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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I saw a pop up book store today selling all books for $5.
    I bought these four titles, not sure I will even have time to read one seeing I am back to studying next week.
    Has anyone read any of these? I am glad I found a Philip K. Dick and a Nietzsche book. These are the only books of theirs on shelf.


    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    brianlux said:
    I rarely re-read books ("so many books, so little time"), but this one is proving to be WELL worth the second go-around!  One of my favorites from Henry:


    Ha! I'm always re-reading books! 

    Presently, I'm re-reading a new-to-me translation of this one.



    Great translation so far. I must check out some of their other Dostoevsky translations.
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  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    Enkidu said:
    Two great books.  
    How is Midnight in Chernobyl?  It's on my to-read list but after watching the Chernobyl series on HBO I wasn't ready to dive into a book quite yet.
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895

    Probably the most important book I've read in a long while.  Great look at how baked into our society racism really is and how it's not just the banks and realtors that denied people of color opportunities but the US government's role as well.  He also discusses how current segregation patterns are linked to these original abuses and the role of the 2008 housing crisis in the lives of people of color.  Very eye-opening, and in today's climate, a very necessary look at systemic racism.
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,573
    Russell Brand Mentor. Meh. 
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,277
    Howard Stern Comes Again

    great book...transcripts of interviews with some commentary
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165

    Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues (8th ed.)



    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Recently been slamming through Winston Graham's Poldark novels.  Love the PBS series, now reading the books, I can't get enough.  Going to miss the series when it's over this year.  
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Just finished Fight Club.
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    The Stranger, Albert Camus. Translated by Matthew Ward (1989).
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    dankind said:
    brianlux said:
    I rarely re-read books ("so many books, so little time"), but this one is proving to be WELL worth the second go-around!  One of my favorites from Henry:


    Ha! I'm always re-reading books! 

    Presently, I'm re-reading a new-to-me translation of this one.



    Great translation so far. I must check out some of their other Dostoevsky translations.
    Dostoevsky is badass! I haven't read Demons.  Will have to give it a go.
    Hobbes said:
    Just finished Fight Club.
    Great writing but it really left me depressed.  That wasn't the kind of thing I needed- especially at that time.
    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues (8th ed.)



    I'm always game for a good adventure book, haha!

    No, seriously, keep up the good work with the studies!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Hobbes said:
    The Stranger, Albert Camus. Translated by Matthew Ward (1989).
    I read that years ago for a sociology class.  Should probably read it again since I can't remember it, lol.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    PureandEasy said:
    Hobbes said:
    The Stranger, Albert Camus. Translated by Matthew Ward (1989).
    I read that years ago for a sociology class.  Should probably read it again since I can't remember it, lol.
    Here are the Cliff Notes. 

    https://youtu.be/SdbLqOXmJ04
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    brianlux said:
    dankind said:
    brianlux said:
    I rarely re-read books ("so many books, so little time"), but this one is proving to be WELL worth the second go-around!  One of my favorites from Henry:


    Ha! I'm always re-reading books! 

    Presently, I'm re-reading a new-to-me translation of this one.



    Great translation so far. I must check out some of their other Dostoevsky translations.
    Dostoevsky is badass! I haven't read Demons.  Will have to give it a go.
    Hobbes said:
    Just finished Fight Club.
    Great writing but it really left me depressed.  That wasn't the kind of thing I needed- especially at that time.
    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues (8th ed.)



    I'm always game for a good adventure book, haha!

    No, seriously, keep up the good work with the studies!
    Thanks dude. So many chapters in this book to read for this subject. 
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    RIP Toni Morrison. I had to read The Bluest Eye for a literature unit at university. Was a good read.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    riotgrl said:
    Enkidu said:
    Two great books.  
    How is Midnight in Chernobyl?  It's on my to-read list but after watching the Chernobyl series on HBO I wasn't ready to dive into a book quite yet.
    I read Bad Blood recently; hell of a story.  I'm interested to see how Elizabeth Holmes fares in the court system. 
    Just checked out Midnight in Chernobyl and looking forward to reading it.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    edited August 2019
    I'm currently reading Jon Ronson - So you've been publically shamed. 
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,380
    brianlux said:
    Ms. Haiku said:
    Yay, book form!
    Brave soul, reading all that!
    I think the size is intimidating people. It is written for the general public and it patiently develops the plot lines. I like it. I'm only on 160ish, but so far so good. 
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,380
    riotgrl said:

    Probably the most important book I've read in a long while.  Great look at how baked into our society racism really is and how it's not just the banks and realtors that denied people of color opportunities but the US government's role as well.  He also discusses how current segregation patterns are linked to these original abuses and the role of the 2008 housing crisis in the lives of people of color.  Very eye-opening, and in today's climate, a very necessary look at systemic racism.
    I agree.

    Behind the stats fought the heroes, and I wish the trials had more coverage, but that would be a different book. 
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,380
    catefrances said:
    a book on the knights templar 
    Is Dan Jones the author?
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird

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