Cindy's Reading

New stuff:
I finished "Look Me in the Eye" on Saturday. So, I needed new books. Luckily, the library had some waiting for me. :) I had requested two that I heard about on NPR, and though I will peruse them, I don't think my brain can focus on the brain food provided there. :) The books are:
"The Art of Ill Will" which is the history of political cartoons, featuring over 200 of them from the colonial period to current day. I struggled with political cartoons in US History, so I thought this might help me to understand them better. Of course, I was on vacation at the time I requested the book... Oh, well.
The other is a parenting book: "Beyond Timeout". I am hoping for more insight to share with parents that are struggling, but who has time to read boring parenting books? Maybe this one will be different, and I will find something to help. :)
I am more focused on reading "Intuition", which is required reading for my Science class. It has a slow story line, and a lot of characters to sort through. I don't know, if it wasn't required, I would likely put it down and move onto something else. I am not much for science lab stuff, and unless there is something else going on, I fear it will be a long book to get through.
Oh, I am close to the end of the "Judge and Jury" audio book, and so picked up "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" to listen to. At least in the car, I will not have much to think about. :)
Besides these, Ruth and I are reading "The Wizard Of Oz". We had a long conversation the other day about Dorthy's shoes. In the book they are silver, and that bothered Ruth because the movie has her in ruby slippers. But, all I could consider is that the movie was the first one in color, and they wanted something to really stand out. Ruth pulled out a book she owned, one of those condensed classics for kids, and showed me that the picture on the front of that book showed the ruby slippers. But, upon investigation, even in her book, Dorothy has silver slippers to wear.
Ah, well, I must go and finish some school stuff. I have a Tuesday Treasure, but will post that later, if I have time. :)