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The 50 book challenge
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Yeh but yours should be '50 books in one MONTH', the rate you cut through them 
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1. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S. Thompson
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
Very good.
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
Very good.
Re: The 50 book challenge
1. Breaking The Spell Daniel Dennett 339pg
2. On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan 166pg
3. Church And State; Australia's Imaginary Wall Tom Frame 95pg
4. The Kiwi's Egg; Charles Darwin & Natural Selection David Quammen 253pg
5. The Voyage Of The Beagle Charles Darwin 452pg
6. The Stupid Country; How Australia is Dismantling Public Education Chris Bonnor and Jane Caro 223pg
7. The Lifeboat Zacharey Jane 241pg
8. Psychogeography Will Self (and illustrated by Ralph Steadman) 256pg
9. Crash J. G. Ballard 185pg
10. The Naked Lunch William Burroughs 261pg
11. Neuromancer William Gibson 317pg
12. American Gods Neil Gaiman 588 pg
13. Scorcher Clive Hamilton 230 pg
14. On The Road Jack Kerouac 281 pg.
15. Requiem for a Beast Matt Ottley 88pg.
16. How the Mind Works Steven Pinker 565 pg.
17. One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn 143 pg.
18. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey 281 pg.
19. The Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics Clive Hamilton 247 pages.
In parts really good. Certainly a compelling argument. Basically argues that the freedoms we have been given last century have been hijacked by post-modernists and capitalist corporations to the extent that we're still not free (or we don't choose to be free) because we're manipulated so much and because the existentialist world view is false and dehumanising.
I'm sure I've said this before, but I largely find philosophy meaningless and irrational, and much of this book, which especially explores the philosophies of Kant, Plato and especially Schopenhauer, just makes no sense to me. I don't know if he's using metaphors or literally means what he says, and often I just don't understand what he means - I mean I do on a superficial level, but certainly not to the level that I find it at all convincing. He actually says just before the philosophy starts that people with scientific training will find it very hard to read that section, and this is probably the most accurate statement in the whole book
The basic problem with philosophy is that it makes gross and untested (probably untestable) assumptions and then assumes them to be true. Janis tried to tell me that science does the same thing, but I don't agree that that's true at all. Science doesn't assume that it's the best method for finding out about the world, rather it is tested all the time, and gives the most satisfying answers. If another method gave more convincing answers for the reasons why Eucalyptus regnans encourages fire or why a tennis ball and a gold bullion fall at the same speed, then they'd over take science as the acceptable method. Science separated itself from philosophy specifically because the people practising it didn't want to make massive assumptions, they just wanted to look at the evidence and reach conclusions based on only what the knew, and not believe things unless there were good reasons to.
Anyway I'm getting off the book a little It offers a fantastic attack on post-moderism (and especially cultural relativism), a fantastic attack on Peter Singer's completely irrational view that people and animals are the same (the whole statement is stupid. It's like saying Ferrari's and cars are the same. Sure Ferrari's are cars, but you'd treat your Ferrari differently to how you treat a 1992 Ford Falcon wouldn't you?), and it makes some really good statements about the best life to live.
It's interesting that he identifies three kinds of lives. The pleasant life - which is basically the hedonistic live life for pleasure right now life. The good life, which is spending time now investing or getting really good at things for the future, and the meaningful life. He says the first borrows from the future for now, the second borrows from now for the future, and the third type of life does not borrow. The meaningful life is basically finding inspiration, purpose and meaning in life in something greater than an individual - being passionate about a cause and working towards it.
I think he makes some good points and the book is definitely worth reading, just skip the entire middle, except for the chapter on cultural relativism.
Now I have a number of books I want to read, but instead I'm going to smash biology books to help in my upcoming exam. Not that I mind reading biology, it's awesome anyway.
2. On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan 166pg
3. Church And State; Australia's Imaginary Wall Tom Frame 95pg
4. The Kiwi's Egg; Charles Darwin & Natural Selection David Quammen 253pg
5. The Voyage Of The Beagle Charles Darwin 452pg
6. The Stupid Country; How Australia is Dismantling Public Education Chris Bonnor and Jane Caro 223pg
7. The Lifeboat Zacharey Jane 241pg
8. Psychogeography Will Self (and illustrated by Ralph Steadman) 256pg
9. Crash J. G. Ballard 185pg
10. The Naked Lunch William Burroughs 261pg
11. Neuromancer William Gibson 317pg
12. American Gods Neil Gaiman 588 pg
13. Scorcher Clive Hamilton 230 pg
14. On The Road Jack Kerouac 281 pg.
15. Requiem for a Beast Matt Ottley 88pg.
16. How the Mind Works Steven Pinker 565 pg.
17. One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn 143 pg.
18. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey 281 pg.
