I am about a third of the way through the book and will participate in discussion.

Monty Vonn

I have both books, and fully intend on reading both. I'm a few chapters into Peace -- picked it up first because it's 1) the actual poll winner, 2) going to be a bit harder for me to read, since I'm a dud at history, 3) lighter, in trade paper ( )

I will crack this one on my breaks from unpacking into my new house!

"All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds."

Loricat's Book Nook
Celebrating the Absurd

I'm going to read it and plan on joining the discussions.

I have had this book and will start it soon and will participate.


Mr. P.

The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.

The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets"

I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper

I ordered the book yesterday and plan to participate.

I have a copy and have already started reading.

I started Chapter 1 last night. I think I am going to enjoy this book. I just hope I get to read it on a steady basis...recently, I would start a book and things would conspire against me and I would have to put it down for a week or so before I could really get back to it.

Mr. P.

The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.

The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets"

I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper

I do not have the book yet. I plan on participating. Things are a bit hectic for me right now, but hopefully I will get it together and participate soon.

Mark me down as a maybe. I'm going to concentrate on "A Peace to End All Peace", but if I have time, and the discussion makes it seem worthwhile, I may play catch up on "Breaking the Spell" at a later date.

You may (or may not) be pleased to know that I've checked a copy out of the library and plan to participate.

Hey guys, just back from vacation ... have both books would love to jump in!

Sara

Dissident...

Does your library do inter-library loans and such? I can always get a book because my county links all the libraries. It is great, I just go online, place the order and it ships to my home library and they call me when it arrives!

Mr. P.

Mr. P's place. I warned you!!!

The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.

The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets"

I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper

Speaking of libraries, mine has sent me an email saying that the book has been recalled. That means no more renewals, and I have to return it a week from today. So I'm going to attempt to burn through the rest of it, continued interest permitting, before I have to return it, and I'll post some comments on the remaining chapters.

I have the book and I'm going to try to join the discussion before it's too late. Before you turn the book in, try to figure out what he means by "free-floating rationale" enough to explain it to me. That seems like an important notion to him as well as the meme idea, which is also new to me.

I think I'm going to have to go to another book to figure out precisely what he envisions with "free-floating rationale". He doesn't elaborate much in this one. I get the gist of what he means, but there seems to be more involved than he's presented here, and I'd hate to blindly accept the idea without some idea of what it implies.