off topic, but I just had to say that I love your comic Kidnemo :)
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off topic, but I just had to say that I love your comic Kidnemo :)
Thanks much!Quote:
Originally posted by arjue
off topic, but I just had to say that I love your comic Kidnemo :)
But probably not as much as I love making them. :D
I know, canned response, but it really is true!
Just finished "The Last Days of John Lennon: A Personal Memoir by Frederic Seaman". Pretty good read. If you're curious about just how completely insane Yoko Ono was/is, and how much control she had over John in the late 70's up to his death, this is a good book. I have a newly recharged dislike for that soul-less money grubbing psychopath.
Starting on "An American Paradox - Censorship in a Nation of Free Speech" by Patrick Garry.
Ishmael. Only about 80/260 pages through, but this book is truly provoking. It throws so much stuff at you to consider that it's nearly overwhelming.
Good stuff. It brings to light many things I have not considered.
One of those books that everyone should read...
Finished 1984. Fantastic read. Now onto Letters To A Young Conservative by Dinesh D'Souza. And then Tender Is The Night.
Right now, I'm reading Trading for a Living by Dr. Alexander Elder. Next up, I'm shooting to finish Mario Puzo's The Sicilian.
Terry Prachett is a genius, did you know he did a book with Neil Gaimen (of Sandman fame) called Good Omens? great read. what do you like in the disc world series?Quote:
Originally posted by Kidnemo
This thread reminds me, I need to go get the second discworld novel after work today.
Yarg.
I'm still reading Miles Davis' Autobiography and reading and re-reading my favorite Zelazney novels in between.
I just finished "Journey Into The Whirlwind" by Eugenia Semyonovna Ginzburg. The first in a two volume account of a womans experiences in Stalinist Russia and the horrible things she endured over 18 years in Russia's prison and labor camps. Excellent book, incredibly vivid account of mans inhumanity to man and the effect that communism had on normal people within Russia. I give it a 10/10.
I am currently reading:
Cicero by Anthony Everitt. A biography of Marcus Tullius Cicero, who is generally considered to be Rome's greatest politician. So far it has been quite excellent, the author has done impeccable research but has still written it in a way that is easy to read even for those not knowledgeable of those times and events.
Volume 1 of A History of Philosophy by Frederick Copleston. The entire nine volume set is probably the best history of philosophy in english available today. Written by a classically trained Oxford Jesuit for Catholic seminary students, it offers a very objective history of philosophy. So far is has been very good, not a light read though.
The People's Pottage by Garet Garrett. Small books of three essays written specifically about the loss of individual freedoms in the USA and the creation and enlargement of a centralized government and the methods that are used to create and sustain it. The author as a anti-war advocate obviously has a slant to his views but is a very strong supporter of freedom and our fundamental rights. The first essay on The New Deal is quite good, certainly illustrates FDR's political methods and the design behind the fundamental change in outlook and makeup that occured within our government towards its role in our society.
The Quest For Cosmic Justice - Thomas Sowell. A book of larger essays on the differences between specific views of justice and equality that exist today, and the differences between the results and processes of these views.
Heaven On Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism. Excellent history on the beginnings and different forms of socialism, only flaw that I have seen is perhaps the brevity of the different sections, not to say that it is a short book, just that it ignited a much greater interest in certain historical events and people. Very well researched, although some might find it a bit upsetting to see Fascism included as a form of socialism (get over it, its ideological basis was socialist). :p
I haven't read all of Letters To A Young Conservative, only a specific part concerning Lincoln that I had heard about before. There are some serious flaws in his arguments there, and he has specifically accepted the views of Jaffa and his pro lincoln crowd without acknowledging any of the points made by others about Lincoln and his presidency.Quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy Carter
Finished 1984. Fantastic read. Now onto Letters To A Young Conservative by Dinesh D'Souza. And then Tender Is The Night.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/dilorenzo/dilorenzo39.html
This is from a libertarian site, but that shouldn't detract too much from the factual basis of the article. :)
I'm reading Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke.
A fascinating read.
I'm currently reading (& immensly enjoying) ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE, By Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
JM