What are you reading?
1984 by George Orwell
and
Star Wars: Jedi Search (Book 1 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy) by Kevin J. Anderson.
and
Star Wars: Jedi Search (Book 1 of the Jedi Academy Trilogy) by Kevin J. Anderson.
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Shao Feng-Li - Posts: 5187
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I've just finished reading The Orientalist by Tom Reiss. I highly recommend this fascinating book.
Right now I'm reading The Book of J by Harold Bloom. So far it seems interesting.
Right now I'm reading The Book of J by Harold Bloom. So far it seems interesting.
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
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Having finished a couple of books on my to-read list, I've added to it Chutzpah, by Alan Dershowitz.
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
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Alice - Posts: 1707
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I will be going to Spokane on Tuesday and will see what I can pick up along with
manga of Ranma 1/2 and Tenchi and Inuyasha DVD.
manga of Ranma 1/2 and Tenchi and Inuyasha DVD.
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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The Letters of John Newton.
After two months, I'm almost finished with Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard. Amazing book, but like wading through cement.
After two months, I'm almost finished with Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard. Amazing book, but like wading through cement.
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Kokhiri Sojourn - Posts: 1215
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MUDD IN YOUR EYE by Jerry Oltion.
Captian Kirk and the Enterprise crew investigate a sudden peace between two
neighboring planets that was brokered by Harry Mudd!
Captian Kirk and the Enterprise crew investigate a sudden peace between two
neighboring planets that was brokered by Harry Mudd!
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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reading "Monster" by frank peretti.
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"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur
"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)
"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper
"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper
"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul
"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll
"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther
"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)
"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan
"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
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"Sometimes we don't present the Gospel well enough for the non-elect to reject it."
- John MacArthur
"In the total expanse of the human life, there is not a single square inch of which Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine'."
- Abraham Kuyper
"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)
"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
- John Piper
"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
-John Piper
"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul
"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll
"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther
"I have to tell you first that I am ready to die. I have put my affairs in order. Your supreme weapon is killing. My supreme weapon is dying, because when you kill me, people all over Romania will read my books and believe on the God that I preach - even more than they do now."
- Dr. Joseph Ton, the exiled Romanian pastor (quoted by James Montgomery Boice)
"The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin in it to condemn the whole world."
- John Bunyan
"If the Christian has lost sight of Calvary, that shows that he has lost his way."
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The Auditory Cortex: A Synthesis of Human and Animal Research, edited by Reinhard Konig et al.
Oscillations in Neural Systems edited by Daniel S. Levine et al.
Oscillations in Neural Systems edited by Daniel S. Levine et al.
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
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Currently, random selections of the poetry of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. I'm not particularly enjoying or disliking it, but that's irrelevant because this reading is for research on the conditions following WWI.
I liked those until they started getting too dramatic. The ending is really exciting, though.
mechana2015 wrote:2006 1040 Forms and Instructions
I liked those until they started getting too dramatic. The ending is really exciting, though.
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jon_jinn wrote:reading "Monster" by frank peretti.
Oo, I liked that book.
...I'm not reading a lot right now, aside from working on a few books already mentioned, because I'm in the midst of some writing projects that demand time. I have been thinking about reading some light mysteries, though, and read a few pages of Photo Finished, and Gunpowder Green, both by Laura Childs.
I also recently stared A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith, but I'm reading it slowly.
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
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Checked out The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde today.
'The Canterville Ghost' was hysterical.Though I think Wilde's greatest work would have to have been 'The Happy Prince'.
'The Canterville Ghost' was hysterical.Though I think Wilde's greatest work would have to have been 'The Happy Prince'.
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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mitsuki lover wrote:Checked out The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde today.
'The Canterville Ghost' was hysterical.Though I think Wilde's greatest work would have to have been 'The Happy Prince'.
I've read Dorian and Importance, but not either of those. Are they shorts, or plays? What do you like about them?
I finished Pilgrim at Tinker Creek last night. May read Pilgrim's Progress next, but I'm not sure. I've been toying with The Brothers Karamazov, but I'm not so sure about Dostoevsky and Spring - winter usually suites him better. Anyway...
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Gosh it's nice to be checking in on everyone again. {g}
Currently I'm finishing up Baukham's new book on eyewitness testimony in the Gospel accounts; and some lady's dissertation on pre-180CE source accounts for Jewish responses to Christians. (Sorry, don't remember her name or the precise title. It's at the house.)