19. The Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics Clive Hamilton 247 pages.
In parts really good. Certainly a compelling argument. Basically argues that the freedoms we have been given last century have been hijacked by post-modernists and capitalist corporations to the extent that we're still not free (or we don't choose to be free) because we're manipulated so much and because the existentialist world view is false and dehumanising.
I'm sure I've said this before, but I largely find philosophy meaningless and irrational, and much of this book, which especially explores the philosophies of Kant, Plato and especially Schopenhauer, just makes no sense to me. I don't know if he's using metaphors or literally means what he says, and often I just don't understand what he means - I mean I do on a superficial level, but certainly not to the level that I find it at all convincing. He actually says just before the philosophy starts that people with scientific training will find it very hard to read that section, and this is probably the most accurate statement in the whole book
The basic problem with philosophy is that it makes gross and untested (probably untestable) assumptions and then assumes them to be true. Janis tried to tell me that science does the same thing, but I don't agree that that's true at all. Science doesn't assume that it's the best method for finding out about the world, rather it is tested all the time, and gives the most satisfying answers. If another method gave more convincing answers for the reasons why Eucalyptus regnans encourages fire or why a tennis ball and a gold bullion fall at the same speed, then they'd over take science as the acceptable method. Science separated itself from philosophy specifically because the people practising it didn't want to make massive assumptions, they just wanted to look at the evidence and reach conclusions based on only what the knew, and not believe things unless there were good reasons to.
Anyway I'm getting off the book a little
It offers a fantastic attack on post-moderism (and especially cultural relativism), a fantastic attack on Peter Singer's completely irrational view that people and animals are the same (the whole statement is stupid. It's like saying Ferrari's and cars are the same. Sure Ferrari's are cars, but you'd treat your Ferrari differently to how you treat a 1992 Ford Falcon wouldn't you?), and it makes some really good statements about the best life to live.It's interesting that he identifies three kinds of lives. The pleasant life - which is basically the hedonistic live life for pleasure right now life. The good life, which is spending time now investing or getting really good at things for the future, and the meaningful life. He says the first borrows from the future for now, the second borrows from now for the future, and the third type of life does not borrow. The meaningful life is basically finding inspiration, purpose and meaning in life in something greater than an individual - being passionate about a cause and working towards it.
I think he makes some good points and the book is definitely worth reading, just skip the entire middle, except for the chapter on cultural relativism.
Now I have a number of books I want to read, but instead I'm going to smash biology books to help in my upcoming exam. Not that I mind reading biology, it's awesome anyway.
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1. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S. Thompson
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
Howl was about what I thought it would be. Pretty good, but not really life-changing. The Dharma Bums was awesome though - I liked it a lot more than On The Road. It's a pretty light tale of buddhist hiking, meditation and parties. I do the last two more often than the first, but I really liked Kerouacs writing style in The Dharma Bums.
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
Howl was about what I thought it would be. Pretty good, but not really life-changing. The Dharma Bums was awesome though - I liked it a lot more than On The Road. It's a pretty light tale of buddhist hiking, meditation and parties. I do the last two more often than the first, but I really liked Kerouacs writing style in The Dharma Bums.
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bigdirtyfoot
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1. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S. Thompson
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
Burroughs is such an honest author in this book. I'm glad I read Naked Lunch first, because Junky was totally satisfying because of that. Naked Lunch is more about the hallucinations he experienced during his years as a heroin addict - Junky is a straightforward story about his experiences with somewhat of a plot. But basically, I liked Junky about 100 times more than Naked Lunch (although I'd like to give Naked Lunch another read after having read Junky). I'd definitely recommend Junky to basically anyone who wants to read about a forgotten past - excellent prose.
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
Burroughs is such an honest author in this book. I'm glad I read Naked Lunch first, because Junky was totally satisfying because of that. Naked Lunch is more about the hallucinations he experienced during his years as a heroin addict - Junky is a straightforward story about his experiences with somewhat of a plot. But basically, I liked Junky about 100 times more than Naked Lunch (although I'd like to give Naked Lunch another read after having read Junky). I'd definitely recommend Junky to basically anyone who wants to read about a forgotten past - excellent prose.
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bigdirtyfoot
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1. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S. Thompson
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
29. Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha, Jack Kerouac, 147 pg.
I enjoyed this but it was a bit boring at times. I'm glad though - tomorrow or Sunday I'm going to be picking up two more beat books.
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
29. Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha, Jack Kerouac, 147 pg.
I enjoyed this but it was a bit boring at times. I'm glad though - tomorrow or Sunday I'm going to be picking up two more beat books.
