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amother

Tue, Jan 16 2024, 3:54 pm

Post here.

Feel free to post again in this thread when you finish that book and start something new.

Hope this will become a running thread, like the one about what's for dinner.

the world's best mom

Tue, Jan 16 2024, 3:56 pm

I'm currently reading Incredible, by Nachman Seltzer. It is incredible!

amother

Tue, Jan 16 2024, 4:39 pm

I'm finishing up Ani Maamin by Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman. Really thought provoking.

Biblical criticism has never been something that bothered me much, but his discussion of some of the issues is very interesting.

I also got, but haven't yet read, To This Very Day by Rav Amnon Bazak, which deals with similar issues.

At the same time, I'm in the middle of The Secret History, a novel by Donna Tartt. I am not saying it is a bad book, because she is a very good writer, but I am not enjoying it. Not a book I will probably ever reread after I'm done.

hodeez

Tue, Jan 16 2024, 4:45 pm

Rav Moshe Feinstein's biography, 10/10 recommend

amother

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 10:10 am

hodeez wrote:

Rav Moshe Feinstein's biography, 10/10 recommend

Which one?

I just ordered the 1986 Artscroll one, Reb Moshe: The Life and Ideals of Hagaon Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. Looking forward to reading it.

yachnabobba

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 11:20 am

Biography Rav Nota

amother

Slategray

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 11:25 am

These days I read nutrition labels LOL

Also some magazines when I have a few extra seconds

amother

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 11:27 am

amother Slategray wrote:

These days I read nutrition labels LOL

Also some magazines when I have a few extra seconds

LOL. I read a lot of Tweets. Probably should read fewer of those. For every valuable thread or link, there's probably 30 worthless ones. At least.

icebreaker

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 11:49 am

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

It’s about the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster (for some reason, I’ve been reading and watching everything about Mt. Everest and other mountaineering disasters lately).

GrowingUp

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 11:52 am

Just finished 90 Seconds, the story of Eli Beer and Ichud Hatzala.
10/10 would recommend.

Haven’t picked out what my next book will be. Will be watching this thread.

amother

Rose

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 12:00 pm

icebreaker wrote:

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

It’s about the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster (for some reason, I’ve been reading and watching everything about Mt. Everest and other mountaineering disasters lately).

Love anything Krakauer. I'm reading Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe. It's very good. He also wrote Empire of Pain which is a great read.

amother

IndianRed

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 12:57 pm

Just finished The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden. Very interesting and engaging read.

naturalmom5

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 1:04 pm

Leviathan Wakes ... James Corey
Great SciFi

Ema of 5

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 1:08 pm

amother OP wrote:

Post here.

Feel free to post again in this thread when you finish that book and start something new.

Hope this will become a running thread, like the one about what's for dinner.

Outlander- an echo in the bone
Mikvah Stories
Reclaiming dignity
One more, but I forgot what it is….
I read outlander during the week and the others on shabbos

yachnabobba

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 1:45 pm

Panzer leader.
The lack of self awareness is incredible

Reader

Thu, Jan 18 2024, 1:42 pm

GrowingUp wrote:

Just finished 90 Seconds, the story of Eli Beer and Ichud Hatzala.
10/10 would recommend.

Haven’t picked out what my next book will be. Will be watching this thread.

They have a new one coming out now:

Angels in Orange
Uplifting Stories of Courage, Faith and Miracles from the United Hatzalah Heroes of October 7th
By Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
https://www.artscroll.com/Books/orangh.html