.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Briannoreply@blogger.com