What are you reading?
I just finished Flatland by Edwin Abbott. Thought it was great. Women are basically stupid brainless needles! What can be more dangerous!?
Still reading Quest for Christa T. by Christa Wolf. It's insanely boring. Probably due to the fact that I can't really understand it all the time. I mean, I don't know anything about German history and the story is written in a way that it shifts from one scene to another then has a flashback all sorta mixed together. It is so confusing just keeping up!
Still reading Quest for Christa T. by Christa Wolf. It's insanely boring. Probably due to the fact that I can't really understand it all the time. I mean, I don't know anything about German history and the story is written in a way that it shifts from one scene to another then has a flashback all sorta mixed together. It is so confusing just keeping up!
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In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. - Douglas Adams
I smell cinnamon roll-y!!
You fight like a dairy farmer!
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Doe Johnson - Posts: 489
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The Politics of Jesus by John Howard Yoder
Rereading for a class. At least it is the newer edition, in which he has added moderately large portions to each chapter addressing new arguments and with newer social data.
Hell, Healing, and Resistance by Daniel Hallock
I've been very disappointed in the quality of the stories contained within the book (so much so that I will likely not complete it). They paint a cruel picture, but it seems entirely without message.
Rereading for a class. At least it is the newer edition, in which he has added moderately large portions to each chapter addressing new arguments and with newer social data.
Hell, Healing, and Resistance by Daniel Hallock
I've been very disappointed in the quality of the stories contained within the book (so much so that I will likely not complete it). They paint a cruel picture, but it seems entirely without message.
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uc pseudonym - Posts: 15506
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I hope you aren't reading about the Donner Party at the same time!
I am reading Great Time Coming:The Life of Jackie Robinson From Baseball to
Birmingham by David Falkner.
I am reading Great Time Coming:The Life of Jackie Robinson From Baseball to
Birmingham by David Falkner.
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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shadows and whispers:tales from the other sideby collin mcdonald
／ 人◕ ‿‿ ◕人 ＼
"Validation is for parking."- Steal Like an Artist Austin Kleon
I have deduced that your imagination has no coherence whatsoever.- Kyōya Ōtori
"Validation is for parking."- Steal Like an Artist Austin Kleon
I have deduced that your imagination has no coherence whatsoever.- Kyōya Ōtori
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DaughterOfZion - Posts: 663
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hehe, I just finished White--by Ted Dekker. ^_^
Now I'm reading Atonement Child--by Francine Rivers
Now I'm reading Atonement Child--by Francine Rivers
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone
And so hold on when there is nothing left in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' ...you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling
Satan, bite the dust!
"You are not who your mistakes say you are; you are not the sum of your failures!"---Rev. Billy Miller
Proverbs 18:24
To serve your turn long after they are gone
And so hold on when there is nothing left in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' ...you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling
Satan, bite the dust!
"You are not who your mistakes say you are; you are not the sum of your failures!"---Rev. Billy Miller
Proverbs 18:24
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Ssjjvash - Posts: 1073
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I just read "Country of the Blind" by H.G. Wells. It's a short story about a guy who finds himself in a secluded valley where everyone is blind. Still reading Quest for Christa T. It has gotten better, but is still quite boring.
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In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. - Douglas Adams
I smell cinnamon roll-y!!
You fight like a dairy farmer!
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I felt a great bump in the Thread, as if millions of posts suddenly bumped in terror and were suddenly silenced.
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Doe Johnson - Posts: 489
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Hehee, picked up Angels & Demons by Dan Brown.
Funny man that Brown.
Funny man that Brown.
Secret Bumping Club Member #10 - geocities.com/arphage/sbc.html
When you find yourself in the company of a halfling and an ill-tempered
Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon......you just have to outrun the halfling.
Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon......you just have to outrun the halfling.
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Locke - Posts: 3691
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Currently reading 1984, by George Orwell.
Da Rabid Duckie -- Taking Over Your Country In Three Posts Or Less.
Join the Proud Nation of Temuoplis! Koei, Temuoplis!
Law of Japanese Animation #11 (Law of Inherent Combustibility)
Everything explodes. Everything.
In both real life and video games,
anything can be solved through the mass application of explosives. -- The Duck
Join the Proud Nation of Temuoplis! Koei, Temuoplis!
Law of Japanese Animation #11 (Law of Inherent Combustibility)
Everything explodes. Everything.
In both real life and video games,
anything can be solved through the mass application of explosives. -- The Duck
Da Rabid Duckie, concerning Gypsy wrote:Gypsy doesn't realize this, but she's ditching whomever she's with and we're getting married. Uh huh. Yeah. Lil bro Zilch can be the best man, it'll be an explosive ceremony. Everyone is invited! We'll serve poutine at the reception, Straylight can DJ, and Shatterheart can start a mosh pit!
Hey... she said it... :pGypsy, in acceptance wrote:Explosives and poutine? Alright!
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The Faculty of Useless Knowledge by Yuri Dombrovsky
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
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Technomancer - Posts: 2379
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Doubleshadow wrote:The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis.
EDIT: My 777 post!
I really want to read that.
I'm reading Till We Have Faces by CS Lewis
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dragonshimmer - Posts: 1422
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Finally finished Quest for Christa T.! Okay, so technically I didn't read the last 2 pages, but I don't really care. I doubt they will make me truly care for the story. I'd personally only suggest this book to anyone interested in German history or stories about people finding themselves. Next book in the line up - selections from The Günter Grass Reader by Günter Grass(who would have guessed).
The #1 Fan of mastersquirrel's Voice!
In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. - Douglas Adams
I smell cinnamon roll-y!!
You fight like a dairy farmer!
