I have always considered the Illiad or the Odyssey to be among the best of love stories. True, there is lots of violence. True, the characters are mostly men. Love is the motivation and driving force behind the heros and why each is able to overcome and win. If they were written by women, then…
This series is my LOTR (the books I have read over and over). From 7th grade through 11th grade I read them at least once a year, usually twice. I replaced my first copy with another as the covers were nearly destroyed. So, now I know how the fanatics feel (not true, . I so…
Finished A Feast for Crows How We Believe The One Kingdom The Elegant Universe Origin of Species The Hidden Face of God A Treasury of Great American Scandals The Arabian Nights Common Sense The Dream of Reason Democracy Matters Public Enemy #2 Utopia Everything Bad Is Good For You The Coming Age of Conan Abandoned…
My Crack, originally uploaded by sneezypb. Amazon is open 24/7. Go get your copy of A Feast for Crows now! UPDATE: I was pleasantly surprised to get this. I pre-ordered it on January 17, 2003. No… that is not a typo. 😀
In celebration of Banned Books Week (ref Why Banned Books Week?), what books from the The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-20001 List have you read or now want to read because it is on this list? I have read 17 of the books on this list. Does that make me a bad person?
So iTunes has Audiobooks of The Song of Ice and Fire Series. How long does it take to read George to read them? A Game of Thrones – 33h 45m A Clash of Kings – 37h 13m A Storm of Swords – unavailable Based on my calculations, it should take about 2 min per page.…
seriouslyuguys may be on to something. Anyone want to go in on getting The Penguin Classics Library Complete Collection? It is like $8,000 so we could do shares at $200 a pop? We would only need 40 shares to sell. LOL From Edwin A. Abbott to Emile Zola, the 1,082 titles in the Penguin Classics…
What do to on a Sat night? Watch CSPAN2… Simon Singh, author of Big Bang: Origin of the Universe…
brittsaqt suggested a required reading list. So here goes (in no particular order) with Amazon links: A Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin Illiad and Odyssey – Homer A Brief History In Time – Stephen Hawking The Elegant Univese – Brian Greene The Dream of Reason – Anthony Gottlieb Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and…