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What book(s) are you reading now?
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I finished '1984': exhilarating, yet depressing.
I'm starting on one called "Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism."
Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism: Amazon.ca: Rebecca Novick: Books
I'm starting on one called "Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism."
Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism: Amazon.ca: Rebecca Novick: Books
Just started reading a collection of Jane Austens novels. Finished Sense and Sensibility last night and started on Pride and Prejudice.
At first I stumbled over the language somewhat (kind of archaic), and a lot of her sentences drag on for half a paragraph (the combination of those two things made it necessary for me to re-read quite a few so I could grasp what she was saying) but once I got used to the former and decided to live with the latter I realized what all the fuss I've always heard about her work was all about.
Her insight into the workings of the human mind is astonishing. And that she can dig as deep as she does and come up with something amusing rather than just irritating or depressing about each of her characters is a powerful lesson in patience and understanding without judgment or condemnation; she can make you hate a character in one chapter, understand them in another, and forgive them in the next.
Between her wit and her wisdom, as far as I'm concerned she's just earned her place right next to Oscar Wilde in my personal pantheon of literary saints and sages.
At first I stumbled over the language somewhat (kind of archaic), and a lot of her sentences drag on for half a paragraph (the combination of those two things made it necessary for me to re-read quite a few so I could grasp what she was saying) but once I got used to the former and decided to live with the latter I realized what all the fuss I've always heard about her work was all about.
Her insight into the workings of the human mind is astonishing. And that she can dig as deep as she does and come up with something amusing rather than just irritating or depressing about each of her characters is a powerful lesson in patience and understanding without judgment or condemnation; she can make you hate a character in one chapter, understand them in another, and forgive them in the next.
Between her wit and her wisdom, as far as I'm concerned she's just earned her place right next to Oscar Wilde in my personal pantheon of literary saints and sages.
The Compound - S.A Bodeen
I just read a pamphlet about some gutter materials I bought.
If it becomes a movie, I'll skip it.
If it becomes a movie, I'll skip it.
Tellurian
Active Member
There is a love story book I was considering, but I think I will wait to see if the price comes down some more.
Amazon.com: Bacon: A Love Story: A Salty Survey of Everybody's Favorite Meat (9780061704284): Heather Lauer: Books
BTW Rev, did you get that present I sent you for your birthday?
Amazon.com: Bacon Scented Car Air Freshener: Toys & Games
Amazon.com: Bacon: A Love Story: A Salty Survey of Everybody's Favorite Meat (9780061704284): Heather Lauer: Books
BTW Rev, did you get that present I sent you for your birthday?
Amazon.com: Bacon Scented Car Air Freshener: Toys & Games
Gaura Priya
IRL
The Promise of Amida Buddha, a translation of Honen's short writings... Really beautiful to read! 
Namo'mitabhaya!
Namo'mitabhaya!
I am reading: U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton, Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton, Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans, and Four To Score by Janet Evanovich. (Reading 4 books at once can be a bit confusing.
JacobEzra.
Dr. Greenthumb
Last week, I went to the Library, and got a few books. Bl. Padre Pio, a book written by a close friend of St. Pio's. St. Augustine's Confession and City of God. An economics books called, Modern Economics from Dead Economists and St. Teresa's Interior Castle.
So far I have read the one on St. Pio. Was the smallest book.
I am almost half way through St. Augustine Confession. Its actually very interesting. Found out we lived similarly as kids. lol
So far I have read the one on St. Pio. Was the smallest book.
I am almost half way through St. Augustine Confession. Its actually very interesting. Found out we lived similarly as kids. lol
JacobEzra.
Dr. Greenthumb
BTW;
I am 20, and sooner or later the first presidential election I can vote in will be around soon. Does anyone recommend a good books I could read to help me learn which candidate I like? As in what issues are the most important.
Also, I want to learn more about economics, so any good books on that would be good to. Any recommendations?
I am 20, and sooner or later the first presidential election I can vote in will be around soon. Does anyone recommend a good books I could read to help me learn which candidate I like? As in what issues are the most important.
Also, I want to learn more about economics, so any good books on that would be good to. Any recommendations?
