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TheDiplomat ![]() Sultan ![]() ![]() Retired AE Moderator Joined: 09-Aug-2004 Location: Turkey Status: Offline Points: 1994 |
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The Abdulhamid Truth by Orhon Kologlu Tolstoy's War and Peace Introduction to Political Science by Munci Kapani (over 15.edition) The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle |
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ARDA:The best Turkish diplomat ever!
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cattus ![]() Samurai ![]() ![]() Retired AE Moderator Joined: 02-Aug-2004 Status: Offline Points: 1803 |
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TJk, where is Norman Davies from? War and Peace is one tough nut to crack. |
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Master of Puppets ![]() Immortal Guard ![]() Joined: 06-Aug-2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 108 |
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Impressive lists! At the moment I'm reading a translation of the Odyssee (finally I got to reading the real thing and not some modern version), which is a little bit old-fashioned and crappy, but whatever... I'll check out a better translation later on and read it all in Greek one day! I find it really great to read the real story and am trying to figure out if the events on Odysseus' trips can be seen as metaphores of a journey in his mind or something, but I find that kinda difficult (I only really started reading like this during the last few weeks thanks to a friend of mine who sorta pushed me to it with his MSN poetry sessions, before that my reading of classics was a bit more superficial). Fortunately our summer vacation in Scotland has given me a lot of time to (re)read books, so I re-read the Gilgamesh-epic (great, although some tablets are fragmentary which is rather annoying in my opinion) and re-read De Avonden [The Evenings] by Gerard Reve. It describes the last ten days of the year 1946 seen through the eyes of an adolescent who can't find any meaning in the pathetic life he and his relatives/friend are living. It is a great book and is generally considered as one of the peaks of post-war literature in the Netherlands. Highly recommended, if you find a translation, pick it up! By the way, like many others here I really enjoyed The Name of the Rose. Eco gives such a great impression of the Middle Ages and combines it with a fascinating detective story: great book. I've also seen the movie, but that one was a bit weaker because it obviously couldn't contain the richness the book contains. EDIT: Edited by Master of Puppets |
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Wherever I turn, there is Death.
The Epic of Gilgamesh; Tablet XI, line 245 |
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Dawn ![]() Administrator ![]() ![]() Valkyrie Joined: 02-Aug-2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3161 |
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I agree impressive lists. Also about the name of the Rose . I finished The Devils Crown and am cought between finishing the others i've started or going on with the pile I want to start
Edit:Cyrus or Invictus could you move this thread to the Lit forum if you have time?
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Master of Puppets ![]() Immortal Guard ![]() Joined: 06-Aug-2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 108 |
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Yes, move it please
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Wherever I turn, there is Death.
The Epic of Gilgamesh; Tablet XI, line 245 |
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Styrbiorn ![]() Caliph ![]() Joined: 04-Aug-2004 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 2818 |
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Röde Orm is one of the most enjoying books I've read. Nobody will understand what we are talking about though, since the English title is The Long Ships. As a tidbit, the German title is Die Abenteuer des Röde Orm - somehow the translator missed that "Röde" is just a nick meaning "-the Red".
Currently I'm reading a book on statistics, and it isn't fun at all. Edited by Styrbiorn |
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Mosquito ![]() Immortal Guard ![]() ![]() Joined: 05-Aug-2004 Status: Offline Points: 1491 |
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I have also enjoyed Red Orm and i think i have read it for 3 or 4 times. Fortunatelly the translation into polish is excact and it is "Rudy Orm" what means the same as "Röde Orm". I wonder on how many languages it was translated. Anyone knows if that author wrote more book about vikings? Edited by Mosquito |
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guarddiva87 ![]() Immortal Guard ![]() ![]() Joined: 05-Aug-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 28 |
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At the moment, I'm reading The Bible in an effort to strenghten my faith. Also I'm reading my driver's ed book so that I can get my lisence.
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Colorguard..to those who understand no explanation needed..To those who don't no explanation possible
Never frown...even when your sad, you never know when someone will fall in love with your smile |
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Temujin ![]() Immortal Guard ![]() ![]() Sirdar Bahadur Joined: 02-Aug-2004 Location: Eurasia Status: Offline Points: 5237 |
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well, i must say I always liked the idea of artificial intelligences taking over the Human world, and I liked the concept of the Butlerian Jihad as an outline of the original Dune. I always wanted to read a book about it, so I had high expectaitions of it and I must say I was overall very pleased, though they implemented one or two side-story too much and they messed up the end like in the previous books, but ptobably this is related to the fact that they wrote the book as an triology... the main plot humans vs. bots is excellent, it's no good vs evil, humans fight for both sides, both sides make use of Human slaves etc... the side-plot about Selim wormrider s also excellent, though it's only got a few chapters, I'm looking forward to read the machine crusade...
