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15 Sep 2016, 4:01 pm

Send In The Idiots by Kamran Nazeer

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15 Sep 2016, 6:12 pm

the mother tongue- English and how it got that way.

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15 Sep 2016, 8:43 pm

auntblabby wrote:

the mother tongue- English and how it got that way.

Sounds fascinating.

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15 Sep 2016, 8:44 pm

it is, but it is dense reading :tired: the book that kept me more alert, that was less of a slog to read, was "vistas of infinity" which I highly recommend. :star:

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16 Sep 2016, 11:34 am

1984 by George Orwell

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16 Sep 2016, 11:50 am

The Postman, by David Brin. Post-apocalyptic sci-fi, (also a movie starring Kevin Costner, which I haven't seen).

Excellently written, he makes a case for the efficacy of mythology.

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16 Sep 2016, 11:58 am

Speaking of George Orwell, I'm currently reading 'Animal Farm'.

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17 Sep 2016, 9:36 pm

The Name of The Rose by Umberto Eco

it's a bit too much for me.

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17 Sep 2016, 9:53 pm

^^^umberto eco is too much for many, don't feel alone in this.

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18 Sep 2016, 12:04 am

^thanks. the book was handed down to me, and I had been intrigued by the story. it's hard to put it down, but admittedly, a bit challenging. I will, likely, put it aside after I read a few more pages, tonight. Have you read anything by the author? Although, I'm an avid reader, the way the book is written is somewhat, too complex. I read aloud, for the most part, as I have a severe visual processing delay. I want to stick with it, but I don't think I can. Perhaps, at some point in the future I will pick it up, again. rambling.

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18 Sep 2016, 12:11 am

Britte wrote:

admittedly, eco is way above my pay grade. maybe it would be profitable if you found a cliffnotes versions someplace? he was chock full of wisdom but he was not good at imparting that wisdom to mere mortals, only to his fellow gods.

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30 Sep 2016, 2:13 pm

"A Very Fine Line", by Theodore Draper. Its about the Iran Contra scandal of the Reagan administration. A bit dry, but very interesting, especially if you are also reading "Gideon's Spies: A Secret History of the Mossad" by Gordon Thomas.

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