Mr Spinkles
Mr
Is the title of that book actually New Ideas from Dead Economists? I finished that recently. It's an easy read and a good introduction to the history of economics, although I didn't find many "new ideas" in it (e.g. what would Adam Smith think of Social Security) and I thought the book leaned rightward (no discussion of unions or labor theory, labor law or workers' rights, etc.)
Good question. Most candidates have written books .... but often those books are ghostwritten propaganda. I would read newspapers, the candidates' platforms on their websites, and check out their record on Wikipedia. If you come up with some good books let me know!
Just finished Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, Confusion, and System of the World). It was one of the most intellectually stimulating and satisfying books I have read in a long time. I would describe it as "historical science fiction", with a dash of alchemy for flavor. It follows the diverse paths of various characters in the late 1600's- early 1700's, including the Royal Society in its heyday, the various political machinations of Europe, the baby steps towards technology, and most prominently, the development of modern economies.
I discovered this author through Cryptonomicon, another very worthy book, straddling WWII cryptography and modern day rise of computers. The characters in this book also happen to be the descendents of the characters in the Baroque cycle. So, yeah, if you are looking for an interesting rip-roaring fiction series that makes you feel like you're actually learning something, check it out.
I discovered this author through Cryptonomicon, another very worthy book, straddling WWII cryptography and modern day rise of computers. The characters in this book also happen to be the descendents of the characters in the Baroque cycle. So, yeah, if you are looking for an interesting rip-roaring fiction series that makes you feel like you're actually learning something, check it out.
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Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Just started Mark Steyn's "After America - Get Ready for Armageddon" and I am about to get off this internet so I can dive back into it. It's riveting and very thought provoking.
Optimistic About America’s Future?
Don’t Be.
In his giant New York Times bestseller, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, Mark Steyn predicted collapse for the rest of the Western World. Now, he adds, America has caught up with Europe on the great rush to self-destruction.
It’s not just our looming financial collapse; it’s not just a culture that seems on a fast track to perdition, full of hapless, indulgent, childish people who think government has the answer for every problem; it’s not just America’s potential eclipse as a world power because of the drunken sailor policymaking in Washington—no, it’s all this and more that spells one word for America: Armageddon.
What will a world without American leadership look like? It won’t be pretty—not for you and not for your children. America’s decline won’t be gradual, like an aging Europe sipping espresso at a café until extinction (and the odd Greek or Islamist riot). No, America’s decline will be a wrenching affair marked by violence and possibly secession.
With his trademark wit, Steyn delivers the depressing news with raw and unblinking honesty—but also with the touch of vaudeville stand-up and soft shoe that makes him the most entertaining, yet profound, columnist on the planet. And as an immigrant with nowhere else to go, he offers his own prescription for winning America back from the feckless and arrogant liberal establishment that has done its level best to suffocate the world’s last best hope in a miasma of debt, decay, and debility. You will not read a more important—or more alarming, or even funnier—book all year than After America.
http://www.amazon.com/After-America...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317866358&sr=1-1
Four out of five stars on Amazon.
Optimistic About America’s Future?
Don’t Be.
In his giant New York Times bestseller, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, Mark Steyn predicted collapse for the rest of the Western World. Now, he adds, America has caught up with Europe on the great rush to self-destruction.
It’s not just our looming financial collapse; it’s not just a culture that seems on a fast track to perdition, full of hapless, indulgent, childish people who think government has the answer for every problem; it’s not just America’s potential eclipse as a world power because of the drunken sailor policymaking in Washington—no, it’s all this and more that spells one word for America: Armageddon.
What will a world without American leadership look like? It won’t be pretty—not for you and not for your children. America’s decline won’t be gradual, like an aging Europe sipping espresso at a café until extinction (and the odd Greek or Islamist riot). No, America’s decline will be a wrenching affair marked by violence and possibly secession.
With his trademark wit, Steyn delivers the depressing news with raw and unblinking honesty—but also with the touch of vaudeville stand-up and soft shoe that makes him the most entertaining, yet profound, columnist on the planet. And as an immigrant with nowhere else to go, he offers his own prescription for winning America back from the feckless and arrogant liberal establishment that has done its level best to suffocate the world’s last best hope in a miasma of debt, decay, and debility. You will not read a more important—or more alarming, or even funnier—book all year than After America.
http://www.amazon.com/After-America...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317866358&sr=1-1
Four out of five stars on Amazon.