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bigdirtyfoot
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1. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S. Thompson
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
29. Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha, Jack Kerouac, 147 pg.
30. Spliffs: A Celebration of Cannabis Culture, Nick Jones, 256 pg.
This book was extremely informative and fun to read. I think I'm going to lend it to a few of my friends. It's great though - recipes, pictures, stories, etc. I had already read a lot of it from other sources, but it's supposed to be more like a coffee table book anyway.
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
29. Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha, Jack Kerouac, 147 pg.
30. Spliffs: A Celebration of Cannabis Culture, Nick Jones, 256 pg.
This book was extremely informative and fun to read. I think I'm going to lend it to a few of my friends. It's great though - recipes, pictures, stories, etc. I had already read a lot of it from other sources, but it's supposed to be more like a coffee table book anyway.
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- Sloppy
- Posts: 3142
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- Location: NC
1. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S. Thompson
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
29. Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha, Jack Kerouac, 147 pg.
30. Spliffs: A Celebration of Cannabis Culture, Nick Jones, 256 pg.
31. And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, 214 pg.
Hippos... was a great book. Kerouac and Burroughs collaborated on this title back before either of them had been published. The book is a story about a true life murder that happened in their circle of friends. As usual with the rest of the Beat books, the authors have altered the names of those involved. But in each one of the books is a preface or introduction that accurately explains the characters and who they correlate to in real life.
The book was pretty well written - with the authors writing alternating chapters - and it was very exciting to read something that both of these authors had collaborated on. However, I would recommend Burroughs' Junky or Kerouac's The Dharma Bums over Hippos. Hippos is definitely a smooth read - and worth checking out. As far as I know, it was published within the last few months, because the murderer in the book (Lucien Carr, a member of the early Beats) had requested that the book not be published until after his death. I'd give it four out of five stars.
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
29. Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha, Jack Kerouac, 147 pg.
30. Spliffs: A Celebration of Cannabis Culture, Nick Jones, 256 pg.
31. And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, 214 pg.
Hippos... was a great book. Kerouac and Burroughs collaborated on this title back before either of them had been published. The book is a story about a true life murder that happened in their circle of friends. As usual with the rest of the Beat books, the authors have altered the names of those involved. But in each one of the books is a preface or introduction that accurately explains the characters and who they correlate to in real life.
The book was pretty well written - with the authors writing alternating chapters - and it was very exciting to read something that both of these authors had collaborated on. However, I would recommend Burroughs' Junky or Kerouac's The Dharma Bums over Hippos. Hippos is definitely a smooth read - and worth checking out. As far as I know, it was published within the last few months, because the murderer in the book (Lucien Carr, a member of the early Beats) had requested that the book not be published until after his death. I'd give it four out of five stars.
Re: The 50 book challenge
1. Breaking The Spell Daniel Dennett 339pg
2. On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan 166pg
3. Church And State; Australia's Imaginary Wall Tom Frame 95pg
4. The Kiwi's Egg; Charles Darwin & Natural Selection David Quammen 253pg
5. The Voyage Of The Beagle Charles Darwin 452pg
6. The Stupid Country; How Australia is Dismantling Public Education Chris Bonnor and Jane Caro 223pg
7. The Lifeboat Zacharey Jane 241pg
8. Psychogeography Will Self (and illustrated by Ralph Steadman) 256pg
9. Crash J. G. Ballard 185pg
10. The Naked Lunch William Burroughs 261pg
11. Neuromancer William Gibson 317pg
12. American Gods Neil Gaiman 588 pg
13. Scorcher Clive Hamilton 230 pg
14. On The Road Jack Kerouac 281 pg.
15. Requiem for a Beast Matt Ottley 88pg.
16. How the Mind Works Steven Pinker 565 pg.
17. One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn 143 pg.
18. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey 281 pg.
19. The Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics Clive Hamilton 247 pages.
20. The Origin of Species Charles Darwin 460 pg.
This book really opened my eyes about 2 things. Firstly Charles Darwin had an incredible knowledge of the world. He goes into so many specific details about so many completely different subjects. It really is amazing how knowledgeable he was.
Number 2; Creationist have either not read his book, and therefore are stupid for opposing something they know nothing about, or have read it, and are therefore stupid for putting up arguments that are addressed in his book. The two main arguments you here from creationists in opposition to evolution are "intelligent" design and transitional species. Guess who it was that said these reasons were potential problems for evolution? It was, of course, Charles Darwin 150 years ago. Guess who was the first person to explain why these arguments are false. I'm sure you guessed it, it was Charles Darwin on the same page where he brings up those arguments!
