reading

My coworker asked: You have a book club; what book would everyone have to read? I asked: There is an invading army heading toward the library and you have to evacuate. You have time to grab one book, what would it be?

This is a continuation thread from the original here. The Strangest Man (Farmelo)

I just read a bit of The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program and I also did a search on amazon.com for other books on said subject. There is a huge difference between the Evelyn Wood approach and most of the others on amazon.com and so, I was wondering if there’s any...

Any opinions on audio vs. print as a way to experience literature? I do listen to audio books and have my own take on the subject but would like to hear from some others before I chime in but to get the ball rolling, having someone else, live or on mp3, read a book to you cannot substitute for...

Hello All!!!! Been a while but I'm back, and in the midst of student teaching! I have 5th grade and love it, and am very excited about my career switch...next week I take over for reading, and we do guided reading groups (break the kids into smaller groups by level and do different, usually...

Hey All! My sister brought this to my attention: http://www.yourbabycanread.com/ I guess they have been pumping out infomercials pretty often as well. It had my skeptic sensors tingling just a bit. I think the system is extremely plausible, but something about this just doesn't sit well with...

I know there are a lot of smart, experienced folks here, so I thought I'd throw out this request for any suggestions for me, as per the subject. These kids are "underprivileged." Probably many are struggling to keep up with their grade level in reading. Some don't seem to know the "short vowel...

O.K. you lot. You have a lot to answer for. Do you realise that I can no longer enjoy my favorite horror stories? You had to go and get me thinking rationally didn't you? Now whenever I read about Zombies bursting through the soil, a little voice of reason pipes up 'Well of course during the...

I learnt how to read when I was six, and after that I shortly became a book worm. I was the kind of kid who constantly ended up reading all night, and then had trouble staying awake in school. :o I think I got this from my mother. My mom only went seven years in school, at 14 she started to...

So a call was made to Sylvia's office today, and there is allegedly still a 4-year wait list to get a reading from her, while Chris's wait is about 6 months. Can it be that her business is not floundering under the sea of bad press in the last six months? It's amazing! Or do you think that...

I have a female friend who went to a reading with a supposedly well known psychic here in Israel. My friend is in a point in her life where she wants to get married and start a family. She goes to the psychic and she tells her she's going to get married in february (2006) and she gave her a...

Here is a reading, what was given live on Sydney radio by this man : http://www.whispersfrombeyond.com.au Anthony Grzelka, who calls himself, “Australia’s Ghost Whisperer”. He charges about $40 a seat for his stage show. I will be sending this transcript with my analysis to the DJ with whom...

Long story short, I was offered a free reading from a channeler who is a friend of my mother and I decided to take it up, because it was free ( I'd never do it under paid circumstances as the money motive would be an impediment) Even though i'm a skeptical person I'm kind of new to preforming...

I would guess that some might not be able to get past the liberty.....I mean libertarian thing. http://www.reason.com/news/show/118583.html and ah, ah yes, exploitation of organ donors, something I posted about long ago and was not much supported on. http://www.reason.com/news/show/118517.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddin6rOubTQ Not a long video. Classic cold reading. Note the thrid reading, when he's wrong he's still right. His web site : http://www.academy-of-psychics.com.au

Awaits links....:)

We all know John Edward is cold reading with his, 'jack john jim james' outbursts,but why is it that people like Colin Fry seem to provide more accurate readings, what differences in cold reading are used? Id be interested in learning cold reading, in the same way I'd like to learn a magic trick...

Imagine sensors on our brains connected to a television showing our visual and auditory thoughts. Is anyone aware of any studies that could eventually lead to this kind of project? For example, the monkey/robot study referenced below has elements of the idea. They intend to use this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaw-c_E6aoE From the excellent League of Gentlemen

It is a remark made by Bruno Putzeys in another thread (Philosophy & Religion subforum) that prompted me to start this thread and poll about dreaming that one is reading: Notwithstanding the oddity of your explanation (quite a lot of characters, objects, and environments vividly 'seen' in...

I'm going to be involved in a tedious data processing project soon and will be looking for something to occupy my mind. I'm looking for recommendations for good books that I can download from audible.com about 9/11 and/or Islamic terrorism. Thanks in advance!

For my school (I study journalism) I have to do a lot of reading. I'd like to learn to read faster as it would save me a lot of time. On the internet I found information about a lot of different speed reading techniques. Have any of you ever tried any of those, and did it work for you?

Now, I watched a documentary about the book on BBC4 last night and I learned about the book and they completely debunked the book's supposed facts, while showing that the people who believe the book to be factual, badly misinterpeted the book. Anyway, I believe as long as I don't take it as...

Just thought I'd share a little something with the group... While at the checkout aisle at the grocery store the other day, I saw Reader's Digest, with an article that caught my eye. It read, "HOW TO TAP YOUR PSYCHIC POWER". So I thought, maybe I should pick it up, just to see what kind of...

In the UK, on Living TV, we were yet again subjected to 3 hours of Derek Acorahs ramblings and possessions on his show Ghost Towns Live. I did not bother to watch Ghost Towns Live, I could not subject myself to 3 hours of such rubbish, but we did watch the first half of the Doorstep Divination...

I notice a fellow mentioned in the commentary seems to be a bit concerned by the fact he recognized a character in a fictional novel that has lots of supernatural stuff going on. I really don't get that. It's fiction, ok, he knows that, quite clearly. I read lots of fiction novels, from Steven...

http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:isW8O1444csJ:p209.ezboard.com/finformedcitizenfrm30.showMessage%3FtopicID%3D149.topic+%22god+an+accident%22&hl=en&client=firefox-a Well now. I suppose if we had better brains, the idea of god would be even sillier than it is now!

... this game "knows" what you are thinking by making general guesses. Give it a try: http://y.20q.net/anon-es?0WD3SZyoWZy!a2aDVuV18DJpKhXbgSjAXA-!uVTnB

Anyone able to recommend some reading material for those new to critical thinking, or those wanting to find out a bit more about it. Books or websites are fine. By "new" or "young" I mean in terms of actual experience, not biological age. I'd be grateful for any recommendations for the following...

Okay, this made me laugh. There is a book available on Amazon.com called Cold Reading and How To Be Good At It. I found it because it was listed in the "Customers who shopped for this item also shoped for..." section of the Amazon.com page of a book about Psychics. The only trouble is, this...