Have just started (finally) _The Owl, The Raven and the Dove_, which is a study of how the Grimm Brothers were interested in bringing out the Christian thematics in the Germanic folktales they were collecting. (Short review: remember the recent Terry Gilliam movie about the Grimms? Not even _remotely_ like that. {g})
Currently I'm finishing up Baukham's new book on eyewitness testimony in the Gospel accounts; and some lady's dissertation on pre-180CE source accounts for Jewish responses to Christians. (Sorry, don't remember her name or the precise title. It's at the house.)
Have just started (finally) _The Owl, The Raven and the Dove_, which is a study of how the Grimm Brothers were interested in bringing out the Christian thematics in the Germanic folktales they were collecting. (Short review: remember the recent Terry Gilliam movie about the Grimms? Not even _remotely_ like that. {g})
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"It _was_ harsh. Mirei didn't have anything that would soften it either." -- the surprisingly astute (I might even call it inspired {s!}) theological conclusion to Marie Brennan's _Doppleganger_ (Warner-Aspect, April 2006)
Bittersea Publications
in the owner's spare time {g!}
"For all shall be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another." -- Mark 9:49-50 (my candidate for most important overlooked verse in Scripture. {g})
"We must
be strong and brave--
our home
we've got to save!
We must make
the fighting cease,
so Mother Earth
will be at peace!
Through all the fire and the smoke,
we will never give up hope:
if we can win,
the Earth will survive--
we'll keep peace alive!" -- from the English lyrics to the closing theme of _Space Battleship Yamato_
"It _was_ harsh. Mirei didn't have anything that would soften it either." -- the surprisingly astute (I might even call it inspired {s!}) theological conclusion to Marie Brennan's _Doppleganger_ (Warner-Aspect, April 2006)
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Yesterday I finished Ruined By Reading: A Life in Books, by Lynne Sharon Schwartz.
Oh, and a couple days ago I finished Original Sin, by Brandt Dodson (the Christian detective-noir book). I didn't think it was too preachy. When some characters said things that seemed preachy, the main character reacted as he really would have, I thought. (And although the book did make one or two points along the way, I didn't feel like the whole point of the book was to make those points, or to preach.)
The problem with the book for some of you might be the harsh themes involved. Although it's much cleaner than secular hard-core detective stories, it still shows the hero dealing with violence (and using it himself to get baddies to talk), and investigating a pornography ring.
He's also a grieving widower with a 13-year-old daughter, so that adds some angst for him.
I liked it. Lots of dialoge, and it moved along pretty well. But I wouldn't recommend it to non-fans of detective fiction, or very sensitive Christians who couldn't handle the subject matter.
Oh, and a couple days ago I finished Original Sin, by Brandt Dodson (the Christian detective-noir book). I didn't think it was too preachy. When some characters said things that seemed preachy, the main character reacted as he really would have, I thought. (And although the book did make one or two points along the way, I didn't feel like the whole point of the book was to make those points, or to preach.)
The problem with the book for some of you might be the harsh themes involved. Although it's much cleaner than secular hard-core detective stories, it still shows the hero dealing with violence (and using it himself to get baddies to talk), and investigating a pornography ring.
He's also a grieving widower with a 13-year-old daughter, so that adds some angst for him.
I liked it. Lots of dialoge, and it moved along pretty well. But I wouldn't recommend it to non-fans of detective fiction, or very sensitive Christians who couldn't handle the subject matter.
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
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Robotech:Genesis
trivia:Before being given command of the SDF-1 Captain Gloval was commander of the U.S.S. Nimitz.Also according to the novel Rick is only 18 at the start.
trivia:Before being given command of the SDF-1 Captain Gloval was commander of the U.S.S. Nimitz.Also according to the novel Rick is only 18 at the start.
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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.
Unwise Toasting Sermon
The Sweet Smell of CAA
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Current Avatar by SirThinks2much - thank you very much!
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The Avatar Christian Ronin designed for me
An Avatar KhakiBlue gave to me
The avatar Termyt made for me
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All Quiet on the Western Front ( a WW1 novel)
Jeremiah 29:11-"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord,"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players; they have their entrances and their exits and one man in his time plays many parts."-Will Shakespeare
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"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players; they have their entrances and their exits and one man in his time plays many parts."-Will Shakespeare
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Ted Dekker's "White", Neil Gaiman's "Smoke and Mirrors"
If this post seems too utterly absurd or ridiculous to be taken seriously, don't.
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Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen
This was on my list of books to read but I forgot about it some years ago. Now fortunately it has been selected as one of my textbooks in my history course, so I will have the opportunity again.
This was on my list of books to read but I forgot about it some years ago. Now fortunately it has been selected as one of my textbooks in my history course, so I will have the opportunity again.
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