haven't really read anything for leisure recently.

Most recent: Monkey by Arthur Waley for Chinese History Class.

Next book(s): was just browsing and found out there have been some additions to the Foundation series not written by asimov since hes dead (i hate you aids... deprived the world of so many more books).

going to start to read the entire Foundation universe books this summer and hope to finish by next summer.

26 books!! :p

rushz0rz

Canada5300 Posts

May 25 2009 02:44 GMT

#103

I went rummaging through my grandma's book shelf and found German Stories and Tales, translated by Robert Pick. Extremely old, but it's pretty damn good. It's got 18 stories in it.

After that I'll finish Closing Time by Joseph Heller and then Notes from Underground by that famous Russian writer.

HeadBangaa

United States6512 Posts

May 25 2009 03:01 GMT

#104

On May 25 2009 07:45 ilistis wrote:

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Now I need to watch real porn to take this image out of my head.

maybe you closet cases could stop quoting this?

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

May 25 2009 03:04 GMT

#105

masami.sc

United States445 Posts

May 25 2009 03:12 GMT

#106

On May 25 2009 12:04 Cambium wrote:

The book about China discovering America seems really good. Man, imagine if China colonized America? America would be so different...

omninmo

2349 Posts

May 25 2009 03:19 GMT

#107

The Glass Bead Game, Herman Hesse

Dao De Jing, Lao Zi

lilsusie

3861 Posts

May 25 2009 03:21 GMT

#108

Finished Reading:

Currently Reading:

Will Read Next:

[X]Ken_D

United States4650 Posts

May 25 2009 04:33 GMT

#109

A year ago, I was reading:

Now, I'm reading:

It's not even 200 pages, but I will finish eventually.

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

May 25 2009 04:44 GMT

#110

1.)

2.)

3.)

or Plato's Republic or finish up Being and Time

ProberoO

United States88 Posts

May 25 2009 04:49 GMT

#111

Finished One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest not too long ago.

I need to finish Atlas Shrugged, just 90 or so pages to go...

I plan on reading Brisingr over the summer.

guinevere2006

United States1 Post

May 25 2009 05:32 GMT

#112

Just Finished:

I just started:

And after that going to also finish:

YoonHo

Canada1043 Posts

May 25 2009 05:58 GMT

#113

Just Finished: Havent read a book in a long time
Currently Reading:

Next: George R.R. books

Orlandu

China2450 Posts

May 25 2009 06:35 GMT

#114

On May 25 2009 12:12 masami.sc wrote:

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The book about China discovering America seems really good. Man, imagine if China colonized America? America would be so different...

I've actually been reading 1421 a bit lately myself (I haven't finished it yet), and while it's very interesting and the ideas that Menzies proposes gives you a lot to think about, from what I've read online about Menzies and his book there's actually a lot that should be taken with a grain of salt. He's been criticized very heavily for distorting much of the evidence that he uses, and that he often lacks the proper evidence to support his claims. I don't know all of the details surrounding these issues, but a simple google search about him or his book will bring up quite a lot of interesting results that can explain things far better than I can. It seems that many historians weren't too happy with this book.

On that note, another book that I haven't finished reading yet but is similar to 1421 is The Island of Seven Cities by Paul Chiasson. It's basically about Chiasson's research concerning Cape Breton Island in Canada and how he believes that there was an ancient Chinese settlement built there in the 1400's or earlier (well before Europeans arrived). Similar to 1421, Chiasson's findings have also received a bit of criticism.

Anyway, regardless of the validity of the findings in these books, they have both been said to be very interesting reads. From what I've read so far, I would definitely agree. Just don't take everything that you read for an automatic truth.

shavingcream66

United States1219 Posts

May 25 2009 06:56 GMT

#115

1) A book you have recently finished

reread it since its so good

2) A book you are currently reading

3) The next book you plan on reading
no idea

prOxi.swAMi

Australia3091 Posts

May 25 2009 07:03 GMT

#116

Just finished:

Currently reading (almost finished, about 80 pages to go):

Next book:

InToTheWannaB

United States4770 Posts

May 25 2009 07:15 GMT

#117

has anyone done reading on that authonomy site? I always ment to go back and read some stuff on there. I'd assumed some of the books at the top of there ladder are pretty good, but I never really got around to it. Despite the shit storm I thought that was a pretty cool site.

rKos

Finland131 Posts

May 26 2009 12:13 GMT

#118

Recently finished a collection of essays and aphorisms of Schopenhauer, been skimming through various books but haven't really decided to start reading anything specific yet.

KarlSberg~

731 Posts

May 26 2009 12:41 GMT

#119

Read it in french long ago, read the original this year recently.