When you look at how far every field of science has come in the last 150 years and when you realise that biology has actually come just as far as those other scientists (assuming you're not studying it at university and don't already know that), and then you hear people putting forward arguments that were formulated and then shot down in the same book 150 years ago, it is absolutely impossible to have any respect for those people's mental capacities.
The other thing I really liked was how close he was to understanding genetics. At a number of times he sounds so close to getting it - like in Pictionary when somebody finally figures out what action you're doing, but still hasn't figured out the whole movie. Of course these days genetics is both the strongest evidence for evolution and one of the most important things in biology, but it wasn't until Darwin died that the theories gained any attention and not until the 1950s that we started to actually begin to understand how it worked. It's just a shame Darwin bred pidgins instead of plants (although later in life he did carry out the ground breaking work to discover plant hormones), or he probably would have figured it out.
Highly recommended book; probably the most important scientific book in human history and amazingly impressive in scope and understanding. Of course you have to consider it as a historical document and not as the literal truth, because he's certainly not 100% accurate, however it's really impressive how accurate his knowledge was, given the tools he had and the prior knowledge at that time.
2. On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan 166pg
3. Church And State; Australia's Imaginary Wall Tom Frame 95pg
4. The Kiwi's Egg; Charles Darwin & Natural Selection David Quammen 253pg
5. The Voyage Of The Beagle Charles Darwin 452pg
6. The Stupid Country; How Australia is Dismantling Public Education Chris Bonnor and Jane Caro 223pg
7. The Lifeboat Zacharey Jane 241pg
8. Psychogeography Will Self (and illustrated by Ralph Steadman) 256pg
9. Crash J. G. Ballard 185pg
10. The Naked Lunch William Burroughs 261pg
11. Neuromancer William Gibson 317pg
12. American Gods Neil Gaiman 588 pg
13. Scorcher Clive Hamilton 230 pg
14. On The Road Jack Kerouac 281 pg.
15. Requiem for a Beast Matt Ottley 88pg.
16. How the Mind Works Steven Pinker 565 pg.
17. One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn 143 pg.
18. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey 281 pg.
19. The Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics Clive Hamilton 247 pages.
20. The Origin of Species Charles Darwin 460 pg.
This book really opened my eyes about 2 things. Firstly Charles Darwin had an incredible knowledge of the world. He goes into so many specific details about so many completely different subjects. It really is amazing how knowledgeable he was.
Number 2; Creationist have either not read his book, and therefore are stupid for opposing something they know nothing about, or have read it, and are therefore stupid for putting up arguments that are addressed in his book. The two main arguments you here from creationists in opposition to evolution are "intelligent" design and transitional species. Guess who it was that said these reasons were potential problems for evolution? It was, of course, Charles Darwin 150 years ago. Guess who was the first person to explain why these arguments are false. I'm sure you guessed it, it was Charles Darwin on the same page where he brings up those arguments!
When you look at how far every field of science has come in the last 150 years and when you realise that biology has actually come just as far as those other scientists (assuming you're not studying it at university and don't already know that), and then you hear people putting forward arguments that were formulated and then shot down in the same book 150 years ago, it is absolutely impossible to have any respect for those people's mental capacities.
The other thing I really liked was how close he was to understanding genetics. At a number of times he sounds so close to getting it - like in Pictionary when somebody finally figures out what action you're doing, but still hasn't figured out the whole movie. Of course these days genetics is both the strongest evidence for evolution and one of the most important things in biology, but it wasn't until Darwin died that the theories gained any attention and not until the 1950s that we started to actually begin to understand how it worked. It's just a shame Darwin bred pidgins instead of plants (although later in life he did carry out the ground breaking work to discover plant hormones), or he probably would have figured it out.
Highly recommended book; probably the most important scientific book in human history and amazingly impressive in scope and understanding. Of course you have to consider it as a historical document and not as the literal truth, because he's certainly not 100% accurate, however it's really impressive how accurate his knowledge was, given the tools he had and the prior knowledge at that time.
1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, Douglas Adams, 240pgs
2. The Restaurant at the end of the Universe, Douglas Adams, 256pgs
3. Life, The Universe and Everything, Douglas Adams, 240pgs
4. The Game, Neil Strauss, 496pgs
5. The Final Detail, Harlan Coben, 399pgs
6. The Unadulterated Cat, Terry Pratchett, 116pgs
7. The Beach House, James Patterson and Peter de Jonge, 318pgs
8. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 238pgs
9. A Time to Kill, John Grisham, 543pgs
10. The Long Walk, Richard Bachman (Stephen King), 341pgs
11. Along Came a Spider, James Patterson, 429pgs
12. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card, 461pgs
13. Kiss The Girls, James Patterson, 399pgs
14. Needful Things, Stephen King, 672pgs
15. The Jester, James Patterson and Andrew Gross, 444pgs
16. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick, 277pgs
17. A Maiden's Grave, Jeffery Deaver, 503pgs
18. The Genesis Code, John Case, 464pgs
19. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer, 760pgs
20. L'ame du mal, Maxime Chattam, 531pgs
21. The Tommyknockers, Stephen King, 638pgs
Wow, I finally finished it. It took me so much time not because the book was boring, but because I have no time to read recently
. In my opinion, the book was pretty ok. What was surprising for me, the ending was good (I wrote few posts earlier that often in Kings books endings are stupid).
