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The Book of Questions: Business, Politics and Ethics | Gregory Stock

HAPPY Friday! So I was just remembering how #MrBook used to post questions for discussion, and I really miss that! I thought, why not start it up again? Hope you guys have fun with it!

To kick things off, our first weekly #bookishquestion is: is there a particular book that first turned you on to reading? When did you know you were a reader? Share in the comments! #BookTalk

Bookwormjillk For me it was The Baby-Sitters Club and

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

dabbe For me, it was Harold and the Purple Crayon. I followed Harold's crayon the way I follow words today. I can never get enough. 😊 2y

Mandoul The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett, followed by every other Discworld book 🙂🐢 2y

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CSeydel @Bookwormjillk Oh I loved BSC back in the day! Don‘t think I ever read Are You There God, but I loved Blubber and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Good picks! 2y

CSeydel @dabbe that‘s so cool! I never read Harold as a kid but I love, love, loved reading him to my kids when they were little! He was a fave! 2y

CSeydel @Mandoul I love this! For me, weirdly, Color of Magic wasn‘t what drew me into Discworld - I got hooked via the City Watch storylines. I keep meaning to go back and read the Rincewind books but … so many books, so little time (edited) 2y

Tamra At about 6-7 when my grandmother who was a teacher & reader gave me the Little House series. Before that I devoured picture books. 😁 Fun question and thanks for posting! 2y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks My dad says I loved The Grape Ape and that I had the book memorized! 2y

Ruthiella @Tamra My mother tells me it was the Little House books that were my gateway too! At around age 7 or 8… (edited) 2y

BarbaraJean I don‘t know if there was a particular book that turned me on to reading, but the Ramona books and Roald Dahl‘s BFG were early favorites. Moments when I knew I was a reader: winning “most books read” in the library summer reading program at age 5 or 6, and finishing all the assigned “readers” at school and being able to choose what I wanted to read from a special shelf. 2y

Tamra @Ruthiella 💜 2y

TheBookgeekFrau There wasn't any particular book, but I Loved when the Scholastic Book Order forms were handed out; and the day when my orders finally came in . . . Heaven!! 2y

CSeydel @tamra @Ruthiella The Little House books are phenomenal! I was such a weird kid though - I never got into them until I was an adult. I kept getting distracted because a character had my same name (baby Carrie). 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y

CSeydel @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Grape Ape! I remember the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, but I‘ve never seen the book. Fun! 2y

CSeydel @BarbaraJean YES! Beverly Cleary was one of my early go-to‘s. I was partial to Henry and Beezus and Ellen Tebbits. And I also remember the joy of filling out the library summer reading forms! I was a data collector and organizer even then! Good memories 😊 2y

CSeydel @TheBookgeekFrau Ohhh yeah, the Scholastic Book Fair was the best part of school! 2y

TheBookgeekFrau @CSeydel Not just the fairs (which I LOVED), but the quarterly (I think) book club order forms. Loved when they were handed out 💞 2y

CSeydel @TheBookgeekFrau That sounds awesome! I dimly remember circling books in a little catalog… I bet that‘s what it was! 2y

TheBookgeekFrau @CSeydel Yes! 😊 2y

BarbaraBB I‘ve read a lot since I was 4 years old and never stopped. One of the books I vividly remember is

Pippi Longstocking

Tamra @CSeydel the fairs & fliers! 👏🏾 2y

Tamra @TheBookgeekFrau yes, I so loved Scholastic! 2y

TrishB Just read since I can remember - I do remember The Wind in the Willows when I was very young. 2y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @CSeydel 💜💜💜 2y

Deblovestoread I loved The Boxcar Children books. Wanted to be one 💜 2y

CaitZ I remember being fascinated by The Boy Who Drew Cats by Lafcadio Hearne. I don't know how old I was. 2y

CSeydel @TrishB Same here 😊 Wind in the Willows was one of the first books I remember reading for school and enjoying! I was probably in middle school by then. 2y

CSeydel @BarbaraBB Yes! I had a copy of Pippi Longstocking when I was little. I thought she was so cool! 2y

CSeydel @Deblovestoread Oh yeah! I missed these when I was a kid, but I read some of them to my kids. 2y

CSeydel @CaitZ Wow! A classic for sure. (edited) 2y

Dragon I really didn‘t get into reading until grade 7 ( around 12) when I discovered Agatha Christie and my great love Hercule Poirot💚🐉 2y

CSeydel @Dragon I love this! Agatha is truly a great observer of human nature, and Poirot is a delight. 2y

Dragon Thanks 🙏 @CSeydel and I still enjoy rereads 💚🐉 2y

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DAB

Jane Austen in Boca: A Novel | Paula Marantz Cohen

From my book fairy. #mrbook

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DAB

Untitled | Unknown

#THOUGHTFULTHURSDAY

* Totally missed the moon.
* This brings up the approach of winter, birthdays of loved ones
* Currently reading Blueberry Muffin Murder, Einstein's Wife and The Overstory.

