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Posted on 9/28/21 at 9:47 pm to Peepdip
quote:Why do you feel the need to attempt to insult him? Which of your insecurities does his list inflame most?
You wouldn’t happen to be a generic, middle aged conservative dad with no imagination would you?
Posted on 10/15/21 at 4:43 am to Donka Doo Balls
1. The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky
2. Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes
3. The Gulag Archipelago - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
4. Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
5. The Tenth Legion - Col. Tom Kelly
2. Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes
3. The Gulag Archipelago - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
4. Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
5. The Tenth Legion - Col. Tom Kelly
Posted on 10/16/21 at 5:41 pm to JohnDeaux
Tom Kelly is a great writer. Loved all his books.
Posted on 10/18/21 at 6:41 am to Peepdip
quote:
You wouldn’t happen to be a generic, middle aged conservative dad with no imagination would you?
quote:
Peepdip
Cringe as hell
Posted on 10/20/21 at 9:22 am to Donka Doo Balls
State and Revolution - Lenin
The Book - Alan Watts
Wheel of Time Series - Robert Jordan
Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse
I think those are the only 4 that I can say left a meaningful impact on my life/worldview
The Book - Alan Watts
Wheel of Time Series - Robert Jordan
Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse
I think those are the only 4 that I can say left a meaningful impact on my life/worldview
Posted on 10/22/21 at 8:27 am to Donka Doo Balls
1. Catcher in the Rye (JD Sallinger)- first book I ever read on my own (not so great on re-reads)
2. On the Road (Jack Kerouac)- first book I enjoyed reading on my own
3. Pet Cemetery (Stephen King)- got me going on horror/sci-fi
4. A Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)- the book that got me started in Fantasy
5. The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)- the book that made me a grimdark fantasy junkie
2. On the Road (Jack Kerouac)- first book I enjoyed reading on my own
3. Pet Cemetery (Stephen King)- got me going on horror/sci-fi
4. A Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)- the book that got me started in Fantasy
5. The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)- the book that made me a grimdark fantasy junkie
This post was edited on 10/22/21 at 8:28 am
Posted on 10/28/21 at 6:12 pm to tigahbruh
quote:
The Illuminatus Trilogy
Great pick. This one made me question EVERYTHING. And rightfully so. Way ahead of its time given all the conspiracists running around now.
I'll add The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - I was probably 12-13 years old when I read this. It had a huge influence on my political ideas. Science fiction in general is a better answer but this is probably the best example.
Slaughterhouse Five - and Vonnegut in general.
Infinite Jest - what a stupendous book. I keep going back and being more impressed with the thing.
Still Life with Woodpecker - and Tom Robbins in general.
Posted on 10/28/21 at 6:35 pm to Donka Doo Balls
No particular order:
Battle of Britain by Quentin Reynolds - was my dads favorite book growing up and read it constantly when I was younger.
Mossflower By Brian Jacques - helped really kick my love of reading in to the next gear by finding the fantasy genre, still remember where I was when my dad bought me the book. Can't thank the owner or manager who recommended it enough. me with a love of reading at a young age.
Malazan Book of the Fallen: Taking liberty by including this entire series, but it is called the "book" of the fallen. I come back to this all the time and confirmed my thoughts that fantasy / sci fi has tons to offer in literature despite some people's belief. Also has helped me really dive in and analyze the writing craft in books I read.
Old Wine New Wineskins by my grandmother: I helped her edit and put out a second edition of this book, her take on history and its timeline. In addition to that connection, it also inspired me that writing a book was achievable - working on it very slowly, but I know it is possible.
I'm going to think about #5 a bit, lots could go here.
Also, to answer your question - I would recommend looking in to Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning. It makes you confront your human nature by showing how a normal group of middle class men in a reserve unit in Poland during WW2 and became either murderers or stood by and facilitated what happened. They weren't coerced and normal societal pressure and norms allowed the worst part of our humanity to rear its head.
It is pretty chilling, but makes you confront head on just what you are likely capable of in those kind of situations. I think it is important to recognize that and fight against allowing those kind of pressures to turn you into something you aren't. Absolutely this is an extreme example, but can be applied to all kinds of lesser behaviors which we are susceptible to.
Battle of Britain by Quentin Reynolds - was my dads favorite book growing up and read it constantly when I was younger.
Mossflower By Brian Jacques - helped really kick my love of reading in to the next gear by finding the fantasy genre, still remember where I was when my dad bought me the book. Can't thank the owner or manager who recommended it enough. me with a love of reading at a young age.
Malazan Book of the Fallen: Taking liberty by including this entire series, but it is called the "book" of the fallen. I come back to this all the time and confirmed my thoughts that fantasy / sci fi has tons to offer in literature despite some people's belief. Also has helped me really dive in and analyze the writing craft in books I read.
Old Wine New Wineskins by my grandmother: I helped her edit and put out a second edition of this book, her take on history and its timeline. In addition to that connection, it also inspired me that writing a book was achievable - working on it very slowly, but I know it is possible.
