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re: What are you reading?
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:47 pm to dirtsandwich
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:47 pm to dirtsandwich
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The World of Yesterday recalls the golden age of literary Vienna—its seeming permanence, its promise, and its devastating fall. Zweig describes the brilliance of prewar Europe and follows it through the trauma of World War I and the desolation of World War II. Surrounded by the leading literary lights of the epoch, Zweig draws on a vivid and intimate account of his life and travels through Vienna, Paris, Berlin, and London, touching on the very heart of European culture. His passionate, evocative prose paints a stunning portrait of an era that danced brilliantly on the edge of extinction.
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Posted on 8/5/25 at 2:15 pm to Fenwick86
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The World of Yesterday recalls the golden age of literary Vienna—its seeming permanence, its promise, and its devastating fall. Zweig describes the brilliance of prewar Europe and follows it through the trauma of World War I and the desolation of World War II. Surrounded by the leading literary lights of the epoch, Zweig draws on a vivid and intimate account of his life and travels through Vienna, Paris, Berlin, and London, touching on the very heart of European culture. His passionate, evocative prose paints a stunning portrait of an era that danced brilliantly on the edge of extinction.
This sounds interesting. Vienna has some crazy history
In 1913, several historical figures lived in Vienna at the same time, including:
Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Tito, and Sigmund Freud.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 7:12 pm to cdur86
It's over 800 pages, and I'm a little more than 100 pages into it. I'm definitely enjoying it.
Barzun is such an interesting character: came to the US as a teenager, became a professor at Columbia (back when they focused on education instead of protesting), and really became the champion of cultural history.
History has usually been told from the vantage points of great men, or from wars and battles, but Barzun thought the best way to understand history was through ideas: literature, philosophy, art, science, music, and religion.
So, of course, this book discusses certain important people and wars, but often in the context of how they shape certain ideas. The book is fun because Barzun really tells you what he thinks -- he's more direct than many others who always try to present both sides of every argument.
Barzun retired from Columbia, did some other things, started this book at age 84, finished it at age 93, got to enjoy it becoming a bestseller, and then was able to keep his wits and enjoy live until age 104. I'm just in awe of what he was able to accomplish in his old age.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 10:17 am to GOP_Tiger
Everything is Tuberculosis - John Green
Posted on 8/13/25 at 4:26 pm to SW2SCLA
Life, by Keith Richards
Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:59 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Posted on 8/13/25 at 9:38 pm to LordSnow
Just finishing up this one and it was delightfully twisty.
Posted on 8/18/25 at 10:05 am to BluegrassBelle
There Was Nothing You Could Do - Steven Hyden
Posted on 8/19/25 at 12:37 pm to LordSnow
Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:53 pm to Dubosed
“Rising Tide” by John Barry.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 9:45 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Atmosphere - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Posted on 8/20/25 at 10:27 am to SW2SCLA
The Looming Tower - the history of al queda
Audiobook: the indifferent stars above- about the donner party and how it all went so wrong
Audiobook: the indifferent stars above- about the donner party and how it all went so wrong
Posted on 8/21/25 at 8:56 pm to Lawyered
Chapter 1 of The Return of the King
Been a good ride so far.
Been a good ride so far.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 12:32 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Children of the Neon Bamboo-- 10/10 recommend.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 1:13 pm to BogDaHOg
I’m about 25% through The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne.
Putting it on the back burner because my library hold for this one finally ended.
Putting it on the back burner because my library hold for this one finally ended.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 2:07 pm to Esquire
Posted on 8/22/25 at 6:27 pm to RollTide33
Into thin air
Posted on 8/24/25 at 6:32 pm to Lawyered
Pillars of the Earth by Terry Goodkind.
Freakin LOVE this series.
Freakin LOVE this series.
Posted on 8/25/25 at 9:07 am to Horsemeat
quote:is Ken Follett
Pillars of the earth
Pillars of Creation is Goodkind.
This post was edited on 8/25/25 at 9:08 am
Posted on 8/26/25 at 10:40 am to LordSnow
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