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Post by alittlebirdie on Jan 1, 2023 23:27:49 GMT
Lately mine is
"I've Been Thinking . . .: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life"
author Maria Shriver
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Post by gw on Jan 2, 2023 0:14:58 GMT
I'm more of a fiction reader. I read non-fiction but don't read more than one or two books from the same author. Olaf Stapledon, the science fiction author, flawed as some of his books are, has made me think about humanity's place in the near and the far scale in time and space. He's written about what would happen if a dog were as smart as a human, if a group of super intelligent humans tried to found their own civilization, the long scale of human civilization, and alien civilizations striving to survive and reach space like humans are. I'm a bit of a sci fi nerd. One book outside of sci fi that really made me think was Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman. It makes you wish you were as bold and smart as Richard Feynman so you could see things how we would.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jan 2, 2023 21:50:09 GMT
Non-fiction Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda Psychological types by Carl Jung Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Fiction The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Comic The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa
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Post by amyghost on Jan 3, 2023 0:29:08 GMT
Virtually everything written by Gore Vidal and Edmund Wilson.
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Post by alittlebirdie on Jan 4, 2023 3:47:19 GMT
I'm more of a fiction reader. I read non-fiction but don't read more than one or two books from the same author. Olaf Stapledon, the science fiction author, flawed as some of his books are, has made me think about humanity's place in the near and the far scale in time and space. He's written about what would happen if a dog were as smart as a human, if a group of super intelligent humans tried to found their own civilization, the long scale of human civilization, and alien civilizations striving to survive and reach space like humans are. I'm a bit of a sci fi nerd. One book outside of sci fi that really made me think was Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman. It makes you wish you were as bold and smart as Richard Feynman so you could see things how we would. I have friends who are big into alien civilizations and how they built the pyramids and were here before and watching, stuff like that. I don't mind as long as their benevolent, here's hoping I'll recommend your books, thanks for sharing.
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Post by alittlebirdie on Jan 4, 2023 3:49:51 GMT
Non-fiction Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda Psychological types by Carl Jung Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Fiction The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Comic The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa Thanks Balian d'Ibelin, I've read most of your first non-fiction book and intrigued by your fiction Thanks for sharing!
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Post by novastar6 on Jan 4, 2023 6:02:43 GMT
Fahrenheit 451, it was the first book that suggested to me as a highly picky 14 year old reader, that there might actually be something in old classic novels worth reading, it forced me out of my comfort zone and has been responsible for my reading a lot of books that previously I never would've even glanced at.
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Post by stryker on Jan 4, 2023 8:03:10 GMT
Colin Wilson's THE OUTSIDER. which helped me understand myself.
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Post by alittlebirdie on Jan 4, 2023 22:05:42 GMT
Virtually everything written by Gore Vidal and Edmund Wilson. Nice to know of good authors amy, thanks I haven't had the patience to read for a long time. "I've been thinking" has very short chapters with a mediation at the end. Looking for ideas for when I'm more settled headspace wise Thanks!
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Post by alittlebirdie on Jan 5, 2023 16:42:38 GMT
Fahrenheit 451, it was the first book that suggested to me as a highly picky 14 year old reader, that there might actually be something in old classic novels worth reading, it forced me out of my comfort zone and has been responsible for my reading a lot of books that previously I never would've even glanced at. That's really cool novastar6; there are so many amazing classics to explore (I'm writing that to myself as much as to you) to many more
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Post by alittlebirdie on Jan 5, 2023 16:53:56 GMT
Colin Wilson's THE OUTSIDER. which helped me understand myself. Thanks stryker, I started reading the synopsis of Stephen King's book. lol. I think I need a book on paying attention! Especially when you sent a great photo. I think it's a amazing when a book can do that, and you can read it over as you age. I don't know what it's about, but maybe you'll see it doesn't fit the same way anymore or maybe it will, I don't know, but it'll always be meaningful. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Post by Horselover Fat on Jan 6, 2023 4:29:47 GMT
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Jan 6, 2023 13:23:14 GMT
The Nancy Drew series, Hardy Boy series, Little House series, books by Louisa May Alcott, Aesop's Fables, and A Thousand and One Arabian Nights because these were the books I was reading when I was 8 - 10 years old and they instilled a joy of reading in me. My third grade teacher, Mrs. Willert, encouraged the whole glass to read for enjoyment and she brought her own books to the classroom and gave us time each day to sit and quietly read. This was in the day when individual teachers and school systems determined what was taught and were not ruled by the State.
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Post by Horselover Fat on Jan 7, 2023 7:50:31 GMT
The Nancy Drew series, Hardy Boy series, Little House series, books by Louisa May Alcott, Aesop's Fables, and A Thousand and One Arabian Nights because these were the books I was reading when I was 8 - 10 years old and they instilled a joy of reading in me. My third grade teacher, Mrs. Willert, encouraged the whole glass to read for enjoyment and she brought her own books to the classroom and gave us time each day to sit and quietly read. This was in the day when individual teachers and school systems determined what was taught and were not ruled by the State. I have been a crime fiction fan my whole life. Encyclopedia Brown, The Three Investigators, and Nancy Drew. The little yellow hardcovers. I had a whole stack of those yellow books and my mother would ask me if I wanted Hardy Boys, which were blue, and I said no. I liked Nancy Drew. Didn't matter to me that she was a girl. That has continued into adulthood, I read women crime writers, women private investigators, right along with the men.
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Post by alittlebirdie on Jan 11, 2023 1:18:57 GMT
thanks horselover did you see the movie? was it a disappointment?
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Post by alittlebirdie on Jan 11, 2023 1:27:50 GMT
The Nancy Drew series, Hardy Boy series, Little House series, books by Louisa May Alcott, Aesop's Fables, and A Thousand and One Arabian Nights because these were the books I was reading when I was 8 - 10 years old and they instilled a joy of reading in me. My third grade teacher, Mrs. Willert, encouraged the whole glass to read for enjoyment and she brought her own books to the classroom and gave us time each day to sit and quietly read. This was in the day when individual teachers and school systems determined what was taught and were not ruled by the State. Thanks wickedkittiesmom You're reminding me of when my 4th grade teacher would read the Little House series to us after lunch I couldn't wait! Your 3rd grade teacher sounds amazing, for books to instill a love for reading at a young age IS meaningful and completely wonderful! Thanks
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Post by Horselover Fat on Jan 11, 2023 21:30:47 GMT
thanks horselover did you see the movie? was it a disappointment? I like both versions of the movie and have both on DVD.
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