2. The Restaurant at the end of the Universe, Douglas Adams, 256pgs
3. Life, The Universe and Everything, Douglas Adams, 240pgs
4. The Game, Neil Strauss, 496pgs
5. The Final Detail, Harlan Coben, 399pgs
6. The Unadulterated Cat, Terry Pratchett, 116pgs
7. The Beach House, James Patterson and Peter de Jonge, 318pgs
8. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 238pgs
9. A Time to Kill, John Grisham, 543pgs
10. The Long Walk, Richard Bachman (Stephen King), 341pgs
11. Along Came a Spider, James Patterson, 429pgs
12. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card, 461pgs
13. Kiss The Girls, James Patterson, 399pgs
14. Needful Things, Stephen King, 672pgs
15. The Jester, James Patterson and Andrew Gross, 444pgs
16. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick, 277pgs
17. A Maiden's Grave, Jeffery Deaver, 503pgs
18. The Genesis Code, John Case, 464pgs
19. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer, 760pgs
20. L'ame du mal, Maxime Chattam, 531pgs
21. The Tommyknockers, Stephen King, 638pgs
Wow, I finally finished it. It took me so much time not because the book was boring, but because I have no time to read recently
. In my opinion, the book was pretty ok. What was surprising for me, the ending was good (I wrote few posts earlier that often in Kings books endings are stupid).Michał Biarda (Me-how Be-r-da)
1. The Ghost in the Machine Arthur Koestler 354 pg
2. Have Space Suit - Will Travel Robert A. Heinlein 255 pg
3. Renegades of Time Raymond F. Jones 190 pg
4. Split Infinity Piers Anthony 356 pg
5. Reaper's Gale Steven Erickson 907 pg
6. The Day Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 487 pg
7. The Twilight Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 440 pg
8. Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking 239 pg
9. Universe in a Nutshell Stephen Hawking 200 pg
10. The Time Machine H.G. Wells 128 pg
11. The Blue Adept Piers Anthony 327 pg
12. Juxtaposition Piers Anthony 358 pg
13. Real Ultimate Power The Official Ninja Book Robert Hamburger 193 pg
14. The Zombie Survival Guide Max Brooks 251 pg
15. Alphabet of Manliness 204 Maddox
16. The Man who Sold the Moon Robert A. Heilein 295 pg
17. Out of Phaze Piers Anthony 309 pg
18. Robot Adept Piers Anthony 341 pg
19. The Gunslinger Stephen King 300 pg
20. Unicorn Point Piers Anthony 337 pg
21. Night of Knives Ian C. Esslemont 479 pg
22. The Orc King R.A. Salvatore 398 pg
23. Prelude to Foundation Isaac Asimov 493 pg
24. Foundation Isaac Asimov 296 pg
25. The Drawing of the Three Stephen King 463 pg
26. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adam 180 pg
27. The Wastelands Stephen King 588 pg
28. Foundation and Empire Isaac Asimov 282 pg
29. Ender's Game Orson Scott Card 324 pg
30. Toll the Hounds Steven Erickson 923 pg
31. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne 371 pg
32. City of Golden Shadow Tad Williams 780 pg
2. Have Space Suit - Will Travel Robert A. Heinlein 255 pg
3. Renegades of Time Raymond F. Jones 190 pg
4. Split Infinity Piers Anthony 356 pg
5. Reaper's Gale Steven Erickson 907 pg
6. The Day Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 487 pg
7. The Twilight Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 440 pg
8. Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking 239 pg
9. Universe in a Nutshell Stephen Hawking 200 pg
10. The Time Machine H.G. Wells 128 pg
11. The Blue Adept Piers Anthony 327 pg
12. Juxtaposition Piers Anthony 358 pg
13. Real Ultimate Power The Official Ninja Book Robert Hamburger 193 pg
14. The Zombie Survival Guide Max Brooks 251 pg
15. Alphabet of Manliness 204 Maddox
16. The Man who Sold the Moon Robert A. Heilein 295 pg
17. Out of Phaze Piers Anthony 309 pg
18. Robot Adept Piers Anthony 341 pg
19. The Gunslinger Stephen King 300 pg
20. Unicorn Point Piers Anthony 337 pg
21. Night of Knives Ian C. Esslemont 479 pg
22. The Orc King R.A. Salvatore 398 pg
23. Prelude to Foundation Isaac Asimov 493 pg
24. Foundation Isaac Asimov 296 pg
25. The Drawing of the Three Stephen King 463 pg
26. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adam 180 pg
27. The Wastelands Stephen King 588 pg
28. Foundation and Empire Isaac Asimov 282 pg
29. Ender's Game Orson Scott Card 324 pg
30. Toll the Hounds Steven Erickson 923 pg
31. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne 371 pg
32. City of Golden Shadow Tad Williams 780 pg
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James McCullough
1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, Douglas Adams, 240pgs
2. The Restaurant at the end of the Universe, Douglas Adams, 256pgs
3. Life, The Universe and Everything, Douglas Adams, 240pgs
4. The Game, Neil Strauss, 496pgs
5. The Final Detail, Harlan Coben, 399pgs
6. The Unadulterated Cat, Terry Pratchett, 116pgs
7. The Beach House, James Patterson and Peter de Jonge, 318pgs
8. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 238pgs
9. A Time to Kill, John Grisham, 543pgs
10. The Long Walk, Richard Bachman (Stephen King), 341pgs
11. Along Came a Spider, James Patterson, 429pgs
12. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card, 461pgs
13. Kiss The Girls, James Patterson, 399pgs
14. Needful Things, Stephen King, 672pgs
15. The Jester, James Patterson and Andrew Gross, 444pgs
16. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick, 277pgs
17. A Maiden's Grave, Jeffery Deaver, 503pgs
18. The Genesis Code, John Case, 464pgs
19. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer, 760pgs
20. L'ame du mal, Maxime Chattam, 531pgs
21. The Tommyknockers, Stephen King, 638pgs
22. Farciarz, Andrzej Horubała, 223pgs
The book about religious and life dilemmas of present-day Polish 40 year-old Catholic. It was pretty well even though at the beginning I thought it's just "blah, blah, blah".
2. The Restaurant at the end of the Universe, Douglas Adams, 256pgs
3. Life, The Universe and Everything, Douglas Adams, 240pgs
4. The Game, Neil Strauss, 496pgs
5. The Final Detail, Harlan Coben, 399pgs
6. The Unadulterated Cat, Terry Pratchett, 116pgs
7. The Beach House, James Patterson and Peter de Jonge, 318pgs
8. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 238pgs
9. A Time to Kill, John Grisham, 543pgs
10. The Long Walk, Richard Bachman (Stephen King), 341pgs
11. Along Came a Spider, James Patterson, 429pgs
12. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card, 461pgs
13. Kiss The Girls, James Patterson, 399pgs
14. Needful Things, Stephen King, 672pgs
15. The Jester, James Patterson and Andrew Gross, 444pgs
16. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick, 277pgs
17. A Maiden's Grave, Jeffery Deaver, 503pgs
18. The Genesis Code, John Case, 464pgs
19. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer, 760pgs
20. L'ame du mal, Maxime Chattam, 531pgs
21. The Tommyknockers, Stephen King, 638pgs
22. Farciarz, Andrzej Horubała, 223pgs
The book about religious and life dilemmas of present-day Polish 40 year-old Catholic. It was pretty well even though at the beginning I thought it's just "blah, blah, blah".
Michał Biarda (Me-how Be-r-da)
Re: The 50 book challenge
1. Breaking The Spell Daniel Dennett 339pg
2. On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan 166pg
3. Church And State; Australia's Imaginary Wall Tom Frame 95pg
4. The Kiwi's Egg; Charles Darwin & Natural Selection David Quammen 253pg
5. The Voyage Of The Beagle Charles Darwin 452pg
6. The Stupid Country; How Australia is Dismantling Public Education Chris Bonnor and Jane Caro 223pg
7. The Lifeboat Zacharey Jane 241pg
8. Psychogeography Will Self (and illustrated by Ralph Steadman) 256pg
9. Crash J. G. Ballard 185pg
10. The Naked Lunch William Burroughs 261pg
11. Neuromancer William Gibson 317pg
12. American Gods Neil Gaiman 588 pg
13. Scorcher Clive Hamilton 230 pg
14. On The Road Jack Kerouac 281 pg.
15. Requiem for a Beast Matt Ottley 88pg.
16. How the Mind Works Steven Pinker 565 pg.
17. One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn 143 pg.
18. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey 281 pg.
