[buddhashenglong]

My DJ had to tell about the premise before I could get past the dry ass intro but it is pretty sick so far.

 

[AsTimeGoesBy]

"Sand and Foam" by Kahlil Gibran

 

[Dublo7]

I'm around half-way through it. For someone who has an interest, but a rather shallow knowledge of history, the majority of concepts in this book are new to me. It's fantastic.

I think I might read 'The Lost City of Z' next.

 

[hew]

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Originally Posted by buddhashenglong /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I have a copy of this but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

I am currently wading through the James Gleick classic, Chaos: Making a New Science.

 

[craiglester]

The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East by Robert Fisk

 

[TopPop]

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Originally Posted by hew /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have a copy of this but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

That's a great book, indeed. I think "The Great Divorce" is my personal favorite, though.

 

[Arainach]

The Old New Thing, Raymond Chen.

Chen is simply a genius. His blog is full of amazing insights, and the book is a fantastic read too. The next time you're see something you consider stupid or pointless in Windows and think you could have out-done the engineers in Redmond, Raymond's book will probably show you what you missed (more often than not, backwards compatibility or internationalization) and why the decisions that were made were made (logic, not stupidity in nearly all cases).

 

[limpidglitch]

About halfway through it now, it took a while before I got into the 'style', but it's going rather rapidly now.
Brilliant book.

 

[limpidglitch]

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Originally Posted by Fido2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Amazon.com: There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind: Antony Flew, Roy Abraham Varghese: Your Store fantastic book! and NOT dated

I actually a bit curious about that book. I'm irreligious myself, but a story about an atheist going christian sounds like interesting reading.

 

[malldian]

The Logic of Life - Tim Hartford

 

[Suntory_Times]

Some of the ITAA's (horray for studying tax law).

 

[Fido2]

limpidglitch: It's a really good book. I have enjoyed it thoroughly. I actually went to the bookstore in search of another book but when I saw that one and looked it over I was like whoa...fascinating! The one I originally went to get I had to order. It was not in stock. The book you are reading looks and sounds interesting too...I'll look for it next.

TopPop: Yes, the Great Divorce is excellent. I have most of CS Lewis's stuff. I have liked all of it so far.

 

[diogenes]

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Originally Posted by limpidglitch /img/forum/go_quote.gif I actually a bit curious about that book. I'm irreligious myself, but a story about an atheist going christian sounds like interesting reading.

The controversy around Flew might be interesting to you.

Now reading: “Where’s the Shortage?: A Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Economics”

 

[Fido2]

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Originally Posted by diogenes /img/forum/go_quote.gif The controversy around Flew might be interesting to you. Now reading: “Where’s the Shortage?: A Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Economics”

Read the book. Ignore the whiners. Just my .02 of it all...lol

 

[limpidglitch]

I'll see if I can find it in a library, it don't seem to be the kind of thing I want to spend money on.