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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 1, 2017 22:49:32 GMT
Just curious. Yesterday I read issue 28 of the magazine The Phonogram and today I read issue 29. Both were published in 1902. It was a magazine issued by early record label Edison Records. They are both public domain and can be read here: archive.org/details/Phonogram28archive.org/details/Phonogram29What are you reading in April 2017?
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Post by karryon99v2 on Apr 2, 2017 4:41:13 GMT
The Girl with the Long Green Heart (Hard Case Crime #14)by Lawrence Block
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Post by JHA Durant on Apr 2, 2017 9:42:03 GMT
Footfall.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Apr 2, 2017 15:00:12 GMT
Still on To Kill a Mockingbird. Started in February!
Excellent book though.
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Post by theravenking on Apr 2, 2017 22:09:07 GMT
Secret Of The Ring by John Russell Fearn - So far it's pretty dull
The Albino’s Treasure by Stuart Douglas - a fun Sherlock Holmes pastiche
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2017 1:08:20 GMT
Finished 'The Shadow Of The Torturer' by Gene Wolf. Decided to take a break for a bit before going on with the series- it's really great but very descriptive and intense.
Halfway through 'Dune' by Frank Herbert, genuine masterpiece, it captures you from the moment that you pick it up- if your geared towards this type of epic Sci-Fi. If you have only seen the movie then reading the book is well worth the journey, the characters are filled out and take on a more intimate aspect and all the other themes that are mostly touched on in the film are explored and become grander in scope. Some very impressive writing.
also, reading through 'Rumpole Of The Bailey' it's been hanging around begging for a read for quite awhile and the book has six short cases and really is funny and sharp. Actor Leo McKern is constantly pictured as I read it, so that is an extra bonus.
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Post by mmexis on Apr 3, 2017 7:55:50 GMT
Finished The Deepby Nick Cutter. Was very gross - loved every minute of it. Took me longer to read than expected because my life became busy(er) than I wanted it to be.
Don't know what next.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 3, 2017 13:43:34 GMT
Today I read the September 1909 edition of the magazine Edison Phonograph Monthly. Interesting that the economic crisis that begun in 1907 was still being mentioned by that point (most online sources say the U.S. economy recovered quickly, yet the issues of this magazine suggest otherwise).
This was a magazine issued by record label and record player maker Edison, and was read by their dealers and jobbers. It was intended to encourage them to push the goods to the public. Also in this issue is a brief biography of John Philip Sousa (who had just joined the label).
People think that aggressive and pushy advertising began in the 1950s. Wrong. Reading this 1909 magazine, and the various advice it gives for advertising the records and record players, it becomes obvious that pushy, aggressive, and even sneaky advertising was around long before the 1950s....
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Post by koskiewicz on Apr 3, 2017 17:59:37 GMT
...newspapers....
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Post by Raimo47 on Apr 3, 2017 22:12:47 GMT
I Saw A Light And Came Here: Children's Experiences of Reincarnation by Ph.D Erlendur Haraldsson and Ph.D James G. Matlock.
This book is excellent, but my favorite book about this topic is still Reincarnation and Biology: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects by Ian Stevenson M.D.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 5, 2017 0:00:13 GMT
Today I read issue 30 of The Phonogram, which was published October 1902. The origin of several songs is given, a racist story about an Australian aborigine is featured, a bizarre fantasy story about talking fish is given, and there's even an article about a person being convicted of a crime due to the Edison phonograph. An odd issue. It's public domain, and can be read here: archive.org/details/Phonogram30
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Post by Squelchy on Apr 5, 2017 15:00:31 GMT
Currently reading The Island of Dr. Moreau by HG Wells. It's very good but maybe not great. Should finish it on my way home.
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Post by Squelchy on Apr 6, 2017 11:53:45 GMT
Currently reading The Island of Dr. Moreau by HG Wells. It's very good but maybe not great. Should finish it on my way home. I rather enjoyed that. The ending was great. Not sure what to read now... can't settle on anything.
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Post by faustus5 on Apr 6, 2017 16:46:42 GMT
Homo Deus, having just finished his previous book, Sapiens.
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Post by mmexis on Apr 7, 2017 1:59:26 GMT
Squelchy, if you liked Dr. Moreau, there is a YA book that is based on it called "The Madman's daughter". I read a lot of YA in my role as a teacher-librarian and can always recommend some, if you're interested. However, I also read "grown up" novels!
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Post by Squelchy on Apr 7, 2017 14:55:38 GMT
Reading The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker. I think it can be moderately amusing at times but it's also kinda antiquated and a bit smug. Sort of like myself, I guess.
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Post by darknessfish on Apr 7, 2017 20:09:32 GMT
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 8, 2017 6:09:09 GMT
I just read the short story Getting the Upper Hand, published 1890 in a college magazine, and written by Wilmot Brookings Mitchell. It appears as part of the 1907 compilation Under the Bowdoin Pines. This is something you don't see anymore these days: a short fiction story that isn't sci-fi/horror. The story concerns a college student who invites his stepmother to the Class Day. However, he gets upset when his stepmother replies and notes the clothes she plans to wear, which are rather shabby. He decides to lie to her so she doesn't come, but after a nightmare decides to re-invite her to come.
EDIT: I read a few pages today of "The Pocket Camera Handbook" (1980, Michael Langford), which despite the name also includes a lot of info relevant to 35mm film cameras (which I'd hardly consider to be pocket cameras). I also read two pages of the book "Shuttle Challenger" (1987, David Shayler). The two pages were rather too technical for my taste (and they are fairly big pages)
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Post by Captain Spencer on Apr 9, 2017 16:31:47 GMT
Tonight I'll be starting on my first Stephen Hunter novel, Black Light.
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Post by Squelchy on Apr 10, 2017 11:26:21 GMT
Reading The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker. I think it can be moderately amusing at times but it's also kinda antiquated and a bit smug. Sort of like myself, I guess. Actually, that was excruciating. I gave up about 2/3 through and it's only like 130 pages long. Started reading comic-writer Pat Mills first book; Serial Killer. So far it's kind of daft and annoying... thinking maybe he should have stuck to the pages of 2000AD.
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