[NPInfo] ? Off Topic, Perhaps Not-- Books

Thu Jan 31 05:51:24 PST 2008

I belong to a book club, and we read books I would not think of reading. Some I have really enjoyed recently:

* Kite Runner (now a movie I haven't seen) and *A Thousand Splendid Suns  - both by Kalil Hosseini
The Art of Mending
The Red Tent
Atonement (now a movie I haven't seen)

I also enjoy Jodi Picoult, we've read some of her books in our club in the past. Nineteen Minutes is on our list for this year; I recommended it to our group.

My guilty reads are written by J.D. Robb and by Janet Evanovich. They are so outrageous I laugh out loud reading these authors.

I read the books mentioned on this list, one written by a PA about working in the New York Medical Examiner office after 9/11; and the book by the NP sent to work at the prison in Iraq. I don't have the names of these right now, since I loaned them both out. They were both worth reading. I get my books either from the library or buy them from www.half.com 

I get a lot of reading done by listening to audiobooks from the library while driving to and from work, if you wonder how I can read this much (working 3 jobs). I request the ones I want from the library website, and they have them for pickup within a week or so.

Sue D in MI

 --- On Thu 01/31, Thiem < ljthiem at yahoo.com > wrote:
From: Thiem [mailto: ljthiem at yahoo.com]
To: npinfo at nurse.net
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:36:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: [NPInfo] ? Off Topic, Perhaps Not--  Books

I haven't read much except professional/educational during the past couple of years. I like fantasy. Authors include Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks, Piers Anthony. I also enjoyed most of Tom Clancy's novels. I'll put the "read a book" on my self care list. I'll look for McCafferty to start. Thanks for the thread. Laura, NP, CNS Priscilla Merrill <prispunnyfnp at metrocast.net> wrote: Denaï¿½s blurb about reading got me thinking. Iï¿½m going to take a risk here on getting flamed and this can be a quick thread, BUT . .. . Iï¿½d love to know what other NPï¿½s like to read. I thought we could offer up 3 reads, any genre, that weï¿½d recommend to a colleague. Just hit delete if you donï¿½t wish to participate and weï¿½ll keep the heading BOOKS for easy deletion. Feel free to also state ones that disappointed you or that you would NOT recommend. It can be more than 3, no hard rules here. Since itï¿½s my idea, inspired by Dena, 
Iï¿½ll go first ; ) 1. Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth ----Gilbert-- very famous book, Oprah recommended) -- an autobiographical read about one womanï¿½s version of a vision quest. Loved it, easy and inspiring read. 2. Courtney Davisï¿½s book, fellow NP, I KNEW A WOMAN (pretty sure thatï¿½s right) -- - wonderful book and sheï¿½s really a great person. She spoke at NPACE Womenï¿½s Health conference in Newport a few years back. She apparently has another one out? Anyone know of it or read it? 3. When you Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull up a Chair- -forget the author, but a great practical book if you have food issues. Buy this one, and keep it out for frequent reference 4. Anything Jody Picoult (My Sisterï¿½s Keeper is medical, very good) the Pact, ALL of them! Sheï¿½s from NH 5. Anything Chris Bohjalian, very nice man from VT ï¿½ had coffee with him and discussed midwives in general and his book- - he is an advocate for advance 
practice nurses (Midwife, Water Witches, Transister Radio (about transgender, everything youï¿½d ever wish to know and more!) Off to work but canï¿½t wait to get some recommendations. If you have (later) teen girls or even for any woman, the Megan McCafferty series is great. Reading her 3rd and the 4th is being written. Starts with Sloppy Firsts, then Second Helpings and now, Charmed Thirds. Disappointing::::::: (to me but others loved it) THE ROAD Priscilla Merrill FNP No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.17/1252 - Release Date: 1/30/2008 8:51 PM _______________________________________________ NPInfo mailing list NPInfo at nurse.net http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo ***************************** _______________________________________________ NPInfo mailing 
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