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Manit0u
Poland17776 Posts
On August 27 2015 19:59 Manit0u wrote: ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51IdRbJ9pEL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) Opera's Second Death by Slavoj Žižek and Mladen Dolar. Might be fun. Would be fun if I liked opera or knew more about it. This is definitely a book for people who know opera plots by heart and enjoy them, including the technical details. There are some nice and interesting thoughts that are more general but I must admit that most of the book was simply not for me. | ||
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notesfromunderground
188 Posts
On September 17 2015 15:19 Manit0u wrote: Would be fun if I liked opera or knew more about it. This is definitely a book for people who know opera plots by heart and enjoy them, including the technical details. There are some nice and interesting thoughts that are more general but I must admit that most of the book was simply not for me. Whenever he starts talking about opera is when I have the most trouble following him. Luckily, he will make exactly the same point in several other places while discussing entirely different objects  On September 16 2015 19:19 Silvanel wrote: I am currently reading History of Metallurgy by R.F. Tylcote (2ed) and i was wondering if You could recommend to me books on (1) history of technology (2) History of mining and/or industry. I am mainly intrested in timeframe between antic and XX century (but up to industrial revolution is still fine). Its fine if the book also discusses impact of those processes on society but i would like to avoid thesis driven books (like Guns, Germs and Steel for example). Check out some works by Braudel. His Memory and the Mediterranean will have stuff about metallurgy in prehistory, and I bet one of the volumes of Capitalism & Civilization has some detailed discussion of Metallurgy. | ||
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
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notesfromunderground
188 Posts
On September 18 2015 03:33 Nyxisto wrote: Does 'The Scar' hold up to this? Sadly... no. But still worth reading. The third one is the weakest. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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Lucumo
6850 Posts
![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ABeORIY8L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) Started: ![[image loading]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Stars_my_destination_masterworks.jpg) | ||
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B.I.G.
3251 Posts
On September 18 2015 03:33 Nyxisto wrote: Finished Perdido Street Station. I really had to force myself through Embassytown but this one I really loved. The story and characters were interesting which is something that I really miss when it comes to the more 'literary' modern writers and the city he created is just great. Does 'The Scar' hold up to this? For me Perdido Street Station also was a struggle.. | ||
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Silvanel
Poland4768 Posts
On September 18 2015 02:14 notesfromunderground wrote: Whenever he starts talking about opera is when I have the most trouble following him. Luckily, he will make exactly the same point in several other places while discussing entirely different objects Check out some works by Braudel. His Memory and the Mediterranean will have stuff about metallurgy in prehistory, and I bet one of the volumes of Capitalism & Civilization has some detailed discussion of Metallurgy. Thanks a lo!t I checked it out and will defiently read Civlization and Capitalism. I am not really focused on metallurgy but i am really intrested in how technolgy and means of production changed during the ages and how it impacted society. | ||
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goody153
44280 Posts
![[image loading]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/44/Mistborn-cover.jpg/220px-Mistborn-cover.jpg) since i mostly read fantasy/action and although it's still the first book of the mistborn trilogy i've enjoyed it more than most that i've read + Show Spoiler [book 1] + book 1 had the protagonist winning the war inwhich book 2-3 story is about the after story of triumph and taking over of the kingdom it's nice that the story touches after the fall of the antagonistic empire and is about governing the new nation . Usually on stories about rebellion when the rebellion succeeded the story is about to end. | ||
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PushDown
Italy208 Posts
On September 18 2015 22:52 goody153 wrote: Just finished + Show Spoiler + since i mostly read fantasy/action and although it's still the first book of the mistborn trilogy i've enjoyed it more than most that i've read + Show Spoiler [book 1] + book 1 had the protagonist winning the war inwhich book 2-3 story is about the after story of triumph and taking over of the kingdom it's nice that the story touches after the fall of the antagonistic empire and is about governing the new nation . Usually on stories about rebellion when the rebellion succeeded the story is about to end. I'm really tempted to read the series but I'm stuck waiting for the italian re-print of the 12 book in the WOT (reprints in my country takes for-fucking-ever, last one from the series was done almost 1 and half years ago). And I really don't enjoy reading different storys of the same author at the same time. At the moment I'm finishing Mort from the Discworld series and waiting eagerly for monday where I should get these 2 bad boys: ![[image loading]](http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA==/$(KGrHqR,!p!FBeS7sR-UBQloifD!fg~~60_12.JPG) | ||
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phantomfive
Korea (South)404 Posts
On September 17 2015 15:19 Manit0u wrote: Would be fun if I liked opera or knew more about it. This is definitely a book for people who know opera plots by heart and enjoy them, including the technical details. There are some nice and interesting thoughts that are more general but I must admit that most of the book was simply not for me. If you're interested in this kind of thing, I strongly recommend New Worlds of Dvořák: ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51pmXJ58PZL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg) It has everything you would want in such a book: scholarly rigor yet easily approachable, clear and convincing explanations of the music, new discoveries, unsolved mysteries, people drinking each other under the table. This is not only one of the best books about Dvořák, it is one of the best books about music. | ||
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Vladix
Netherlands227 Posts
![[image loading]](http://d4rri9bdfuube.cloudfront.net/assets/images/book/large/9780/8575/9780857501004.jpg) Was a nice read, some stuff I knew from documentaries I have watched, but alot of new things. One thing for sure, book made me feel kinda dumb compared to Hawkings and his colleague's. After his I have started with ![[image loading]](http://d3by36x8sj6cra.cloudfront.net/assets/images/book/large/9780/5750/9780575079793.jpg) After reading the Malazan book of the fallen, I was searching for a new fantasy serie and this has been a good choice and I am happy I bought the trilogy, even after reading a small portion. | ||
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phantomfive
Korea (South)404 Posts
On September 26 2015 04:38 Vladix wrote: After his I have started with After reading the Malazan book of the fallen, I was searching for a new fantasy serie and this has been a good choice and I am happy I bought the trilogy, even after reading a small portion. I try not to judge a book by its cover, but the cover on that one is really nice. | ||
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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TheFoReveRwaR
United States10657 Posts
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Redox
Germany24794 Posts
On September 26 2015 04:38 Vladix wrote: After reading the Malazan book of the fallen, I was searching for a new fantasy serie and this has been a good choice and I am happy I bought the trilogy, even after reading a small portion. Read the whole trilogy and had a lot of fun. It doesnt take itself as serious as some other Fantasy and is really funny at times. While still being suspenseful at others. And I liked how the fights were described. Also its not written for children. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
Reading Ibn Khaldun. Lots of pretty amazing ideas for a XIVth century guy. Lots of pretty repetitive stuff too, a pity. Also rereading H2G2 for some reason. Still can't really find that funny. | ||
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
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phantomfive
Korea (South)404 Posts
On September 26 2015 22:11 corumjhaelen wrote: I think it's top notch among philosophers. Worse than Schopenhauer and Plato, equal or better than about anybody else I've read, including Descartes who is always hailed for his style by French people. He really is hilarious too. Reading Ibn Khaldun. Lots of pretty amazing ideas for a XIVth century guy. Lots of pretty repetitive stuff too, a pity. Also rereading H2G2 for some reason. Still can't really find that funny. Voltaire is probably worth mentioning in any list of skilled writing philosophers. Nietzsche is interesting in that I find his stuff fairly flowing, even when I have no idea what he's saying. That could be the translation though. Darwin is readable; although a scientist he still had the deep thinking aspects of a philosopher (and really, a scientist is just a philosopher who collects data). | ||
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