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Reading Post #16
Mar. 26th, 2006 09:33 amThe reading list relatively short, due to that whole school and studying for the board thing.
Gone Forever by Diane Fanning is a true-crime book I picked up because this is about a crime that actually occurred when I was living in San Antonio - the Susan MacFarland murder. Sort of a Laci Peterson-ish case, except this victim already had three kids and the spouse was one of those types that had all their neighbors saying, "If something happened to her, he did it". It was also a case that illustrates one of the unfortunate truths about women in bad relationships - when they decide to leave him for good, that's when they're in the most danger. This husband found out because he hacked onto his wife's computer and cell phone. It's a pretty solid book, and went relatively fast.
The Truth (with Jokes) by Al Franken. Despite my political leanings I'd never read any of his stuff, and I'm honestly still not sure I really care for his style. It was an okay book, but not anything I hadn't read elsewhere, and probably destined for a post-2009 book purge.
Absolute Convictions by Eyal Press (rec'd to me by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lonelydolly) was pretty good. It combined sort of a personal history with the history of abortion post-Roe in Buffalo, NY. There was definitely some stuff in there to make you think, but nothing that would really change a person's mind about what side of the debate they fall on.
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich had been on my list of things to read for awhile, and I snapped it up when I saw the trade paperback at the PX. It was a decent read, and a look into a world that I have, thankfully, never had to experience.
All Your Worth by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi (yes, same authors as The Two-Income Trap) was a good, solid book on finance for the middle-class which I think Brian and I are going to get some good use out of, but it's going to take a little more consideration and simmer time. I think it's definitely a realistic one, and would recommend it.
DV
Gone Forever by Diane Fanning is a true-crime book I picked up because this is about a crime that actually occurred when I was living in San Antonio - the Susan MacFarland murder. Sort of a Laci Peterson-ish case, except this victim already had three kids and the spouse was one of those types that had all their neighbors saying, "If something happened to her, he did it". It was also a case that illustrates one of the unfortunate truths about women in bad relationships - when they decide to leave him for good, that's when they're in the most danger. This husband found out because he hacked onto his wife's computer and cell phone. It's a pretty solid book, and went relatively fast.
The Truth (with Jokes) by Al Franken. Despite my political leanings I'd never read any of his stuff, and I'm honestly still not sure I really care for his style. It was an okay book, but not anything I hadn't read elsewhere, and probably destined for a post-2009 book purge.
Absolute Convictions by Eyal Press (rec'd to me by
lonelydolly) was pretty good. It combined sort of a personal history with the history of abortion post-Roe in Buffalo, NY. There was definitely some stuff in there to make you think, but nothing that would really change a person's mind about what side of the debate they fall on.Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich had been on my list of things to read for awhile, and I snapped it up when I saw the trade paperback at the PX. It was a decent read, and a look into a world that I have, thankfully, never had to experience.
All Your Worth by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi (yes, same authors as The Two-Income Trap) was a good, solid book on finance for the middle-class which I think Brian and I are going to get some good use out of, but it's going to take a little more consideration and simmer time. I think it's definitely a realistic one, and would recommend it.
DV
