Books Ok for the high brow crowd what books you are reading - Page 73

big nasty kcnut · 03-11-2006, 10:37 PM

I'm reading The New American Revolution by tammy bruce. She is a great thinker and funny.

NewChief · 11-12-2009, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by H5N1

not really high brow, but going through the dresden files again (jim butcher)--brilliant prose.

Read a bunch of those over the summer after a gaming buddy loaned me one. Fun stuff for sure.

irishjayhawk · 11-12-2009, 08:24 PM

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The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

I was going to read it but figured I'd just get his newest.

Ebolapox · 11-12-2009, 08:30 PM

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The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

absolutely brilliant, and still relevant all these many years after its release. all of his stuff is good for the most part--I'm a big fan (though I am a heathen biology dude, so it's to be expected).

Ebolapox · 11-12-2009, 08:31 PM

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I was going to read it but figured I'd just get his newest.

you have to read this--while his newest is great, the whole premise of all of his works (sans 'the god delusion') was presented in the selfish gene. it's hard to get a handle on some of the concepts if you skip the selfish gene, IMHO

irishjayhawk · 11-12-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by H5N1

absolutely brilliant, and still relevant all these many years after its release. all of his stuff is good for the most part--I'm a big fan (though I am a heathen biology dude, so it's to be expected).

Have you read his latest?

If so, is reading SG worth it if I'm reading The Greatest Show on Earth?

EDIT: Answered above.

irishjayhawk · 11-12-2009, 08:32 PM

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you have to read this--while his newest is great, the whole premise of all of his works (sans 'the god delusion') was presented in the selfish gene. it's hard to get a handle on some of the concepts if you skip the selfish gene, IMHO

Guess my next question would be: You wouldn't recommend reading GSOE before SG to get a kind of "overview". I imagine GSOE to be a briefer SG.

Ebolapox · 11-12-2009, 08:37 PM

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Guess my next question would be: You wouldn't recommend reading GSOE before SG to get a kind of "overview". I imagine GSOE to be a briefer SG.

I haven't read GSOE yet--it's during the semester, so reading time is at a minimum. from what I've read (and heard from a friend who has read it), it's dawkins' magnum opus--it's basically his life's work put into book form--I'd say what you said, but opposite... SG lays the framework that GSOE ultimately is built upon.

Jenson71 · 11-12-2009, 10:27 PM

Do guys have a bookstand? I just bought a great one from Barnes and Noble tonight. It's from Book Hug, only $12. It's worked for every single book I've put in.

**Reaper16** · 11-12-2009, 10:49 PM

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Do guys have a bookstand? I just bought a great one from Barnes and Noble tonight. It's from Book Hug, only $12. It's worked for every single book I've put in.

I've never had need for a bookstand.

Jenson71 · 11-12-2009, 10:55 PM

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I've never had need for a bookstand.

It's nice. I wish I had it years ago.

Jenson71 · 11-13-2009, 10:47 AM

I read Siddhartha last week. That was a good book.

Unity of all things. I liked that. I liked Siddhartha's subtle transformations throughout his life.

NewChief · 11-17-2009, 09:06 PM

Reading Deer Hunting with Jesus. It's sort of a gonzo version of What's the Matter with Kansas. The guy's a little condescending and over the top in turning his characters into caricatures, but he's got a pretty enjoyable point of view.

Jenson71 · 11-17-2009, 09:15 PM

Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World - Vali Nasr

Miles · 11-17-2009, 11:35 PM

I'm on somewhat of a Philip K Dick streak off and on over the past 6 months or so. Finally getting around to A Scanner Darkly. Kind of one of those authors I always knew about but for some reason just now started reading. Great stuff.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 11-17-2009, 11:49 PM

A lot of stuff for classes right now.

Read "Defender of the Faith" for discussion in class today. It's always interesting to see how the students take that one.

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11-13-2009, 10:47 AM	#1091
Jenson71 fides quaerens intellectum Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United States Casino cash: $8330900	I read Siddhartha last week. That was a good book. Unity of all things. I liked that. I liked Siddhartha's subtle transformations throughout his life.
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11-17-2009, 09:06 PM	#1092
NewChief In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Fayetteville, AR Casino cash: $9660204	Reading Deer Hunting with Jesus. It's sort of a gonzo version of What's the Matter with Kansas. The guy's a little condescending and over the top in turning his characters into caricatures, but he's got a pretty enjoyable point of view. __________________ In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. - H. L. Mencken
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11-17-2009, 11:35 PM	#1094
Miles MVP Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Casino cash: $1552400	I'm on somewhat of a Philip K Dick streak off and on over the past 6 months or so. Finally getting around to A Scanner Darkly. Kind of one of those authors I always knew about but for some reason just now started reading. Great stuff.
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11-17-2009, 11:49 PM	#1095
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7989572	A lot of stuff for classes right now. Read "Defender of the Faith" for discussion in class today. It's always interesting to see how the students take that one. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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