19. The Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics Clive Hamilton 247 pages.
20. The Origin of Species Charles Darwin 460 pg.
21. The Future of Life E. O. Wilson 189 pg.
This book is so good. It should be compulsory reading for everybody. Very engaging, easy to read, and a compelling argument for saving our environment; not just for the sake of biodiversity etc. but for ourselves. E. O. Wilson is by far my favourite science writer, scientists and person. Really, really inspiring. I couldn't talk him up more.
2. On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan 166pg
3. Church And State; Australia's Imaginary Wall Tom Frame 95pg
4. The Kiwi's Egg; Charles Darwin & Natural Selection David Quammen 253pg
5. The Voyage Of The Beagle Charles Darwin 452pg
6. The Stupid Country; How Australia is Dismantling Public Education Chris Bonnor and Jane Caro 223pg
7. The Lifeboat Zacharey Jane 241pg
8. Psychogeography Will Self (and illustrated by Ralph Steadman) 256pg
9. Crash J. G. Ballard 185pg
10. The Naked Lunch William Burroughs 261pg
11. Neuromancer William Gibson 317pg
12. American Gods Neil Gaiman 588 pg
13. Scorcher Clive Hamilton 230 pg
14. On The Road Jack Kerouac 281 pg.
15. Requiem for a Beast Matt Ottley 88pg.
16. How the Mind Works Steven Pinker 565 pg.
17. One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn 143 pg.
18. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey 281 pg.
19. The Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics Clive Hamilton 247 pages.
20. The Origin of Species Charles Darwin 460 pg.
21. The Future of Life E. O. Wilson 189 pg.
This book is so good. It should be compulsory reading for everybody. Very engaging, easy to read, and a compelling argument for saving our environment; not just for the sake of biodiversity etc. but for ourselves. E. O. Wilson is by far my favourite science writer, scientists and person. Really, really inspiring. I couldn't talk him up more.
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bigdirtyfoot
- Sloppy
- Posts: 3142
- Joined: 22 Apr 2002 12:30
- Location: NC
1. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S. Thompson
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
29. Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha, Jack Kerouac, 147 pg.
30. Spliffs: A Celebration of Cannabis Culture, Nick Jones, 256 pg.
31. And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, 214 pg.
32. Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga, Hunter S. Thompson, 265 pg.
So I finally got around to reading Hunter's first book and I was pretty surprised - his writing style is a lot different from his later works. I liked the incredible detail he put into Hell's Angels but at time I missed his normal sense of wacky prose.
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
29. Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha, Jack Kerouac, 147 pg.
30. Spliffs: A Celebration of Cannabis Culture, Nick Jones, 256 pg.
31. And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, 214 pg.
32. Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga, Hunter S. Thompson, 265 pg.
So I finally got around to reading Hunter's first book and I was pretty surprised - his writing style is a lot different from his later works. I liked the incredible detail he put into Hell's Angels but at time I missed his normal sense of wacky prose.
1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, Douglas Adams, 240pgs
2. The Restaurant at the end of the Universe, Douglas Adams, 256pgs
3. Life, The Universe and Everything, Douglas Adams, 240pgs
4. The Game, Neil Strauss, 496pgs
5. The Final Detail, Harlan Coben, 399pgs
6. The Unadulterated Cat, Terry Pratchett, 116pgs
7. The Beach House, James Patterson and Peter de Jonge, 318pgs
8. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 238pgs
9. A Time to Kill, John Grisham, 543pgs
10. The Long Walk, Richard Bachman (Stephen King), 341pgs
11. Along Came a Spider, James Patterson, 429pgs
12. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card, 461pgs
13. Kiss The Girls, James Patterson, 399pgs
14. Needful Things, Stephen King, 672pgs
15. The Jester, James Patterson and Andrew Gross, 444pgs
16. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick, 277pgs
17. A Maiden's Grave, Jeffery Deaver, 503pgs
18. The Genesis Code, John Case, 464pgs
19. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer, 760pgs
20. L'ame du mal, Maxime Chattam, 531pgs
21. The Tommyknockers, Stephen King, 638pgs
22. Farciarz, Andrzej Horubała, 223pgs
23. Oko Jelenia: Droga do Nidaros, Andrzej Pilipiuk, 399pgs
24. Evening in Byzantium, Irwin Shaw, 306pgs
Two new books.
The first one was Polish fantasy. I'm not a big fantasy reader but I had nothing to read and I just borrowed something from my friend. Suprisingly, the book was amazing! And it turned out it's only a first part out of three. I definatelly have to read the other two.
The second book was also borrowed from some friend. It's a classical novel. Again, it's not a type of books I read but it was pretty good.
