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JimC
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by JimC » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:51 am
Ronja wrote:Finished "The Selfish Gene" - the second time I read it since approx. 2007. Damn well written book, and surprisingly little dated.
As for me, re-reading the first part of John Masters' autobiography,
Bugles and a tiger
I would bet no one here has read it, except possibly Clinton...
Nurse, where the fuck's my cardigan?
And my gin!
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Sisifo
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by Sisifo » Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:04 am
I am trying this. If I can get even half of it, I will be a happy bunny.
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helenlouisa
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by helenlouisa » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:28 am
The latest Kim Harrison, "Pale Demon."
Especially amusing bit about these books, they posit that most of humanity was killed off in the 70's, by a mutated gene in a GM tomato...causing all of those mythological creatures (from banshees to witches) to come out of the closet, and take over!...
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Gallstones
- Supreme Absolute And Exclusive Ruler Of The World
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by Gallstones » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:34 am
I'm between books right noiw.
Attention span problem.
But here’s the thing about rights. They’re not actually supposed to be voted on. That’s why they’re called rights. ~Rachel Maddow August 2010
The Second Amendment forms a fourth branch of government (an armed citizenry) in case the government goes mad. ~Larry Nutter
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Thumpalumpacus
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by Thumpalumpacus » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:43 am
What's really odd is that I recently finished reading Yokohama Burning by Joshua Hammer, about the 1923 Kanji earthquake, tsunami, and fire in Honshu.
these are things we think we know
these are feelings we might even share
these are thoughts we hide from ourselves
these are secrets we cannot lay bare.
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nellikin
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by nellikin » Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:09 am
This is an excellent book. Orwell is a sincere, intelligent man who lived through some amazing history. I know it will be a sad ending, but it is inspiring nonetheless.
To ignore the absence of evidence is the base of true faith.
-Gore Vidal
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Pappa
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by Pappa » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:47 am
nellikin wrote:
This is an excellent book. Orwell is a sincere, intelligent man who lived through some amazing history. I know it will be a sad ending, but it is inspiring nonetheless.
I was impressed with the way he wrote some endnotes explaining which parts he may have misremembered. I love the book, it's always been one of my favourites.
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Clinton Huxley
- 19th century monkeybitch.
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by Clinton Huxley » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:51 am
Currently on The Wavewatchers Companion by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, which has interesting wave facts but is a tad flippantly written.
Also Simon Sebag Montefiore's biography of Stalin, which is fascinatingly horrid.
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surreptitious57
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by surreptitious57 » Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:36 am
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Charles Darwin - Origin of Species
Thought I would re-read this (1st time since I was about 20) given the bicentenary and the 150th anniversary of publication.
Very fluid writing - able to convey ideas easily - like some of the best today like Richard Dawkins. Got two for one with Voyage Of The Beagle as well. Currently on Newton And The Counterfeiter by Thomas Levenson. Interesting to read that his real passion wasn't physics or mathematics, but alchemy. Discovering gravity and inventing calculus was just a side show. No, what really pushed Isaac's buttons was his obsessive desire to turn metal into gold. Yet most contemporary scientists regard this as of minor significance in the great scheme of things. Fascinating character nonetheless. Second greatest Englishman ever - [ don't ask - you already know . . . ]
A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN
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Tero
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by Tero » Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:23 pm
http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Angels-Inspe ... 631&sr=1-1
Lots of violence and fucking, but this American has a vivid and realistic image of Finnish character.
International disaster, gonna be a blaster
Gonna rearrange our lives
International disaster, send for the master
Don't wait to see the white of his eyes
International disaster, international disaster
Price of silver droppin' so do yer Christmas shopping
Before you lose the chance to score (Pembroke)
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sandinista
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by sandinista » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:50 pm
God and His Demons by Michael Parenti. Just started today, looks great, all his books are excellent!
http://www.michaelparenti.org/godandhisdemons.html
Our struggle is not against actual corrupt individuals, but against those in power in general, against their authority, against the global order and the ideological mystification which sustains it.
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Gallstones
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by Gallstones » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:56 pm
But here’s the thing about rights. They’re not actually supposed to be voted on. That’s why they’re called rights. ~Rachel Maddow August 2010
The Second Amendment forms a fourth branch of government (an armed citizenry) in case the government goes mad. ~Larry Nutter
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HomerJay
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by HomerJay » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:05 pm
This week found a signed copy in local charity shop, £6.99 though.
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Tero
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by Tero » Tue Apr 26, 2011 2:11 am
Lisa Lutz new book. She reminds me of many of the women here. Enjoy video if I can rig it. Not sure it embeds.
NO.
so just go to
http://www.amazon.com/Heads-You-Lose-Li ... 472&sr=1-1
the video is there.
And then there is Ask Lutz, cat people will enjoy
http://lisalutz.com/ask-lutzInternational disaster, gonna be a blaster
Gonna rearrange our lives
International disaster, send for the master
Don't wait to see the white of his eyes
International disaster, international disaster
Price of silver droppin' so do yer Christmas shopping
Before you lose the chance to score (Pembroke)
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Thurston
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by Thurston » Thu May 05, 2011 10:39 pm
Ovid's Metamorphoses is a complete revelation to me. It's wonderful!
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