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Posted by Omegasox on Nov-04-2003 05:10:
Book recommendations
Not that I don't have enough sitting in my closet unread, but I'm always looking for new books to buy.
Interested in mostly anything, but I'm mainly looking for books on Physics, Philosophy, Buddhism, Consciousness, Metaphysics, etc.
If you've read something good, please share! 
Posted by Dj Dovla on Nov-04-2003 05:11:
darkness at noon ..... or brothers karamazov
two of my favorites ..
Posted by Perfect_Cheezit on Nov-04-2003 05:13:
The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant
The Critique of Practical Reason - Immanuel Kant
The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff
The Te of Piglet - Benjamin Hoff
Metaphysics - Aristotle
Posted by Orbax on Nov-04-2003 05:14:
Calvin & Hobbes
Garfield
anything by Dr.Seuss.
Posted by zarathustra on Nov-04-2003 05:17:
William Shirer - The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Posted by J.L. on Nov-04-2003 08:48:
goossssebumpssss
Posted by TranceGiant on Nov-04-2003 11:08:
Haruki Murakami - Hardboiled Wonderland and The End of The World
Haruki Murakami - Wind-up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami - Wild Sheepchase
Posted by skytrancegirl on Nov-05-2003 21:40:
old path white clouds by thich nhat hanh
awakening the buddha within by lama surya das
Posted by TOR on Nov-05-2003 21:54:
Re: Book recommendations
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Originally posted by Omegasox
Not that I don't have enough sitting in my closet unread, but I'm always looking for new books to buy.
Interested in mostly anything, but I'm mainly looking for books on Physics, Philosophy, Buddhism, Consciousness, Metaphysics, etc.
If you've read something good, please share! |
i'm looking for that kinda stuff too. but preferably in french..
i suppose nobody here reads french books?
Posted by whiskers on Nov-05-2003 21:57:
chuck palahniuk
Posted by Omegasox on Nov-06-2003 02:20:
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Originally posted by skytrancegirl
old path white clouds by thich nhat hanh
awakening the buddha within by lama surya das |
Read both of those, very good books.
Keep 'em coming folks, try and stick with the topics I mentioned if possible, and a brief synopsis of what the book is about if it's not blatantly obvious.
Posted by Renegade on Nov-06-2003 02:57:
Good place to start:
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...&threadid=73542
Posted by Yan on Nov-06-2003 03:08:
How to DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records
by Frank Broughton, Bill Brewster
The only book you'll ever need.
Posted by whiskers on Nov-06-2003 03:13:
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Originally posted by DJYaNiK
How to DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records
by Frank Broughton, Bill Brewster
The only book you'll ever need. |
you dirty cheater, you knocked me out of 3rd place on project dolphin 
Posted by electric_soul on Nov-06-2003 03:24:
Ortega & Gasset - The Revolt of the Masses
Silo - To humanize earth
The Bhagavad Gita
Nietzche - Thus Spake Zarathustra
Plato - Republic
Posted by mezzir on Nov-06-2003 03:30:
ignore all posts above this one
GO
READ
Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
and then after that, the Story of B, My Ishmael, and one other i can't think of the name of
absolutely mindblowing
Posted by Mebot on Nov-06-2003 03:51:
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Originally posted by whiskers
chuck palahniuk |
Wasnt he the author of Fight CLub?
I'm a stickler for Non-fiction books. My picks o' the week
Jon Krakauer - Into thin Air
Cornelius Ryan - The Longest Day
Richard Preston - The Hot Zone
Mark Bowden - Black Hawk Down
Posted by Omegasox on Nov-06-2003 04:05:
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Originally posted by Mebot
Richard Preston - The Hot Zone
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Fucking awesome book! Just bought Demon in the Freezer the other day, might have to start that tonight. 
electric_soul: Good stuff! Have read the Bhagavad Gita several times, as well as other parts of the Mahabarata, will have to check those others out.
Renegade: Thank you for the link! Didn't even think to search. *slaps head*
Posted by skytrancegirl on Nov-06-2003 04:54:
started reading the bhagavad gita, just haven't finished yet.
the Mahabarata looks interesting, eventually i want to read that too.
Posted by Yan on Nov-06-2003 05:22:
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Originally posted by whiskers
you dirty cheater, you knocked me out of 3rd place on project dolphin
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I love you, too, Whiskers =D
Posted by shawn2331 on Nov-06-2003 05:26:
i hate reading but read "a song of fire and ice" by George RR Martin
it's a four book series and book one is called "a game of thrones". only reading i've ever enjoyed besides maxim/stuff.
Posted by daffodil on Nov-06-2003 06:12:
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Originally posted by whiskers
chuck palahniuk |
"choke" is an exceptional book.
"god knows," by joseph heller (also author of highly recommended "catch-22") is probably the best book i have ever read.
"fear and loathing in las vegas," by hunter s. thompson. if you thought the movie was crazy, the book will blow you away.
"the god of small things," by arundati roy. written the way my train of thought runs sometimes.
Posted by ooookch on Nov-06-2003 06:25:
Re: Book recommendations
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Originally posted by Omegasox
Interested in mostly anything, but I'm mainly looking for books on Physics, Philosophy, Buddhism, Consciousness, Metaphysics, etc.
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Here's THE book for you: Douglas R. Hofstadter's 'G�del, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid'
Posted by DaveSZ on Nov-06-2003 08:38:
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Originally posted by mezzir
ignore all posts above this one
GO
READ
Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
and then after that, the Story of B, My Ishmael, and one other i can't think of the name of
absolutely mindblowing |
I STRONGLY second Ishmael, as it truley changed the way that I view the world and the human species as a whole. I have not read those others you mentioned, but I'm assuming they are a continuation of the saga of our favorite gorilla philosopher? 
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Originally posted by skytrancegirl
old path white clouds by thich nhat hanh
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I've read another of his works called Living Buddha, Living Christ, and it's quite good. He does contradict himself a bit though as one might expect from discussing such a subject.
Currently, I'm reading The State of Native America edited and compiled by M. Annette Jaimes of the University of Colorado @ Boulder. It's a compilation of essays by Native American scholars (the few that there are) meant to enlighten those living in the dark (i.e. me) about the history and plight of the native peoples of N. America.
Frankly, it's worse than I ever could have imagined, but perhaps there are less radical works out there that are just as informative. I'll create a thread later about the issue when I have more time.
I just glanced at my shelf and noticed this one:
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
This particular book I read as a younger child, and was life-changing for me as well. The late Griffin was already an accomplished and well known (Caucasian) writer when he decided to artificially darken his skin pigment and experience what it was like to live as an anonymous black man in the deep south of the US during the late 1950s-early 60s. Needless to say the picture he paints is very disturbing.
Posted by Trancention on Nov-06-2003 08:53:
The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Good Books on physics and the sort.
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