AF Book Suggestions

[feranaja]

Several times lately I've had this urge to send another member a special book - just now looked at the What Are You Reading thread and thought of one in particular - so here's the idea for this thread.

If you were going to suggest a book for another member here, soemthing you think they would benefit from or just enjoy, what would it be, and why? Serious or funny suggestions welcomed.
Here's my list so far:

Naomi: Food and Healing*, by AnneMarie Colbin, because it's just so sensible on the subject of diet, and we've been talking about natural health a lot lately.

Nalyd: The Tao of Pooh*...just felt right

Rays: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek* - just because I love this book so much and would like to see if T did, too

Chaka: possibly a book of Man Ray photographs or Erte prints, something visually sumptuous and a little decadent too

Yset: Isis Magic* by Isadora Forrest - you NEED this book!

Nuhad: The Fifth Sacred Thing* by Starhawk, because I'm a closet sadist:laugh:
Oh and maybe Julie Sahni or Madhur Jaffrey on Indian cooking, since he loves to cook and does a lot of curry (I do have a nice side too)


Thinking up books for others here should be a fun challenge - what do you send the man who has read everything (m1thr0s) for example? hitman, Sibylle, Kain and everyone- I'll think about this!

Oh and btw - don't tihnk you can find a dog book I havent read - lol, I DARE you...:cool:

fera

[YsetEternal]

Well fera, there are a lot of books I need to read. The trouble is getting my hands on them to do so...

fera:
Wholesome Gourmet: The Art of Gluten-Free Cuisine* by Steven Winkler

The Food of India: Authentic Recipes from the Spicy Subcontinent (Periplus World Cookbooks)* by Oberoi Group, Karen Anand, Jennifer Brennan, and Wendy Hutton

Heres the dog book... Did I find one you haven't read yet?

Why Do Dogs Drink Out of the Toilet?: 101 of the Most Perplexing Questions Answered About Canine Conundrums, Medical Mysteries and Befuddling Behaviors* by Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori


Radiant Star:

Vegetarian Punjabi* by Nita Mehta

Flying Serpents and Dragons: The Story of Mankind's Reptilian Past* by R.A. Boulay


Sibylle:

(keeping on theme with about margaritas:yes: )
The Perfect Buzz: The Essential Guide to Boozing, Bars, and Bad Behavior* by David Bramwell

I know there are other aspect to you Sybille, I just have to actually wake up enough to search through them all...




I will add more in other posts as I think of them...

[Radiant Star]

I am not good at 'presents' and don't read much so I am excusing myself of finding books, but I love the dragon one - thanks Yset.

Fera, the Annie Dillard looks down to earth and interesting, well looking at the excerpt on 'that famous online book store' lol

[feranaja]

Yset: keep trying, girlfriend. I mean it - you find one, I'll admit it but unless it's a goofy out- of- print training manual or a total introductory book I've probably got it or at least read some of it online. I even buy very introductory books so I can see what people are being indoctrinated with.

Now I can't say I have every BREED book per se - I mean if you find something like "Raising Polish Lowland Sheepdogs on a Budget" I probably haven't read it - so I guess I mean beavhiour, nutrition, natural health - breeding isnt my thing, and I'm also really into sighthounds so breed books outside of that group I probably dont have.

Now bear in mind..I DO have other interests..sort of...lol

[Nalyd Khezr Bey]

For you fera - The Sirius Mystery* by Robert K. G. Temple... hey it's the DOG star! For Rays - What I Did in My Holidays: Essays on Black Magic, Satanism, Devil Worship and Other Niceties* by Ramsey Dukes... hmmm, I just think you might get a kick out of it. For m1thr0s - The Philosophy of "As If"* by Hans Vaihinger... because I suggested it to you before and I have a feeling you still haven't checked it out. :) I'll have to browse this site some more to see who else I know before I list any other names here.

[feranaja]

Geez nalyd - I was expecting a Bio of Dylan T...then again I think I have them all, lol...I actually want to read the Sirius Mystery so thanks for the prod...

[feranaja]

Yset, the Gluten free cookbook sounds great and I'd bet TalkingFox would like it as well...

I'm adding Mystical Qabalah* to Rays list, I'd like to get feedback from her once she's read it...

[Nuhad418]

Nuhad: The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk, because I'm a closet sadist:laugh:
Oh and maybe Julie Sahni or Madhur Jaffrey on Indian cooking, since he loves to cook and does a lot of curry (I do have a nice side too)


fera

WTF!? Good gods how many times must I read that horrible thing. I actually bought it again last year with a gift certificate...I couldn't make it past the first three pages...so painful.

As for curry I prefer to talk to Indian people :-) but I will look into them lol

[feranaja]

ummm...Madhur Jaffrey IS Indian..lol you silly goat, I'll think of something even worse now.

I was anticipating a suggestion I read everything ever written by AC, but think you may have given up on that?

[Nuhad418]

ummm...Madhur Jaffrey IS Indian..lol you silly goat, I'll think of something even worse now.

I was anticipating a suggestion I read everything ever written by AC, but think you may have given up on that?

I kknow she's Indian! lol I like to talk to real people who cook the food...sheesh lol.

I have given up on trying to get you to read anything from Uncle Al. So many years...so much pain and suffering. I'm a freaking saint!
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