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Post by leptraps on May 18, 2019 4:03:20 GMT -8
What was the last good book you read.
I just finished reading: The Pauline Letters: A Life of Paul the Apostle.
I know some of you read. I can tell by the way you write your responses here on Insectnet.
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Post by luehdorf on May 18, 2019 5:01:38 GMT -8
My all time favorite is Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”. That was the best one I ever read, I actually read it twice and especially here in Germany whenever I read the newspaper, it constantly reminds me of the destruction of our civilisation by leftists/liberals and how Ayn Rand predicted it. Right now I am reading Jordan B Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life - an Antidote to Chaos”. The title is a bit misleading, I’d say it’s not rules it’s more 12 basic principles of life and society, which is very entertaining to read! leptraps I am sure you’d enjoy it, it’s title could also be “an antidote to Walmart”. |
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Post by exoticimports on May 18, 2019 7:16:57 GMT -8
Atlas Shrugged is a frightening read because it predicts where society is and where it’s going.
Now reading An Army at Dawn the War in North Africa 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson. Excellent. Covers conveniently forgotten history of the US battles against the French. Yeah you read that right.
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Post by jshuey on May 18, 2019 11:39:24 GMT -8
My all time favorite is Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”. That was the best one I ever read, I actually read it twice and especially here in Germany whenever I read the newspaper, it constantly reminds me of the destruction of our civilisation by leftists/liberals and how Ayn Rand predicted it. Right now I am reading Jordan B Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life - an Antidote to Chaos”. The title is a bit misleading, I’d say it’s not rules it’s more 12 basic principles of life and society, which is very entertaining to read! leptraps I am sure you’d enjoy it, it’s title could also be “an antidote to Walmart”. Love this quote - and fully endorse it.. " There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs." - John Rogers I just re-read Nabokov's "Pale Fire" for the third time (which, for those of you who have read it - you know that means 9 passes through this oddly constructed set of stories). john |
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Post by exoticimports on May 18, 2019 16:38:21 GMT -8
My all time favorite is Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”. That was the best one I ever read, I actually read it twice and especially here in Germany whenever I read the newspaper, it constantly reminds me of the destruction of our civilisation by leftists/liberals and how Ayn Rand predicted it. Right now I am reading Jordan B Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life - an Antidote to Chaos”. The title is a bit misleading, I’d say it’s not rules it’s more 12 basic principles of life and society, which is very entertaining to read! leptraps I am sure you’d enjoy it, it’s title could also be “an antidote to Walmart”. Love this quote - and fully endorse it.. " There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs." - John Rogers I just re-read Nabokov's "Pale Fire" for the third time (which, for those of you who have read it - you know that means 9 passes through this oddly constructed set of stories). john Then you’d really not like Unintended Consequences, a fictional story about government run amok and citizens working to restore rights with any tool and means they have. |
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Post by leptraps on May 18, 2019 17:56:43 GMT -8
In 1975 we, my family, acquired a complete set of the works/writings of Mark Twain. The first volume was autographed by Mark Twain. We were given the set of books by the retired Librarian of the Pulaski County Library in Pulaski, Virginia. Her name was Helen Hunt (No kin to the Actress). The set was gift to the Library in 1906. The donor was unknown. The books sat on the Library self from 1908 to 1962. Not one of these books was ever check out, not one. The Library card were dated and remained in the books. She was instructed to put them in the trash. She said her husband recovered the books from the trash and they had been in her possession ever since. Our family met Mrs. Hunt at church, we were invited for lunch the following Sunday after church at which time she offered the set of books to us, The Koehn Family. We gladly accepted. Both my sons read about 60% of the books, some were dated with no relevance to current events. I will admit I only read about 8 or 9 of them. Some were not exactly current events and were dated with topics of the time of the writings. Our sons remained fans of Samuel Clemons, AKA Mark Twain. During a visit to our home several years ago, our older son took several of the books, read them and returned them. Mrs Hunt died in 1981 at the age of 93(No one knew her exact date of birth nor was a birth certificate ever found.) Albert and Helen Hunt were life long residents of Pulaski, Virginia. They had no children. Her estate was given to the Pulaski County Library. She had very little to begin with.    |
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Post by luehdorf on May 19, 2019 2:25:22 GMT -8
Let’s make bets how many buy offers will leptraps receive for his signed Mark Twain editions. Very impressive and beautiful of course. A shame if someone had thrown that into the trash. |
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Post by exoticimports on May 19, 2019 4:20:44 GMT -8
Leroy that’s incredible.
Last week at a thrift shop I found a plastic wrapped hardbound copy of Klotz butterfly book (1962 IIRC) with gold edges. Upon removing the wrap I discovered that the book was brand new and had never been opened.
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Post by leptraps on May 19, 2019 17:42:55 GMT -8
At one time I attempted to obtain a value of the set of books. The estimates were between $15,000 and $102,000. However, I will probably donate them to a library. Possibly the Smithsonian. or the National achieves.
The pages of the books are somewhat brittle and the bindings will creak/crack when the books are opened.
I obtained my first moth book, Hollands Moth Book 1913 Editions as a gift. During a Church Picnic to Willow Lake near Chardon, Ohio, I was collecting moths off of a wall under a light. A woman named Agnes Zallocar (Not sure of the spelling) saw me collecting the moths, The following Sunday after church she tracked me down and gave me the Moth Book. I do not know how she came in possession of the book. I wore the book out during my teenage years. I was in my late twenties when I obtained another copy at a book store in downtown Cleveland, Ohio for a $1.00. The price was penciled in the front cover. I also got my first copy of the Butterfly Book by W.J. Holland 1931 as a birthday present from my Grandmother in 1958. And for Christmas 1958 I received Klott's Field Guide to the Butterflies and for Christmas 1961 Ehrlich & Ehrlich: The Butterflies. I still have all of the above mentioned books plus a lot more.
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