Books: Book(s) you are Currently Reading | Part 3
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Account of how the '80s TV miniseries 'The Day After' came to be.. And its subsequent cultural and political impact.
Thucydides
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I like the cover art on this..
Interesting to me that the authors chose 'millenial' as the prime description of their mobster subjects.
I assume the recent Canadian story arc (on organized crime) is similar to America's(?)
As Italian gangsters aged out, and/or were aggressively prosecuted by RICO prosecutions.. newer, Third World gangs have filled the organized crime vacuum. I remember this happened in NYC. Giuliani seriously disassembled the mafia.. then in came more vicious gangs from Central America, Haiti, etc. But, maybe Canada's situation is different?
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"great option" for being kicked out of your literature class (and possibly your school) for submitting non-original work.
Hippasus
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Are you going to read "Nature"?
I got this one strictly for "English Traits". Which is Emerson's take on England and the English people. It's a section that runs about 170 pages, and is broken in to small chapters.. Land, Manners, Character, Stonehenge, etc.
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Cool (auto)biography. I'm 60 pages in, and he seemed to have a very healthy, and in many ways, ordinary childhood and young adulthood.. who knew.
I always remember him first as 'Willie' on V. But Freddy is the icon.
Hippasus
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Major Prose
This is an anthology put together by an editor in 2015. I took it out from the library to read the essay "Nature" (56 pages), but I may read "Self-reliance" (23 pages) after that. So far, it's eloquent and powerful. It almost sounds like a very good sermon.
This is an anthology put together by an editor in 2015. I took it out from the library to read the essay "Nature" (56 pages), but I may read "Self-reliance" (23 pages) after that. So far, it's eloquent and powerful. It almost sounds like a very good sermon.
quickeyg
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Six biographies of guys who went from the political Left to the political Right.. tho /my opinion/ some of these conversions weren't as dramatic as advertised.
I was most interested in Reagan & Norman Podhoretz.
Probably finish it tonight..
This is a debate I've been interested in (off & on) over the years..
This seems to be more of a historical & cultural evaluation of why people doubt
Shakespeare's credibility.. than arguing for/against him..
A hardcover collection of Superman comic books.. that tell the story of Superman's humble, Johnny Appleseed-like walk across America. Where he helps ordinary Americans, on their terms. Not bad so far..
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Is there anything you found especially resonant that you can share?
Useful (albeit generic) spiritual advice.
Yeah.. I think Tolle does a good job articulating the burden of ego. It's something I definitely struggle with.. and l didn't find anything especially original in his critique, but he is good at explaining concepts.. and seems to be talented at synthesizing the ideas of previous spiritual systems & thinkers, etc.
This book has been claimed as a life changer in a lot of reviews I saw.. which it wasn't for me. But I did take a couple pics of pages/quotes to save on my phone.. to think about in the future.
Thucydides
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I like this kind of history, thanks for mentioning it.
Good to see you back here. This thread gets kinda lonely. (peace)
Spring in Fialta
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I've barely read this year. I've been struggling through this on and off for a while now. It's not bad but every time I put it down I have no desire to pick it back up. At least it's short.
