Mia
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That's a really good book!
Another great one is Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey.
The Book Thread - What You're Reading & Everything Book Related
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Another great one is Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey.
Sundance
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If your interested in learning about some of the world's great artists - I very highly recommend anything by Irving Stone
" The Agony and the Ecstasy " - Michaelangelo
" Lust for Life " - Van Gogh
" Depths of Glory " - Pissaro
Awesome ... as are all his books !
i always say that ayn rand is philosophy for psychopaths.
a good overview about her warped ideas can be found in adam curtis' doc "all watched over by machines of loving grace"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Wa..._Loving_Grace_(television_documentary_series)
a good overview about her warped ideas can be found in adam curtis' doc "all watched over by machines of loving grace"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Wa..._Loving_Grace_(television_documentary_series)
Sundance
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???
Are you saying that anyone who read ... and enjoyed Any Rand's books - are psychopaths ?
Ayn Rand's books are well thought out ... intelligently written ... classics in literature
In fact " Atlas Shrugged " was ... maybe still is ... required reading at Harvard Business School
My advice - read thru the reviews of " The Fountainhead " ... and " Atlas Shrugged " on Amazon - see what the public (after they read them) thinks of these books ... buy a copy ... read ... learn ... and decide for yourself
The link you left dont say much to me
All the best
Sundance
Killing Ground on Okinawa: The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill by James Hallas
Very well researched and written.
R.Fortune
Very well researched and written.
R.Fortune
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
(and that 50 Shades of Grey was crap, lol)
(and that 50 Shades of Grey was crap, lol)
Starting The Emperor's Gift and for the first time I'm using an ebook. I found that Firefox has a handy ebook reader addon.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/epubreader/
Aaron is the absolute best author in the Black Library stable
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/epubreader/
Aaron is the absolute best author in the Black Library stable
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MsSweetPea
I'm currently reading The Amber Room by Steve Berry. It's a little slow moving @ times, but a good read. 
I read Fountain Head and Atlas Shrugged back in the late 60s. I have read the rest as well, "Anthem" is an eye opener. I also have Philosophy: Who Needs It. I pull them out every 5-10 years and see a new perspective
You point to required reading for Harvard Biz students, and therein lies the problem. Alan Greenspan was one of the groupies back when they were young... anyway, her true meaning was diverted by the greedy rich and the rest is , well, history.
The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific by Paul Theroux
R.Fortune
R.Fortune
Reading: Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Have Read:
Most of HST works (own most of the rest... matter of time)
Fight Club and Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Sailor Song and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey
Really good book and very easy/fast read
Have Read:
Most of HST works (own most of the rest... matter of time)
Fight Club and Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Sailor Song and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey
Really good book and very easy/fast read
NO ONE HAS READ THE "HELPING FRIENDLY BOOK"????
"a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow
And the Helping Friendly Book will plant the seed
But I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure
Becomes a deadly weapon in the hands of avarice and greed."
"a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow
And the Helping Friendly Book will plant the seed
But I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure
Becomes a deadly weapon in the hands of avarice and greed."
Reading P.J. O´Rourke "The CEO of the sofa", J.S.Foer "Eating Animals", Alan Moore "V for Vendeta" and Fabio Moon&Gabriel Bá "daytripper".
Just finished "The Silence of Our Friends" about the USA civil rights struggle and i recommend it to anyone into graphic novels or the subject in question.
Just finished "The Silence of Our Friends" about the USA civil rights struggle and i recommend it to anyone into graphic novels or the subject in question.
Almost finished with the Hunger Games. Never saw the movie. Prepared to start Catching Fire tonight.
the secret teachings of all ages - Manly p hall
The Koran Interpreted
a translation by A.J. Arberry
"Certainly the most beautiful English version, and among those by non-Muslim translators the one that comes closest to conveying the impression made on Muslims by the original."
just like to open up the mind... Many times subtle layers understanding are lost in translation... All the religious/spiritual books... Are but A perspective... Look at the modern day horror of Engrish and it baffles me how many take religion literal in this day and age... Have we all forgotten how to feel and simply Understand the essence within
a translation by A.J. Arberry
"Certainly the most beautiful English version, and among those by non-Muslim translators the one that comes closest to conveying the impression made on Muslims by the original."
just like to open up the mind... Many times subtle layers understanding are lost in translation... All the religious/spiritual books... Are but A perspective... Look at the modern day horror of Engrish and it baffles me how many take religion literal in this day and age... Have we all forgotten how to feel and simply Understand the essence within
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dramamine
I thought "Hopeful Monsters", by Nicholas Mosley, was really good.
