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Re: What are you reading?

Post by DRTY » Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:43 am

Plato - The Republic

It's pretty deep.

I reckon they had something goin on too.

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by laurent__duval » Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:56 pm

the men who stare at goats. not bad, not really sure what its meant to be though. sort of investigative journalism but not really. loads of interesting facts though. i also like that it he doesnt really comment about wether he thinks it's all bullshit or not.

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Re: What are you reading?

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by kay » Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:00 pm

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Slow going through the olde English a bit at the moment. But apparently this fiction is also one of the better biographical accounts available on Roger Bacon.

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by manillathrilla » Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:04 pm

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by gettingcolder » Sat May 01, 2010 2:29 pm

the acid never lies wrote:Image

It's basically about how the rise of the quest for individual development, the ideal of authenticity is radically opposed to the capitalist idea of "self interest"

An engaging and enjoyable repost to the age old 'human nature' arguments that are so often parroted by self proclaimed defenders of the status quo.
Cheers for that one. Will put it on my reading list!

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by deadly_habit » Sun May 02, 2010 12:40 am

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light comical coffee book table reading time

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by bass hertz » Sun May 02, 2010 6:02 am

deadly habit wrote:Image
light comical coffee book table reading time
i check his sight daily

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by bass hertz » Sun May 02, 2010 6:03 am

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great read. i used to feel like the horse. makes me want to never slave for someone else, and get out this rat race.

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by deepfiend » Sun May 02, 2010 11:35 pm

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by mc wayne » Mon May 03, 2010 8:51 pm

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head of brostep defence

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Re: What are you reading?

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"Are you trying to tell me the cable company are sending me lizards?"

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by leebass » Tue May 04, 2010 6:12 pm

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Started out all right but soon turned into a load of horseshit.

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by WhosZena » Wed May 05, 2010 5:42 pm

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Starting it in a minute :)
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Re: What are you reading?

Post by manillathrilla » Wed May 05, 2010 7:41 pm

pere goriot... sucks

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by mr. lizard » Thu May 06, 2010 9:59 am

leebass wrote:
mr. lizard wrote:Image
Started out all right but soon turned into a load of horseshit.
I thought it started off fairly weak but now I'm loving it! 8)
"Are you trying to tell me the cable company are sending me lizards?"

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by WhosZena » Thu May 06, 2010 6:57 pm

WhosZena? wrote:Image

Starting it in a minute :)
Very short book, still excellent of course.
I watched the film a few months ago.
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Re: What are you reading?

Post by 64hz » Thu May 06, 2010 10:29 pm

anyone else read the chronicles of thomas covenant the unbeliever?
what are your thoughts on it?
ii found it randomly in my house, picked it up excepting it to be laaame, and it far surpassed my expectations.
almost finished it now, its gonna be interesting to see how it pans out.

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Re: What are you reading?

Post by kay » Thu May 06, 2010 11:27 pm

64hz wrote:anyone else read the chronicles of thomas covenant the unbeliever?
what are your thoughts on it?
ii found it randomly in my house, picked it up excepting it to be laaame, and it far surpassed my expectations.
almost finished it now, its gonna be interesting to see how it pans out.
The first book really put me off. I could not stand the lead character at all.

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