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Permalink Reply by beth lavinder on February 10, 2011 at 9:53am

I'm am presently reading William Stegner's "Angle of Repose" and Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential." I finished "Water for Elephants" just recently and enjoyed that a lot.

 

This is a rather embarrassing question but how do you underline your book titles. I know that they should be underlined instead of in parenthesis but I can't seem to figure it out. Nice thread. Thanks for starting it!

StudentPermalink Reply by Shelley "HoopyChick" Gilbertson on February 10, 2011 at 10:11am

Beth, I enjoyed Water for Elephants too, and DH really liked Kitchen Confidential.  We're both big fans of Tony.

To underline your titles, either hit cntrl+u, type the words you want underlined (it will underline as you go) and when you're done underlining, hit cntrl+u again or you can type the words, go back and highlight which ones you want underlined and then hit cntrl+u.

Thanks for joining the thread!

Permalink Reply by beth lavinder on February 10, 2011 at 3:52pm

Thanks for the tip. Some of these little tricks on the computer elude me and I seem to find things a lot more challenging than most. 

 

One of the first writers that had a strong impact on me passed away very recently and in the spirit of this monthly thread I'll mention him as well. Reynolds Price was a very prolific southern writer and I recommend his books. The Names And Faces Of Heroes, a short story collection, and Kate Vaiden are two books that come immediately to mind. 

 

Hey, I did it! Thanks for the help.

StudentPermalink Reply by Shelley "HoopyChick" Gilbertson on February 10, 2011 at 5:05pm

"Some of these little tricks on the computer elude me and I seem to find things a lot more challenging than most."

Beth, if that sentence came out of my mouth, I'd substitute the words "of your hooping" for "on the computer!" LOL!  Glad I could help you out after all the entertainment and inspiration I get from watching your videos!

Permalink Reply by beth lavinder on February 10, 2011 at 5:54pm

Oh, wow. Thanks so much. You just made my evening.

Permalink Reply by AnnA From NZ on February 10, 2011 at 2:45pm

I'm reading Jim Butchers , The Dresden Files , Book 12 (changes) ... at this time (12/2/11 nz time)

 

But its getting the same same same as his other books in this series 

But i still need to read them tho (LOL) .. its like a addiction 

StudentPermalink Reply by Rachel on February 11, 2011 at 7:26pm

Do text books count? Nothing new for me school started and not much time just text books.

Permalink Reply by Kate D on February 21, 2011 at 4:25am

I just finished The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch. It was good. I'm reading The Mists of Avalon now. I liked the movie, but I never got around to reading the book. I'm also really looking forward to Jodi Picoult's new book, Sing You Home, coming out March 1st!

Permalink Reply by Jenny Anderson RaineDanceHooper on February 21, 2011 at 6:10am

I just finished Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver. I liked it very much, took me away to Arizona and ancient pueblo lands. Now I'm reading Meditations from the Mat, by Rolf Gates, like having a sadhana with a very enlightened teacher over tea.

Permalink Reply by Casey B. on February 21, 2011 at 12:11pm

I have just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson. Right now I'm reading the last one, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. I am absolutely obsessed with these books! I can't explain how good they are. I've been going through a weird ADD phase with books right now where I'll read like almost half-way through and lose interest and quit reading. But I can't put these books down!