@MoonWitch94

#mrbook, leeloo

MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 🍂🍁🌠 4y

DAB Thank you, for the the challenge. 4y

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DAB

Trouble Is What I Do | Walter Mosley

This book is continuation of the Leonid McGill series. Waited five years for its release and I am looking forward to where he is taking the series. The story line is about a guy that did bad and is trying to correct some of those mistakes. He is all too human but he is trying.

#blackVoices
@ShyBookOwl

#mrbook

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DAB

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Happy Tuesday.

1. Yes - Mostly non-fiction
2. Yes - I now share more about the books I read, I read more and I also checking to see what other have read and how they feel about it.

#mrbook
#leeloo
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 💜📚 4y

DAB @TheSpineView 😁 4y

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DAB

The Other Einstein: A Novel | Marie Benedict

Thankful to our book club for forcing me to read another book 😻. Loving this read and after leaving Mansfield Park by Austen and heading right over to this novel I am having a ball. Love the young Einstein as described here.

#Mrbook
#leeloo

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Libraries vs Bookstores? What do you think?

DAB I like library because I can read the book I want even when my finances are in a very challenging position. They also have the capacity to keep all the books I like without cluttering up my house.

#mrbook (edited) 5y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I think they both have their uses. I tend to use the library for books that I'm iffy about or something that I doubt I would share and need more immediately. However, I like to have books at home in various genres and have amassed a large quantity. I tend to buy books so I can access them when I'm ready. I like to share them, too. 5y

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DAB

Late, Late at Night | Rick Springfield

I like these activities.

Late Late at Night by Rick Springfield is the one book I had occasion to recommend the most and it is fans of Mr. Springfield. He is very candid and open, if you are not a fan you may find his writing style a challenge.

I only ask for suggestion when book clubs goes with themes instead of a particular book. I do read many books I see other reading because I like the covers.

tag #mrbook

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! Happy Tuesday! 🤩📚 5y

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JulietReads

Writing with Grace: A Journey Beyond Down Syndrome | Judy McFarlane

#mrbook
#readwithmrbook
#booksanddisabilities
#June

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BarbaraBB

Oval | Elvia Wilk

pick

This book is a disaster story waiting to happen. Set in Berlin in a very near future, where people live their life and are suffering of FOMO, where companies pretend to be all focussed on an eco-friendly world. Where artists are consultants, where the streets are filled with the homeless. The Oval pill is just another innovation, another drug, another nothing. This is the story of Anja and it‘s a good one. #ToB2020
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Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, MrBook, Librarybelle, alisiakae

BarbaraBB #ReadingEurope2020 #Germany #MrBook
#Booked2020 #MillennialAuthor (edited) 5y

zezeki I've been seeing this book lately on Litsy, and I'm really liking this cover. 5y

BarbaraBB @zezeki It‘s an interesting cover indeed. The book is weird! 💕 5y

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Librarybelle I‘m seconding the interesting cover! 5y

MrBook Interesting! 😁 5y

Hooked_on_books I love a weird dystopia, so this might be perfect for me. And I also love the trippy cover. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Unique pick! 5y

readordierachel I tried this a while back but it didn't grab me for some reason. Your review makes me want to pick it up again. 5y

Cinfhen Cool 😎 great review/ totally intrigued but don‘t think it‘s my type of book 🤷🏼‍♀️❣️ 5y

BarbaraBB @readordierachel We mostly agree on books but if it didn‘t grab you the first time, I wouldn‘t try again 🤓. Same goes for you @Cinfhen, I think you‘re right about it not being your type of book! 😘 5y

Megabooks I‘m going to finish this soon! I can‘t tell yet if it‘s a pick or so-so, but it‘s definitely interesting and unique!! 5y

batsy This one and Optic Nerve are definitely two of the TOB picks that intrigue me most! Glad you liked it; it's on my TBR. 5y

BarbaraBB @batsy Optic Nerve is eyeing me too! 5y

BarbaraBB @Megabooks That‘s why I decided for a pick in the end! 5y

alisiakae Great review! 5y

thebluestocking Okay. Okay. I might need to read this. You‘ve convinced me. 💙 5y

BarbaraBB @thebluestocking Fingers crossed that you‘ll like it. Although it‘s always good to read one more for the #ToB! 5y

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