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shaolin_Z
Hei Hu Quan
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Austin, Texas, USA: TXTA #102
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I know this isn't a "book" or a "political book" but if you have any interest in comic books/graphic novels, you HAVE read it, and even if you don't, you should still read this. Being an ex comic collector, if I were to recommend one graphic novel to anyone, this would be it:
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
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FROM THE CRITICS
Washington Post
There's never been storytelling quite like this. It took someone who views comics as an art to create it. — Washington Post
Rolling Stone
… an unusually ambitious and gripping crime novel …
New Haven Register
The Dark Knight Returns is unquestionably a work of genius, a serious work from an artist who takes comic books seriously.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
… probably the finest piece of comic art ever published in a popular edition…
- Stephen King
This guy is good!
- Mickey Spillane
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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller
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Oct-26-2005 06:30
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shaolin_Z
Hei Hu Quan
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Austin, Texas, USA: TXTA #102
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For those of you interested in Islamic history, PBS made a three part documentary which is actually pretty informative:
Islam: Empire of Faith
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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Islam: Empire of Faith is the epic PBS documentary that charts the history of Islam from its beginnings in Mecca and Medina in the seventh century to the glory of the Ottoman Empire 1,000 years later.
The demonization of Islam by the West has a long history, stretching back to the First Crusade at the end of the 11th century. This documentary redresses the balance by showing the riches of Islamic culture and the vital role played by Islam in preserving and building upon ancient wisdom from East and West at a time when most of Europe was stumbling through the Dark Ages. Muslim physicians, mathematicians, and astronomers stretched the boundaries of human knowledge, and Muslim architects created some of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
Islam also offers fascinating insights into key personalities, from Muhammad himself--a simple merchant whose vision of a single deity forged warring tribes into a nation--to great conquerors such as Mehmed and Suleyman, who presided over an empire that stretched from Spain to India. The faith itself is clearly explained, and interviews with historians and religious scholars bring home both its simplicity and the way that it survived huge cultural changes (like the Mongol invasions of the 13th century) to emerge stronger than ever. Islam has often been misunderstood in the West, but this splendid documentary helps to set the record straight. --Simon Leake
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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller
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Nov-01-2005 07:56
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tathi
wanderlust
Registered: Jan 2003
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Nov-30-2005 09:33
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trancaholic
Danish Prophet of Doom
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Aalborg
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quote: | Originally posted by occrider
Out of curiosity what European literature is on par with Catch 22? |
I haven't read Catch 22; I assume that by literature you mean fiction and more specifically modern novels, rather than pre 1900 stuff; and finally, the far majority of the books that I love are by US authors. That being said, I do think that "Atomised" by Michel Houellebecq is one of the most funny, thought-provoking, and flat out terrifying books I have ever read. And he's a European.
Furthermore, "Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaarder is quite unique, and "Hitchhiker's guide...", the Discworld series, the Middle Earth books, and the Harry Potter books have been quite successful among readers.
EDIT: Oh yeah, Don Quixote is probably the worst book I have ever read. It's reusing the same bad joke over and over again - like the similarly awful Candide - but unlike Candide's 70-80 pages, DQ is about 1000 of pages of torture.
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Nov-30-2005 20:42
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Trancer-X
mutatis mutandis
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Shambhala
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quote: | GP: But there is, right now, a book called, “The Forbidden Truth”, which was just put out in its English edition, which has added some of these documents. All W199 says is that, it shows that the U.S. FBI had closed and then on September 13th of 2001, two days after the attack on the World Trade Center, re-opened that investigation of the bin Laden family, indicating that the investigation had been previously shut down.
AJ: Look, I read the document here on air. The thing is on-line. It was in nine major newspapers. You can go to infowars.com and print it off. You’ve got the government blocking investigations of al Qaeda, of the bin Ladens, of Hamas. We’ve got FBI agent Robert Wright. We’ve got Judicial Watch head Larry Klayman. And David Schippers at the National Press Club giving an hour-long press conference of how they were blocked from stopping al Queda and hijackers at bases. That’s been all over the news.
GP: There is a massive suit brought by the attorney, it’s a multi-trillion dollar suit for the victims of September 11th, against the Saudi government.
http://www.infowars.com/transcripts/palast_nov4_02.htm |
http://www.forbiddentruth.net/
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Dec-05-2005 01:25
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