07-30-2003, 07:15 PM | #128 (permalink) |
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Location: wisCONsin
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Jim Harrison - Sundog
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A few people mentioned <i>Siddharta</i> by Hesse, should I read this book? Quote:
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And finally, I am reading <i>The Once and Future King</i> by T.H. White, an entertaining if slow book. A much different picture of King Arthur and the Knights than I had seen before. |
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07-31-2003, 12:51 PM | #137 (permalink) | |
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I'm currently reading some kurt vonnegut, Cat's Cradle-after which I'll be reading timequake. |
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07-31-2003, 01:34 PM | #140 (permalink) |
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Location: in the backwoods
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What Went Wrong -a book about why the Middle East was the height of civilization a few centuries ago, well ahead of Europe and America in culture and technology and is now- well, having a bit of trouble.
And Summer Camp2 by Scipio |
07-31-2003, 08:01 PM | #148 (permalink) |
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nulltype, what an entertaining post!
This is a cross-post of a message I just left in the Entertainment board. ========================= I'm wondering if fellow boardmembers have some favourite books. Here's my top 10 (in no particular order) Catch 22 - Joseph Heller Perhaps the world's best anti-war novel. Breath-taking, hilarious, yet full of pathos. This book changed the way I look at life. The Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes Truly amazing book on the science, people and events that led to the creation of the most powerful weapon the world had seen. This book is breath taking in scope, extremely well written, covers military history, science, biography and is written in a lucid and very engaging prose. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The Scramble for Africa - Thomas Pakenham Another excellent book of great scope. Very much an eye-opener. The way the Europeans "raped" Africa is enough to make the blood boil. Who would have thought, for example, that the Belgians were so rapacious? Stalingrad - Anthony Beevor Deservedly a best seller. If this doesn't bring home to you the horrors of war, then you have no soul. Well researched, well written and well deserved of its fame and popularity An Anatomy of Thought - Ian Glynn The best, single volume, introduction on how the mind works (with apologies to Steven Pinker!) available. Your brain is a wonderful thing. Do yourself a favour, and feed it by reading this book. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat - John Gribban Over 10 years old, but still the standard by which all introductions to Quantum Physics are measured. Gribban offers a great history of this amazing area of physics and explains extremely complicated concepts in (usually) an easy to understand manner. The Civil War Trilogy - Shelby Foote Magesterial 3 volume history in that most important of America's wars. These books will open a whole new world to you; that of the early Americans and their struggles that nearly resulted in the fall of the US. Perhaps the best written book I've ever read Cicero - Anthony Everitt Besides Robert Massie's biography of Peter the Great, this is probably the best study of a famous historical character in print (my opinion of course). Brings the Roman Late Republic truly to life. An amazing man and an amazing life... Citizens - Simon Schama Quite astounding revisionist history of the French Revolution. From its first paragraph to the epilogue 800 pages later, this book grabs you and doesn't let go. The quote from Chinese Premier Zhou En-lai, where he was asked "What was the significance of the French Revolution" and he answered after a moments thought "It's too soon to tell" is the kind of scene or anecdote that really makes this book a must read. Origins Reconsidered - Richard Leakey & Roger Lewin A superb summary of the evolution of human kind, that starts with Leakey's discovery of the now famous "Turkana Boy" remains in Africa. Now you may notice a preponderance of non-fiction. I have to admit I prefer factual works, but if I was to add any more fiction books The Life of Pi by Yann Martel and perhaps A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth would have to be included. I used to read a lot of SF, but to be honest, that's 99.9% crap, with the notable exception of anything by Iain M Banks. Hope you share with me some of your favourites and the reasons you love them. |
07-31-2003, 08:06 PM | #149 (permalink) |
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PS - What am I reading NOW??
Three books. Swords against the Senate - Erik Hildinger A highly entertaining book on how the Roman Army was instrumental in the fall of the Republic during the 1st Century BC The Nuremberg Trial - Ann and John Tusa Eye-opening, disturbing, fascinating account of the International War Crimes Tribunal held in Nuremberg after the end of WWII and Food - A History - Felipe Fernandez-Armesto A short, and utterly delightful, history of food. A lot more interesting than it sounds!! Mr Mephisto |
07-31-2003, 08:51 PM | #151 (permalink) |
Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash
Location: oregon
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i like to read multiple books at the same time...
currently.. ladders to fire by anais nin dharma punx by levine (thats his last name anyway..) and some self-help book called "women who think too much" haha :-x
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07-31-2003, 09:24 PM | #153 (permalink) |
Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash
Location: oregon
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haha i love her journals. so i decided i should try reading her fiction as well
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08-02-2003, 08:14 AM | #160 (permalink) |
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Location: right behind you...
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'main book' (what i read every night may it be 10 or 100 pages) right now is The Stone of Farewell by Tad williams. its the second book in a series and a pleasure to read.
a book i read in dosses right now is 'the portable voltaire' and when working the 'javascript pocketbook' is a life saver. i have 'a game of throwns' waiting. as soon as i can i plan to hit all f Vachss works..... its just so fucking expensive.. |
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