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What're yer reading proclivities?

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kyreb1862 said:
When is the last time any of you guys read "1984"? Might pay everyone to sit down and re read Orwell's little classic.
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Chilling, I re-read it when one of my kids (9) has it assigned, that and Animal Farm, it promulgates a bit of discussion, especially the correlation with "modern times" and even more chilling and thought provoking is the correlation of America with "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Gibbons!

PLEASE NOTE: These are not meant in any political context! Merely historical in nature, at least that's how I see it, I'm more a student of history than politics.
 
I'd forgotten how absorbed I was with Kurt Vonnegut(sp?) as an older teenager, maybe that explains a warped perception of reality!
 
Dave Russell said:
Anything by Stephen Stahl, George Gamow, or C.S. Lewis. Also medieval history in general. Lots of technical stuff that doesn't count.
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"The Screwtape Letters" was wild and wildly accurate, but I won't say more, perchance the censors are reading...
 
Tom Robbins, Richard Dawkins & Guy de Maupassant were my last 3.......In that order.
 
Anybody remember Eric von Daniken?

"Seit über 40 Jahren beschäftigt sich Erich von Däniken mit dem Nachweis, dass Ausserirdische vor Jahrtausenden Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der Menschheit genommen und Spuren auf der Erde hinterlassen haben. Zu diesem Thema hat er bis heute 26 Bücher veröffentlicht"...


....& I read several of them in German because they weren't available in English & I needed to practice my German for the UN linguist rating test!! <u>Chariots of the Gods</u> <u>Gods from Outer Space</u> <u>Der Tag an dem die Götter kamen</u>....plus a bunch more.
 
As a lirarian for a bookmobile I have a moving library of 5500 books. I get to read all new books before they are put into the library system. Loved John Ross's <u>Unintended Consequences. </u> Also, think <u>The Real Lincoln </u>is good. This would be for the history buffs.
 
I read a lot of first person military history. Just finished Douglas Baders biography, now into "the 10th fleet", about the phantom fleet vs. the U boats in WW2. I also read shop manuals, Lucas catalogs, the forum (imagine that) I read everything I can get a hold of on the current world situation, from all sides of the spectrum. I buy up every copy of 1984 that I can find, and give them away so people will read it again. One book I have not read and want to is Unsafe At Any Speed. I dread moving as it means I have to move a lot of boxes of books. Very heavy, and a lot of them. Still, nothing beats a good book.....I just had a frien drop off a bag that he was getting rid of. Included in the bag is a book signed by Arch Whitehouse, a WW1 ace. Should be a good read.
 
Last big one I read was a complete collection of Sherlock Holmes. Excellent. Right now I'm reading B.S. Levys latest in the "Last Open Road" series, "Toleys Ghost" This is a MUST READ for any LBC lover. Chronicalling sports car racing in the 50s through a colorful fictional story.
I also love to pull out Robert W Service or Samual Taylor Coleridge for a quick classic.
I always come home from the annual library book sale with a couple of bags full of "castoff gems" to enjoy for the year.
Others I'm reading right now violate the "they start flaming debates so don't discuss them" rule. Only saying that /I'm reading other stuff too.
I definatly get far more enrapt in books than TV. Staying up to late, thinking about the story all day.....
I love reading.
 
Banjo said:
I definatly get far more enrapt in books than TV. Staying up to late, thinking about the story all day.....
I love reading.
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/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/iagree.gif Nothing like "living" the story! You'll NEVER get that from a movie or TV!
 
dar100 said:
kyreb1862 said:
When is the last time any of you guys read "1984"? Might pay everyone to sit down and re read Orwell's little classic.
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Chilling, I re-read it when one of my kids (9) has it assigned, that and Animal Farm, it promulgates a bit of discussion, especially the correlation with "modern times" and even more chilling and thought provoking is the correlation of America with "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Gibbons!

PLEASE NOTE: These are not meant in any political context! Merely historical in nature, at least that's how I see it, I'm more a student of history than politics.
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Animal Farm is one of my favorites, sadly, we never got to read it in school. Oh well, I doubt most of my "contemporaries" would "get it."
 
Good news, Animal Farm is one of the most checked out books on CDs. I have a colection of old flytying books (must show patterns) and cook books. I get one of the first choices on the library sale. Got more books to read than I can get to but won't turn loose of them. Do enjoy Terri Johnstone (mountain man stuff)
 
dar100 said:
"The Screwtape Letters" was wild and wildly accurate, but I won't say more, perchance the censors are reading...
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Much of his writing could be interpreted as interesting childrens stories, or as having a much deeper meaning to those readers so inclined. I think I have every book that he wrote.
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LLAngus said:
Loved John Ross's <u>Unintended Consequences. </u> Also, think <u>The Real Lincoln </u>is good. This would be for the history buffs.
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I still have "Unintended Consequences". A long read, & just possibly it could happen. There is still hope.
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Camshaft Animal Farm is one of my favorites said:
You will be glad to hear that my son (who is a senior in High School) also loves this book. He has read it numerous times. Don't sell your "contemporaries" too short. I see lots of promise in your generation, you just get a lot of bad press.
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terriphill said:
Camshaft Animal Farm is one of my favorites said:
You will be glad to hear that my son (who is a senior in High School) also loves this book. He has read it numerous times. Don't sell your "contemporaries" too short. I see lots of promise in your generation, you just get a lot of bad press.
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Just to clarify, I refer to people like your son as "colleagues" and the rest as "contemporaries." Being politically correct is difficult nowadays. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
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Speaking of...

I've noticed a distinct lack of attention to one I consider the Last Word on many levels: Ayn Rand.


Nomex ON.
Cock'd 'n lock'd.
 
Aw, man - <u>Atlas Shrugged</u>, <u>The Fountainhead</u>....had to struggle through those in college...uuurrrrrgggghhhhh!
 
Who is John Gault?
(Gotta love those Russian authors)

Now.....What 3 authors would you never read again?
(Even if someone put a gun to your head)

1) James Joyce
2) Henry James
3) Any English written before Shakespeare & not transcribed
 
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