Wow, that's most impressive! reading Kafka already makes you a superbrain, but then in a foreign language and even understand his weird stuff that's awesome!
BTW, War and peace is also one of the best books ever...I however never came around reading the brothers kamarasow or silent flows the Don...and I didn't finished reading Taras Bulba... Edited by Temujin |
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Mixcoatl ![]() Immortal Guard ![]() ![]() Joined: 02-Aug-2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 4581 |
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I thought the Bible was fiction ![]() I discovered that the city in which I'm going to study (Groningen) has a very good bookshop. I bought Pêro Vaz de Caminha's account on the discovery of Brazil (finished it already) and the History of Mexico. I haven't finished that yet, although during my train journey back I've read the part between 1517 and 1914 (400 years, now that's what I call a long train journey) |
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"Some argue that atheism partly stems from a failure to fairly and judiciously consider the facts"
"Atheists deny the existence of Satan, while simultaneously doing his work." - Conservapedia |
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Stewart ![]() Immortal Guard ![]() ![]() Joined: 16-Aug-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 28 |
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I'm reading Sun Tzu's Art of War in the mornings. I'm reading Madame Blavatsky's Isis Unveiled in the afternoons. |
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TJK ![]() Consul ![]() ![]() Retired AE Moderator Joined: 02-Aug-2004 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 368 |
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Norman Davies (born June 8, 1939) is a British historian and writer, famous for his studies and publications on Europe, UK and Poland. He was born in Bolton, England. He studied in Grenoble, Oxford, Perugia, Sussex and Cracow (on Jagiellonian University). In 1973 he was honoured with a PhD title from the Jagiellonian University. Norman Davies has held lectures in many countries (USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, China and in most European countries). From 1971 to 1996 he worked at the London University, School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, where in 1985 he became a Professor. He is currently Supernumerary Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. He works with the BBC as well as other British and American magazines and newspapers like The Times, New York Review of Books and The Independent. Norman Davies is a member of the Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europea in Salzburg and of the Polish Academy of Learning (PAU) in Cracow. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Historical Society. He has received honorary PhD titles from the University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska in Lublin and the University of Gdańsk. He is an honorary citizen of Lublin and Cracow. [edit]
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DSMyers1 ![]() Colonel ![]() ![]() Joined: 09-Aug-2004 Location: Oklahoma Status: Offline Points: 603 |
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I am reading... message boards Actually engineering textbooks, mostly. Historically? Not much at the moment. Research in ancient history is on hold. (when is that other atlas coming in?.....)
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Beylerbeyi ![]() Chieftain ![]() ![]() Joined: 02-Aug-2004 Location: Cuba Status: Offline Points: 1359 |
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Eric Hobsbawm - The Age of Revolution. Earlier this month I've read; Noam Chomsky - Hegemony or Survival George Monbiot - Age of Consent Joseph Stiglitz - Globalisation and its Discontents |
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Always try to be as radical as reality itself. - Lenin
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Tobodai ![]() Tsar ![]() ![]() Retired AE Moderator Joined: 03-Aug-2004 Location: Antarctica Status: Offline Points: 4321 |
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wow I am SO suprised by that reading list! What a shocker!!!!!!!!!
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"the people are nothing but a great beast...
I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value." -Alexander Hamilton |
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Dawn ![]() Administrator ![]() ![]() Valkyrie Joined: 02-Aug-2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3161 |
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Thanks for your imput. I'm now about half way through it,and finding it quite good just as your recommandation said. |
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Mangudai ![]() Immortal Guard ![]() ![]() Joined: 09-Aug-2004 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 367 |
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I'm reading two books about the mongols - Jeremiah Curtins "The Mongols - a history" and David Morgan's "The mongols". I'm also reading a fantasy novel |
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Dawn ![]() Administrator ![]() ![]() Valkyrie Joined: 02-Aug-2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3161 |
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Whats the fantasy novel? Anyone else here read fantasy?
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guarddiva87 ![]() Immortal Guard ![]() ![]() Joined: 05-Aug-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 28 |
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Now I'm reading East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Its very good. I would recommend it to anybody. |
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Colorguard..to those who understand no explanation needed..To those who don't no explanation possible
Never frown...even when your sad, you never know when someone will fall in love with your smile |
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JanusRook ![]() Sultan ![]() ![]() Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam Joined: 03-Aug-2004 Status: Offline Points: 2424 |
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I nearly read just fantasy, currently I'm reading (skimming actually) the Book of Lost Tales, you know one of those collections of Tolkiens writings. |
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Economic Communist, Political Progressive, Social Conservative.
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