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So I have never liked reading much. Throughout school I have/had just used the internet to research summaries of what I had to read the night before, and I would gain information about the book that way. However, this summer I want to pick up reading.
There is one book I want to start with, called The Amateur's Mind by IM Jeremy Silman, recommended by Day9. I haven't picked it up yet, but from what he said, it's a book I would be interested in.
Link: The Amateur's Mind
I feel as though I would enjoy books that are very analysis heavy, and that range to about 500 pages. I am also very entertained by psychology and philosophy. I'm not really into fiction, I enjoy things that exist more than stories that are made up. I'm pretty much interested into stuff any semi-high level SC2 player would enjoy.
If anyone can maybe list a few books that would suit my preferences that would be awesome. I'm not too familiar with authors of the categories I listed, so it's hard to find material to read.
Thanks for the help guys.
Joe
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I'm quite an avid reader, for myself, I would never make any statements like 'I enjoy books that are ....', as I think the style of the author is about 10 times more important than the general 'kind' of the book.
I generally also read several books at once, as I don't necessarily have the amount of concentration required to read some of them at all times, I think right now, the list is as follows:
Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children
a scientific discussion about long distance relationships
a kind of philosophical book about the mindset of travelers
a collection of Jack London stories
the last book in the malazan book of the fallen series
Infinite Jest (that one is the one I started the longest ago)
a book on German figures of speech
edit: if you are into psychology, have a look at Dan Ariely
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Ariely
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On April 11 2013 14:28 Rimstalker wrote:I'm quite an avid reader, for myself, I would never make any statements like 'I enjoy books that are ....', as I think the style of the author is about 10 times more important than the general 'kind' of the book. I generally also read several books at once, as I don't necessarily have the amount of concentration required to read some of them at all times, I think right now, the list is as follows: Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children a scientific discussion about long distance relationships a kind of philosophical book about the mindset of travelers a collection of Jack London stories the last book in the malazan book of the fallen series Infinite Jest (that one is the one I started the longest ago) a book on German figures of speech edit: if you are into psychology, have a look at Dan Ariely http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Ariely
Awesome, thank you very much!
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I've never been a big reader, but I am pretty well versed in language. I just read Plato's Apology for fun. It's the first Socratic Dialogue. It was really good. I got a spark of inspiration for reading more good stuff from watching The Count of Monte Cristo. It's exciting! It's like a new frontier!
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If you want sort of a mix of psychology and philosophy I'd recommend William James, or Freud. Both those are very analysis heavy. I've got James' collected essays that I'm going to read when I get back home, I've already read the Future of an Illusion (essay) by Freud.
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I'm going to be cliche and recommend Shakespeare.
If you want to become a witty person, go read Hamlet a few times. I still read me some Macbeth and whatnot every once in a while. Every time I read one of his stories I seem to find something new. I'm not much into contemporary literature lol, so I don't know how to recommend in that department.
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If you want self analysis, read steppin wolf by hesse, it is fantastic and really stimulates self reflection.
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hehe I love reading. Although I mainly read star wars books good lord I think I own over 60 now and I re-read certain series (new jedi order, legacy of the force, fate of the jedi) about once a year I re-read them all. Takes awhile but I enjoy it.
Reading's awesome, especially when you just don't feel like going out or playing a video game and are bored it kills time so fast and well for me I get sucked into it ^_^
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On April 11 2013 17:15 Balgrog wrote:
If you want self analysis, read steppin wolf by hesse, it is fantastic and really stimulates self reflection.
Any specific translation you would recommend?
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