I'm going to think about #5 a bit, lots could go here.
Also, to answer your question - I would recommend looking in to Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning. It makes you confront your human nature by showing how a normal group of middle class men in a reserve unit in Poland during WW2 and became either murderers or stood by and facilitated what happened. They weren't coerced and normal societal pressure and norms allowed the worst part of our humanity to rear its head.
It is pretty chilling, but makes you confront head on just what you are likely capable of in those kind of situations. I think it is important to recognize that and fight against allowing those kind of pressures to turn you into something you aren't. Absolutely this is an extreme example, but can be applied to all kinds of lesser behaviors which we are susceptible to.
Posted on 10/28/21 at 6:43 pm to Peepdip
quote:
Peepdip
You wouldn’t happen to be an insecure piss ant with a Napoleon complex would you?
Posted on 12/3/21 at 10:12 pm to Donka Doo Balls
Novels:
The Count of Monte Cristo (unabridged)
Crime & Punishment
Of Human Bondage
Nonfiction:
Mere Christianity- Lewis
Pursuit of God - Tozier
The Count of Monte Cristo (unabridged)
Crime & Punishment
Of Human Bondage
Nonfiction:
Mere Christianity- Lewis
Pursuit of God - Tozier
Posted on 12/5/21 at 7:43 am to Donka Doo Balls
Atlas Shrugged
Anatomy of the State
Economics in One Lesson
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
Anatomy of the State
Economics in One Lesson
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
Posted on 12/6/21 at 3:25 pm to Donka Doo Balls
Atlas Shrugged
The Count of Monte Christo
History of WWII
1824
Alas Babylon
The Count of Monte Christo
History of WWII
1824
Alas Babylon
Posted on 12/7/21 at 9:34 pm to ecb
quote:
maybe both parties have far too many extremists that they tolerate.
This
Both of the parties are enormously corrupted. Often by the same stakeholders implementing the same laws
There are specific and reprehensible characteristics of both but underlying systems of governance are shared and that's the biggest problem
Posted on 12/8/21 at 10:46 am to molsusports
quote:
Both of the parties are enormously corrupted. Often by the same stakeholders implementing the same laws
That was kind of the point of my post several weeks back that started this exchange. Up until the mid-80's, the Democratic party was the party of the working man. With the popularity of Reagan, Dem lawmakers started courting the corporate lobbyists. Notice when banking regulation laws started getting chipped away in the late 70's and early 80's. That wasn't coincidental, as the Democratic party slowly got on board with that push, culminating in Clinton repealing the Glass-Steagall Act, which heavily contributed to the financial crisis in 2008.
Both parties are absolutely corrupt, no question, and both line up at the trough of corporate money.
Posted on 12/11/21 at 6:50 pm to Donka Doo Balls
Knowledge and Decisions (Thomas Sowell)
Nudge (Richard Thaler)
Rational Optimist (Matt Ridley)
Blacklisted by History (M Stanton Evans)
The Real Lincoln (Thomas DiLorenzo)
Easily in the conversation: Fooled By Randomness (Nassim Taleb)
Nudge (Richard Thaler)
Rational Optimist (Matt Ridley)
Blacklisted by History (M Stanton Evans)
The Real Lincoln (Thomas DiLorenzo)
Easily in the conversation: Fooled By Randomness (Nassim Taleb)
This post was edited on 12/11/21 at 6:53 pm
Posted on 12/12/21 at 11:53 am to Peepdip
quote:
Peedip
quote:
You wouldn’t happen to be a generic, middle aged conservative dad with no imagination would you?
I am confident in my own literary pursuits, and very well read.
Tell me what type of person you are and I’ll do the same.
I might be delayed in responding because I live in Abu Dhabi and we’re 10 hours ahead. I could also be delayed as I will soon be taking my family skiing in the Alps for Christmas. You know, generic, unimaginative, conservative, middle aged, run of the mill type $hit.
Posted on 12/20/21 at 8:20 am to Donka Doo Balls
Five Years to Freedom by James N. Rowe
About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior
by David H. Hackworth
Hazardous Duty by John K. Singlaub
The Bridge at Andau by James Michener
Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior
by David H. Hackworth
Hazardous Duty by John K. Singlaub
The Bridge at Andau by James Michener
Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Posted on 12/20/21 at 7:59 pm to Pettifogger
quote:
But for example, the saga of Aaron Jastrow, built up over nearly 2000 pages and concluded in more or less a paragraph, has stayed with me for a long time
Those books are incredible. The Jastrow story is truly a tragedy.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 3:45 pm to Gee Grenouille
Bible
Atlas Shrugged
How to win friends and influence people
Witness by Whitaker Chambers
Liars Poker
Atlas Shrugged
How to win friends and influence people
Witness by Whitaker Chambers
Liars Poker
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