What are you reading?
I am reading The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day, by Scott O'Dell.
It is a children's book...to be honest, I think children's books are better in general.
They are always cleaner, and it's easier to understand...plus, you can get a healthy dosage of history as well. ^^
It's actually part of a school assignment, but it's turning out to be a good read.
It is a children's book...to be honest, I think children's books are better in general.
They are always cleaner, and it's easier to understand...plus, you can get a healthy dosage of history as well. ^^
It's actually part of a school assignment, but it's turning out to be a good read.
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Madeline - Posts: 678
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Return of the King for the umpteenth time 
Im thinking this might be my 30th or 30-soming time reading it. I never get old of it
Im thinking this might be my 30th or 30-soming time reading it. I never get old of it
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Hitokiri - Posts: 3475
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"The Frontiers of Complexity" by Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield. Essentially the book is about the new field of compexity and emergent systems in which complex behaviour emerges from the application of a few simple rules. This has applications in a variety of fields including chemistry, biology, and engineering.
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
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Technomancer - Posts: 2379
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Richard 2, and Part1 of Henry IV, Shakespeare rocks!!!
Vash: In the end...he just couldn't kill a man in cold blood. His daughter's murder goes unpunished. Call him weak, but...it saved both of us.
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martinloyola - Posts: 287
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The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Do you find your self worried alot of the time about things that don't always make sense?
Are you experiencing any of these?
• Persistent feelings of sadness, irritability or anxiety
• Overreaction to irritations
• Loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed,
• Sleep too much, or sleep too little
• Unexpected loss or gain of weight
• Tiredness or restlessness
• Slowed movement, thought and/or speech
• Guilt, low self-esteem, feelings of worthlessness
• Inability to concentrate and poor memory
• Loss of motivation
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Suicidal thoughts and/or behavior
• Withdrawal from relationships, anti-social behavior
• Physical aches and pains that seem to have no other cause
If you have a few of the symptoms on this list, you may be suffering from a form of clinical depression there are many sites that offer advice and help.
Do you find your self worried alot of the time about things that don't always make sense?
Are you experiencing any of these?
• Persistent feelings of sadness, irritability or anxiety
• Overreaction to irritations
• Loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed,
• Sleep too much, or sleep too little
• Unexpected loss or gain of weight
• Tiredness or restlessness
• Slowed movement, thought and/or speech
• Guilt, low self-esteem, feelings of worthlessness
• Inability to concentrate and poor memory
• Loss of motivation
• Feelings of hopelessness
• Suicidal thoughts and/or behavior
• Withdrawal from relationships, anti-social behavior
• Physical aches and pains that seem to have no other cause
If you have a few of the symptoms on this list, you may be suffering from a form of clinical depression there are many sites that offer advice and help.
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mai - Posts: 432
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Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Nature of the Local Church
The Great Dialouges of Plato (currently Plato's Republic)
Nature of the Local Church
The Great Dialouges of Plato (currently Plato's Republic)
Fight Ignorance
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Substitution: GenJutsu; user replaced their body with another object, and throws an illusion around the object so it appears to be them. The illusion breaks on contact with an object
Transformation: GenJutsu; user casts an illusion making them appear as someone else
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Richard III - Will Shakesp...
Rockin' in Time - History of Rock Music
Textbooks
Workbooks
Paperwork
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Rockin' in Time - History of Rock Music
Textbooks
Workbooks
Paperwork
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Kokhiri Sojourn - Posts: 1215
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"Yaweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan" by John Day
'The work considers in detail the relationship between Yaweh and the various gods and goddesses of Canaan...Day assesses both what Yahwism assimilated from these deities and what it came to reject. More generally he discusses the impact of Canaanite ploytheism on ancient Israel and how monotheism was eventually achieved.'
I'm also reading a couple of books on finite element analysis.
'The work considers in detail the relationship between Yaweh and the various gods and goddesses of Canaan...Day assesses both what Yahwism assimilated from these deities and what it came to reject. More generally he discusses the impact of Canaanite ploytheism on ancient Israel and how monotheism was eventually achieved.'
I'm also reading a couple of books on finite element analysis.
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
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Technomancer - Posts: 2379
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
For a class, sadly. It is interesting, but slightly annoying because the main character is literally insane.
For a class, sadly. It is interesting, but slightly annoying because the main character is literally insane.
