Hello Michael. What kind of books do you like to read?

Glad you found us.

I moved to BC from WA. I was in a little town near Spokane. You from the west or east part?

Robert Tulip wrote:I would love to lead the discussion on American Gods.

To quote Suzanne and indicate my own happiness at this state of affairs:

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geo - I think you're right about her not understanding electricity. But she almost certainly did understand that the fence would hurt if touched and since she is an ape, she thought to "attack" as we primates are wont to do. It just happened that the standard primate response (wack what yo...

Suzanne wrote:Robert, do you have any interest in becoming the discussion leader for "American Gods"?

A great idea Suzanne. Robert?

If the metaphorical connections exist unconsciously, it seems reasonable to describe them as a hidden reality…the question of the legitimacy of mythological thinking…Can an idea such as Odin be important enough to provide the name of a day of the week, but also so unimportant that it refers to noth...

Harper Collins has Gaiman's American Gods up for sale as an e-book at this site. It is temporary I think. You can also look at the book on the site. Chapters 1 through 4 are complete and chapter 5 stops part way through. There are 19 chapters in the book with a postcript.

Orangutan causes evacuation at Adelaide Zoo AN “ingenious” 62 kilogram orangutan short circuited electrical wires and climbed a fence using a makeshift ladder in an aborted escape attempt from Adelaide Zoo today. The elaborate plot by 27-year-old Karta got her to within metres of the public, and re...

Frans de Waal is also considering a 2nd live chat session to discuss a brand new book he is releasing around September 22, 2009 called "The Age of Empathy." We might put that on the menu as a FACTS selection. Didn't know the history or even that there was a FACTS section - but I'm in. I w...

Have people here read about the Milgram experiment? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment It doesn't surprise me that those with religious affiliations are more prone to the acceptance of torture. I think that often people join (or stay with) religions (or any group for that matter) not be...