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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Dune (despite being science-fiction, it can teach us a lot about humans and our current situation. It is prophetic in many ways). |
Ditto on Dune. Also
The Demon haunted World by Carl Sagan which I read recently,
Something Happened by Joseph Hellier
as in i felt profoundly changed after reading them.. |
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legalquestions
Joined: 25 Mar 2007
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| The "Boy Scout Handbook". Yes, I'm an Eagle Scout. |
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SuperFly
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:23 am Post subject: |
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 100 Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez - On Love and Other Demons
Benjamin Hoff - The Tao of Pooh
Alain De Botton - Status Anxiety |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Steve Ditko and Stan Lee once taught me that with great power comes great responsibility.
See? How can you not learn from this? |
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demaratus
Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Location: Searching for a heart of gold, and I'm gettin' old
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:27 am Post subject: |
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| A Theology of Liberation- Gustavo Gutierrez |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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"Myths of the Norse Men" Robert L. Green, taught me how much fun being a Norse god can be.
"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Universe" Douglas Adams, taught me that Earth is mostly harmless and that whales shouldn't try making friends when in free fall.
"Blind Watchmaker" Richard Dawkins, taught me how complexity can have very humble beginnings.
"Stumbling on Happiness" Daniel Gilbert, taught me... well not to be happy really, should have bought "Ping". But it did explain why so many people make mistakes when pursuing it. |
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Grimalkin
Joined: 22 May 2005
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| ED209 wrote: |
"Myths of the Norse Men" Robert L. Green, taught me how much fun being a Norse god can be.
"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Universe" Douglas Adams, taught me that Earth is mostly harmless and that whales shouldn't try making friends when in free fall.
"Blind Watchmaker" Richard Dawkins, taught me how complexity can have very humble beginnings.
"Stumbling on Happiness" Daniel Gilbert, taught me... well not to be happy really, should have bought "Ping". But it did explain why so many people make mistakes when pursuing it. |
Finished '"Stumbling on Happiness" about two weeks ago. A fascinating read for anybody exercising their right to 'the pursuit of happiness'.
Also read 'The Blind Watchmaker' an excellent antidote to the ideas of 'Intelligent Design'. |
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merlot
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
Location: I tried to contain myself but I escaped.
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In Search of the Miraculous~ P.D. Ouspensky
The Master Game ~ Dr. Robert De Ropp
The Varieties of Religious Experience~ William James
Be Here Now~ Ram Dass
Cosmic Consciousness~ Dr. Bucke
The Bhagavati Giti
Just a few when I�m in a non-fiction mood anyway� |
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kimchi_pizza
Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Location: "Get back on the bus! Here it comes!"
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Louis L'Amour's western novels
R.W. Emerson's Essays
Marcus Aurelius' Meditations
The Bible (though I'm not Christian)
Zen and Japanese Culture by Daisetz T. Suzuki
Confucius
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
and Opus and Bill the Cat from Bloom County and truly masters in their own right. Highly influencial in my life and career. |
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