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Giants in the Earth
"I've learned when you throw mud at others, not only do you get your hands dirty, but you also lose a lot of ground." Ravi Zacharias
"Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig." Aleksander Solzhenitzen (so call me on it)
"Zeal without knowledge can lead to chaos." - Bob Rohm
"Why don't we love his truth as much as we seem to love his love?"- Cross Movement, in their song "Check us Out"
"Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig." Aleksander Solzhenitzen (so call me on it)
"Zeal without knowledge can lead to chaos." - Bob Rohm
"Why don't we love his truth as much as we seem to love his love?"- Cross Movement, in their song "Check us Out"
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oro! - Posts: 991
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The Merchant of Venice
Richard II
both by Shakespeare
I'm also trying to read Bach's Prelude and Fuge No. 2 (D minor)
Richard II
both by Shakespeare
I'm also trying to read Bach's Prelude and Fuge No. 2 (D minor)
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Kokhiri Sojourn - Posts: 1215
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Warrior 4 Jesus wrote:Tad Williams - Otherland Book 1: The City of Golden Shadow
Now that is a good series! Has some references to homosexuality, but nothing at all explicit or gratuituous.
I am reading the DeathGate cycle by Weiss and Hickman. 7 book series. Read them 5-6 years ago, so it is time to go thru them again....
His Strength was as the Strength of Ten, for His Heart was Pure
My blog=[url=elfenknight.blogspot.com]Knightly Ruminations[/url]
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Namelessknight - Posts: 206
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Well, I've been looking through Christian Writer's Market Guide by Sally Stuart. Not exactly reading, but it consumes enough of my time to count as such. Unfortunately, it is only the 2003 addition.
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"Life's Origin: The Beginnings of Biological Evolution" J. William Schopf (ed).
It's pretty much what the title says, a series of introductory articles on the origins of life on Earth.
It's pretty much what the title says, a series of introductory articles on the origins of life on Earth.
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
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Technomancer - Posts: 2379
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Joseph Cambell. "The Masks of God: Primitive Mythology"
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
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Technomancer - Posts: 2379
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Le Morte D'Arthur by Thomas Malory, for my college Medieval Literature class.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
-Hebrews 11:6
-Hebrews 11:6
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The Dubliners by James Joyce
At the moment I have not read enough to make any commentary worth reading.
At the moment I have not read enough to make any commentary worth reading.
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uc pseudonym - Posts: 15506
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I am reading Pilgram's Progress by John Bunnyan.
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"MOES: Sig. Or sig not. There is no scroll."
My Fanfiction.net account
My DA account
My MAL
"An XD a post will keep humor at its most." - Goldenspines <3
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I just finished Isaac Asimov's "The Naked Sun". It was good stuff and very interesting to me, especially because I have a thing for writing science fiction. Heard there's a sequel... Hmm...
I'm currently reading Homer's "the Odyssey". It's better than I thought it would be, but still a little wordy for my tastes. Still, I suppose that's the style for epic poetry, isn't it?
I'm currently reading Homer's "the Odyssey". It's better than I thought it would be, but still a little wordy for my tastes. Still, I suppose that's the style for epic poetry, isn't it?
"Consider the lilies of the field. They neither sew nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these. If God so clothes the grass, which is in the field one day and cast into the oven the next, how much more will he clothe you, o ye of little faith?
-Luke 12:27-28
-CAA's official writing shinobi.
"Mostly I write action/adventure, and while I dislike romance, I seem to end up doing it and I've been told I do so well. To that I give a cliche "Feh.""
-uc pseudonym
-Luke 12:27-28
-CAA's official writing shinobi.
"Mostly I write action/adventure, and while I dislike romance, I seem to end up doing it and I've been told I do so well. To that I give a cliche "Feh.""
-uc pseudonym
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Kesshin - Posts: 376
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EvilSporkofDoom wrote:Le Morte D'Arthur by Thomas Malory
We just finished reading this, or at least part of it, in my hs senior english class. It was a bit hard to understand. Anyways, currently I'm reading Lord of the Flies. I haven't read much of it yet.
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Rachel - Posts: 1056
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What Would You Do?
It's by John Howard Yoder, but includes essays from a variety of people (Tolstoy, anonymous missionaries, etc.).
It's by John Howard Yoder, but includes essays from a variety of people (Tolstoy, anonymous missionaries, etc.).
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uc pseudonym - Posts: 15506
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Jesus and the Victory of God by N.T. Wright, of the sizable portion I've read this is quite a scholarly gem for anyone with the patience to read an almost 700 page book on Christ's ministry up to the crucifiction. Although I disagree with Wright on several things (like what seems to me to be applying almost every parable to the state of Israel and overinterpreting parables among other things), his work is excellent. In fact, a writing I have been working on for a long time about Yeshua Christ's prophecies has been pretty much put on hold until I finish Wright's book due to so much relevant content.
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*Griff is immediately spooked by GhostontheNet's avatar*
Ah!
*scrolls down so she doesn't see it*
Ah, that's better
Anyway, the question is what I'm reading right now. The answer is a reading assignment for Social Psychology. It's okay, but it's a long chapter
Ah!
*scrolls down so she doesn't see it*
Ah, that's better
Anyway, the question is what I'm reading right now. The answer is a reading assignment for Social Psychology. It's okay, but it's a long chapter
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