2. The Restaurant at the end of the Universe, Douglas Adams, 256pgs
3. Life, The Universe and Everything, Douglas Adams, 240pgs
4. The Game, Neil Strauss, 496pgs
5. The Final Detail, Harlan Coben, 399pgs
6. The Unadulterated Cat, Terry Pratchett, 116pgs
7. The Beach House, James Patterson and Peter de Jonge, 318pgs
8. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 238pgs
9. A Time to Kill, John Grisham, 543pgs
10. The Long Walk, Richard Bachman (Stephen King), 341pgs
11. Along Came a Spider, James Patterson, 429pgs
12. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card, 461pgs
13. Kiss The Girls, James Patterson, 399pgs
14. Needful Things, Stephen King, 672pgs
15. The Jester, James Patterson and Andrew Gross, 444pgs
16. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick, 277pgs
17. A Maiden's Grave, Jeffery Deaver, 503pgs
18. The Genesis Code, John Case, 464pgs
19. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer, 760pgs
20. L'ame du mal, Maxime Chattam, 531pgs
21. The Tommyknockers, Stephen King, 638pgs
22. Farciarz, Andrzej Horubała, 223pgs
23. Oko Jelenia: Droga do Nidaros, Andrzej Pilipiuk, 399pgs
24. Evening in Byzantium, Irwin Shaw, 306pgs
Two new books.
The first one was Polish fantasy. I'm not a big fantasy reader but I had nothing to read and I just borrowed something from my friend. Suprisingly, the book was amazing! And it turned out it's only a first part out of three. I definatelly have to read the other two.
The second book was also borrowed from some friend. It's a classical novel. Again, it's not a type of books I read but it was pretty good.
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1. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S. Thompson
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
29. Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha, Jack Kerouac, 147 pg.
30. Spliffs: A Celebration of Cannabis Culture, Nick Jones, 256 pg.
31. And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, 214 pg.
32. Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga, Hunter S. Thompson, 265 pg.
33. Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, Daniel Pinchbeck, 297 pg.
I've listened to Pinchbeck on many podcasts, read his website (http://www.realitysandwich.com - check it out!) and watched videos of him. Being able to sit down for a few days and read his thoughts was very nice. He explores the role that psychedelic medicines play in our world and offers a nice splash of scholarly review of his contemporaries. It's a great introduction to modern-day shamanism. I really enjoyed his characterization of some of the psychedelic greats - Hofman, Huxley, McKenna, Shulgin, Strassman, etc. But what really stood out to me was his ability (similar to Aldous Huxley) to convey in writing his psychedelic experiences.
2. Caro Michele, Natalia Ginzburg
3. Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
4. All-American Yemeni Girls, Loukia K. Sarroub
5. Songs of the Doomed, Hunter S. Thompson
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenace, Robert Pirsig
7. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking
8. Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich, 230 pg.
9. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, 334 pg.
10. Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder, 513 pg.
11. Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, Annie Lamott, 272 pg.
12. Meditation for Dummies, Stephan Bodian, 348 pg.
13. Eight Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening the Buddha Within, Lama Surya Das, 395 pg.
14. Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson, 545 pg.
15. The Meditative Mind, Daniel Goleman, 214 pg.
16. Your Brain Is God, Timothy Leary, 105 pg.
17. TiHKAL: The Continuation, Ann and Alexander Shulgin, 804 pg.
18. Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hahn, 134 pg.
19. On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 307 pg.
20. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 138 pg.
21. Yoga for Dummies, George Feuerstein and Larry Payne, 372 pg.
22. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 441 pg.
23. The Skill of Release, Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, 88 pg.
24. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 213 pg.
25. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs, 289 pg.
26. Howl and Other Poems, Allen Ginsberg, 57 pg.
27. The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac, 187 pg.
28. Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, William S. Burroughs, 166 pg.
29. Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha, Jack Kerouac, 147 pg.
30. Spliffs: A Celebration of Cannabis Culture, Nick Jones, 256 pg.
31. And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, 214 pg.
32. Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga, Hunter S. Thompson, 265 pg.
33. Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, Daniel Pinchbeck, 297 pg.
I've listened to Pinchbeck on many podcasts, read his website (http://www.realitysandwich.com - check it out!) and watched videos of him. Being able to sit down for a few days and read his thoughts was very nice. He explores the role that psychedelic medicines play in our world and offers a nice splash of scholarly review of his contemporaries. It's a great introduction to modern-day shamanism. I really enjoyed his characterization of some of the psychedelic greats - Hofman, Huxley, McKenna, Shulgin, Strassman, etc. But what really stood out to me was his ability (similar to Aldous Huxley) to convey in writing his psychedelic experiences.