lectio libri
a rough latin translation for “reading books”
For the curious, here’s what I’m feeding my mind.
currently chewing through:
- online reading
- Red Light Nights, Bangkok Daze
my last 10 books
- Confessions of a High-Priced Call Girl, Secrets of a Hollywood Super Madam, In Lust We Trust, Pink Box, The Natashas, The Johns (links/reviews coming soon)
- The East, The West and Sex
- Duma Key
- No Money, No Honey
- Invisible Trade I and II
- Stripped!
- The Practical Nomad
- The Post-American World
- The Emotional Lives of Animals
- The Park Avenue Nutritionist’s Plan
- A Fine and Pleasant Misery
- Outliers
- Never Sniff a Gift Fish (re-read)
- The Storm
- Diary of Jetsetting Call Girl
- Watership Down
- Pride and Prejudice
- The Innocents Abroad
subscriptions
Due to traveling, the magazines are piling up at home but I’m not reading them — nor renewing subscriptions until I’m in one spot again.
- Newsweek (weekly)
- The Week (weekly)
- Allure
- Glamour
- Mental Floss (subscription courtesy of my sister)
- .net (store purchase, I let my subscription lapse due to the exchange rate)
- Playboy
- $pread Magazine
- The Writer
- Writer’s Digest
- Birds and Blooms
(This list doesn’t contain all my subscriptions. I used to subscribe to almost 20 magazines but have had to cut back. I look forward to being able to renew the habit, no pun intended.)
I update the list about twice a month. I’m not a slow reader but often I read stuff that I feel is only of interest to me. I try to post things that are more general interest.
My Amazon Wish List can be found to the left under my “Amanda’s Links” category — it’s the “sample of my literary tastes” link. If you’re interested. I have quite an array of books there, probably not what you were expecting to see.
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Geeky
I've discovered the pleasure of working with Brian Gardner's WP themes. His Revolution is mind-blowing and he's actually a nice guy. Although his work is easy to use right out of the box, there's infinite fun to be had by customizing (i.e., destroying) it. As you can see here.
