2015 Reading List - Books only!

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Fifty shades of grey.



Not srs.

















Srs.

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Scrum, the Tournament of Books started today.

First up -- The Bone Clocks vs Adam


I haven't read either of those, but I will add them to my list. I'd like to try and read one per bracket (maybe) :grin:


The Morning News Tournament of Books - Presented by Field Notes

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Misery by Stephen King. Did a paper on it in high school. Book sucked me in. I have reread it just because it's so written so well.

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Fifty shades of grey.



Not srs.


Srs.

Terrible. :laugh:

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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande



Gawande points out that sometimes in striving to give a patient health and survival their well-being is neglected. He describes well-being as the reason one wishes to be alive.

I feel like this is an important read for anyone in the healthcare profession, or anyone taking care of an ill or elderly loved one. It's generally a topic people prefer to skip over, but so very important.

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Thanks, FB! I have read Gawande's first book, his personal memoir and really liked it. I'll put this one on my to-read list as well.

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Thanks, FB! I have read Gawande's first book, his personal memoir and really liked it. I'll put this one on my to-read list as well.

I love, love that he is a surgeon. A trained professional to "do whatever it takes" to extend life. He also provides a lot of real and personal stories, and it really makes you feel a lot more emotion and deep thought about the issue.

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FB, the book by Gawande that I read a few years ago that I loved is called "Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science."

http://www.amazon.com/Complications-...ywords=gawande

Fantastic book, very honest and great reading.

Another great medical book that really made an impression on me with its spare and haunting prose is: "The Blood of Strangers: Stories from Emergency Medicine" by Frank Huyler, an ER doctor from New Mexico.

There are many stories in this book that caught my fancy, but one in particular really hit me hard. This was one where a little girl is brought into the ER acting a bit unusual, and the doctor (Huyler writes in the first person) is almost ready to dismiss it as a "go home and you'll feel better in the morning" case when a little question pops in his head and it makes all the difference. I own't ruin it for you, but I think you'll love it.

http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Stranger...d+of+strangers

Huyler has also written a fair bit of fiction, which is well suited to him because of his absolutely beautiful style of writing, very haunting. I've been meaning to pick them up one of these days.

Read both of these books - being in the field, you will really like them.

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Got busy with life and my reading slowed down a bit but I managed to finish my 10th book of the year. Need to read 2 more this month to stay on track! :)

2015-10:

Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami that Could Devastate North America
- by Jerry Thompson and Simon Winchester


A great book on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the meeting of two plates off the Pacific Northwest Coast that could be the site of a mega 9+ earthquake that is overdue based on past history.

Scrumhalf Review: 4/5 stars.

The San Andreas fault in California is of course well known to everyone, but it is a side slip fault, where two continental plates slide sideways against each other. Much more serious is a subduction fault where one continental plate is sliding underneath the other. That is what happening off the Pacific Northwest coast where the Juan de Fuca plate is sliding under the North American plate. When the strain is released, it can cause a massive 9+ quake that could devastate the major cities in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, and a tsunami that could ravage the coast as well.

Very well written, like a detective novel, which is what it was essentially, with geologists looking for clues in the past to determine how and when the next big one is likely to take place.

I know I will never go the beach here in Oregon and be as relaxed as I used to be.

The only reason I gave 4 out of 5 stars is that the book could have used a few maps and diagrams to really bring out the details to the reader.

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach


“Not that there's anything wrong with just lying around on your back.
In it's way, rotting is interesting too, as we will see.
It's just that there are other ways to spend your time as a cadaver.”


This is an interesting look at why human cadavers are so important, and/or what might happen to your body if you decide to donate it to science. It leaves you feeling like....wow, you can really become something very important even after death.

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Scrum, have you seen The Book Riot Read Harder Challenge? Would be a good way to step out of the box, I guess.



A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 -- It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65

A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)

A book published by an indie press

A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ -- The Paying Guests by Sara Waters

A book by a person whose gender is different from your own -- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande

A book that takes place in Asia

A book by an author from Africa

A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)

A microhistory -- Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

A YA novel -- Notes to Self by Avery Sawyer

A sci-fi novel

A romance novel

A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade

A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.) -- Cinder by Marissa Meyer

An audiobook

A collection of poetry

A book that someone else has recommended to you

A book that was originally published in another language

A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)

A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over) -- The Fever by Megan Abbott

A book published before 1850

A book published this year

A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)

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Got busy with life and my reading slowed down a bit but I managed to finish my 10th book of the year. Need to read 2 more this month to stay on track! :)

2015-10:

Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami that Could Devastate North America
- by Jerry Thompson and Simon Winchester


A great book on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the meeting of two plates off the Pacific Northwest Coast that could be the site of a mega 9+ earthquake that is overdue based on past history.

Scrumhalf Review: 4/5 stars.

The San Andreas fault in California is of course well known to everyone, but it is a side slip fault, where two continental plates slide sideways against each other. Much more serious is a subduction fault where one continental plate is sliding underneath the other. That is what happening off the Pacific Northwest coast where the Juan de Fuca plate is sliding under the North American plate. When the strain is released, it can cause a massive 9+ quake that could devastate the major cities in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, and a tsunami that could ravage the coast as well.

Very well written, like a detective novel, which is what it was essentially, with geologists looking for clues in the past to determine how and when the next big one is likely to take place.

I know I will never go the beach here in Oregon and be as relaxed as I used to be.

The only reason I gave 4 out of 5 stars is that the book could have used a few maps and diagrams to really bring out the details to the reader.

I've seen a documentary on the Cascadia Fault line. Like you said, people think the San Andreas fault is dangerous but it's potential for massive destruction is nothing compared to what Seattle has in store for it once that Cascaidia fault goes. Bye bye Seattle.

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Bye bye Victoria, Vancouver BC, and Portland as well.. :(

[Scrumhalf]

Scrum, have you seen The Book Riot Read Harder Challenge? Would be a good way to step out of the box, I guess.



A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25

A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65

A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)

A book published by an indie press

A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ

A book by a person whose gender is different from your own

A book that takes place in Asia

A book by an author from Africa

A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)

A microhistory

A YA novel

A sci-fi novel

A romance novel

A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade

A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)

An audiobook

A collection of poetry

A book that someone else has recommended to you

A book that was originally published in another language

A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)

A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)

A book published before 1850

A book published this year

A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)

Wow, that sounds interesting! Maybe I can work that into my 2015 reading challenge!

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From what I remember the Doc seemed to say that Seattle is the place most at risk. Something to do with elevation and water or some shit.