The Giver of Quality Hugs
I felt a great bump in the Thread, as if millions of posts suddenly bumped in terror and were suddenly silenced.
No - My birthday isn't really on the Ides of March, but that is the fake date I use everywhere on the Internet.
Adopted: ishy
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Doe Johnson - Posts: 489
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In honor of the return of everyone's favorite renegade Time Lord to American tv
I have been rereading The Doctor Who Discontinuity Guide.
I have been rereading The Doctor Who Discontinuity Guide.
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context by Calvin Roetzel
So far I am optimistic about it. In the first chapter alone he addresses Paul's Hellenistic training, his Judaic training, how Paul's Septuagint would have changed his view of faith, and over ten religions of the day whose influence Paul would have been acutely aware of.
So far I am optimistic about it. In the first chapter alone he addresses Paul's Hellenistic training, his Judaic training, how Paul's Septuagint would have changed his view of faith, and over ten religions of the day whose influence Paul would have been acutely aware of.
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When I Was A Young Man by former Senator Bob Kerrey
The 'Other' Kerrey talks about his life prior to entering politics.Some of the interesting trivia:
*The surname was originally spelled KERRY but his great grandfather changed it when he arrived in America by adding the extra 'e'.
*Kerrey once defended against a rising running back named Gale Sayers in a high school game...guess who won!
*Kerrey was President of his fraternity at the University of Nebraska and studied
to be a pharmacist.
The 'Other' Kerrey talks about his life prior to entering politics.Some of the interesting trivia:
*The surname was originally spelled KERRY but his great grandfather changed it when he arrived in America by adding the extra 'e'.
*Kerrey once defended against a rising running back named Gale Sayers in a high school game...guess who won!
*Kerrey was President of his fraternity at the University of Nebraska and studied
to be a pharmacist.
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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The Icarus Hunt by timothy Zahn yesterday evening,
Fantastic Voyage II, Destination Brain by Amostov two evenings ago,
and planning to start on Angelmass by Timothy Zahn tonight.
Timothy Zahn has his story quirks, but i really enjoy his books.
Fantastic Voyage II, Destination Brain by Amostov two evenings ago,
and planning to start on Angelmass by Timothy Zahn tonight.
Timothy Zahn has his story quirks, but i really enjoy his books.
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The Last Bard wrote:Dragon Bone Chair - Tad Williams
Ooooo...I love the Memory Sorrow and Thorn series! It's one of the few stories I read long ago that I can remember names from...but only four of them....hehe...Jereki, Simon, Meriamele(sp) and Binabik...such fun names...
The #1 Fan of mastersquirrel's Voice!
In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. - Douglas Adams
I smell cinnamon roll-y!!
You fight like a dairy farmer!
The Giver of Quality Hugs
I felt a great bump in the Thread, as if millions of posts suddenly bumped in terror and were suddenly silenced.
No - My birthday isn't really on the Ides of March, but that is the fake date I use everywhere on the Internet.
Adopted: ishy
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Doe Johnson - Posts: 489
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I have finished:
The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy by T.A. Barron
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
I am in the process of finishing up:
Patrick: Son of Ireland by Stephen R. Lawhead
The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy by T.A. Barron
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
I am in the process of finishing up:
Patrick: Son of Ireland by Stephen R. Lawhead
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"Always seek to do good to one another and to all."
1 Thessalonians 5:15
"Every story must have an ending." - Auron - Final Fantasy X
"A small stone may make a ripple at first, but someday it will be a wave." - Wiegraf - Final Fantasy Tactics
"Always seek to do good to one another and to all."
1 Thessalonians 5:15
"Every story must have an ending." - Auron - Final Fantasy X
"A small stone may make a ripple at first, but someday it will be a wave." - Wiegraf - Final Fantasy Tactics
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MasterDias - Posts: 2714
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I am now reading:Hitler Youth:Growing Up Under Hitler's Shadow
it's an interesting look at Nazis Germany through the eyes of those who were
former members of the Hitler Youth as well as those who later joined the Resistance and Jews and others who were persecuted by the regime.
it's an interesting look at Nazis Germany through the eyes of those who were
former members of the Hitler Youth as well as those who later joined the Resistance and Jews and others who were persecuted by the regime.
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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tom clancys rainbow six good book so far
always remember you are a unique just like everybody else:hits_self:thumb:
if electricity come from electrons,then morality must come from morons:dance:
Give me your tots, I'm freakin' starving.
-Napoleon Dynamite:shake:
if electricity come from electrons,then morality must come from morons:dance:
Give me your tots, I'm freakin' starving. -Napoleon Dynamite:shake:
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will man2 - Posts: 44
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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie
The title is the best part, so far. It's a collection of short stories about modern life on an Indian reservation. I thoroughly and consistantly dislike all of the characters, and though his writing has some interesting quirks and decent themes, I don't find it very interesting.
The title is the best part, so far. It's a collection of short stories about modern life on an Indian reservation. I thoroughly and consistantly dislike all of the characters, and though his writing has some interesting quirks and decent themes, I don't find it very interesting.
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uc pseudonym - Posts: 15506
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The original "Ender's Game" short story!! It's for class, but I've already read the short story before, not to mention the novel that was written after it and others from the series. But I'm going to read the short story again anyways because I love Ender's Game!! For a different class I'm reading The Book of Franza by Ingeborg Bachmann.
The #1 Fan of mastersquirrel's Voice!
In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. - Douglas Adams
I smell cinnamon roll-y!!
You fight like a dairy farmer!
The Giver of Quality Hugs
I felt a great bump in the Thread, as if millions of posts suddenly bumped in terror and were suddenly silenced.
No - My birthday isn't really on the Ides of March, but that is the fake date I use everywhere on the Internet.
Adopted: ishy
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