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Here is the list of books that will officially induce mindfuck s, sorted alphabetically by author. Those authors in bold have been recommended by one or more people as being generally mindfucking - any books listed under their names are particularly odd. You're welcome to /msg me to make an addition to this list. And finally, although he's way down at the bottom, my personal recommendation is definitely Howard Zinn 's A People's History of the United States , as it turns the ultimate mindfuck : inverting the world-view of our entire culture, and it is non-fiction .
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The Greek philosopher Epicurus has been a victim of muck-raking and slander for more than two thousand years. Anthony Gottlieb sets the record straight, and resurrects some ancient advice on the good life ... From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, September 2007 WHERE IS is a hedonist to look for his heroes?
A PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE TO HEDONISM | More Intelligent Life - StumbleUpon
While everybody is getting stoned on turkey and starch this holiday season, you're hoping to join a secret collective of super-intelligent scientists who will invent faster-than-light travel and cure cancer. We understand. That's why we've put together this list of great science books that came out in the past year — they're the perfect gifts for people with inquiring minds (including you!). Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution , by Holly Tucker (W.
A Brilliant List of Science Books for People Who Want Their Minds Blown - StumbleUpon
Her name is Ana Alvarado, and she’s having a bad day. She spent all week preparing for a job interview, the first one in months to reach the videoconference stage, but the recruiter’s face barely appeared onscreen before he told her that the company has decided to hire someone else. So she sits in front of her computer, wearing her good suit for nothing. She makes a halfhearted attempt to send queries to some other companies and immediately receives automated rejections.
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Get this book It’s natural for a child to assume that his or her own childhood is unremarkable. That’s one reason it takes Kathy, the narrator of Never Let Me Go , so long to twig that the very exclusive English boarding school she attends with her friends Ruth and Tommy is not quite ordinary. No responsible reviewer would reveal the exact nature of the horror that lurks there, but suffice to say that it’s thoroughly horrific. Ishiguro’s readers see the looming shadows before Kathy does, but by then it is far too late.
Top 10 Novels of the 2000s | Entertainment | Never Let Me Go | TIME.com - StumbleUpon
Remember the War - Remembering our heroes - 13th November 2011 - StumbleUpon
Soviet forces were the first to overrun a major Nazi concentration camp, Lublin/Majdanek, near Lublin, Poland, in July 1944. On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp complex, where they discovered some 7,000 prisoners, including young children, who had not been evacuated by the SS. This April 16, 1945 photo shows inmates of the German KZ Buchenwald inside their barrack, a few days after U.S troops liberated this concentration camp near Weimar. The young man seventh from left in the middle row bunk is Elie Wiesel, who would later become an author and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Mulholland Drive isn't an ordinary mystery; you'll have it all figured out pretty early -- until halfway through the movie, when Lynch pulls the rug out from underneath you, rolls it up, fills it with his giddy ideas, and forces you to smoke it. The film initially follows a woman with amnesia (Laura Harring), an aspiring actress (Naomi Watts in a breakout performance), and a hotshot movie director (Justin Theroux), all living in Los Angeles, but ultimately takes these threads and weaves a dark and grimy tale of obsession, conspiracy, and murder set against the backdrop of Hollywood. A Hollywood, by the way, that includes cowboys, hitmen, and demonic elderly couples.
10 Certified Fresh Psychological Thrillers - Rotten Tomatoes - StumbleUpon
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SFBook.com is Science fiction and fantasy book review non profit site that aims to feature the very best in Science fiction, fantasy and speculative novels with personal, unique and honest reviews. The site is a merger of the established sites Science fiction and fantasy and Sf book, both offering excellent reviews and now joined into one site. Here you will find a collection of Books from some of the all time greatest writers in the twentieth and twenty first century.
Ernest Cline's 6 favorite books - The Week
Ernest Cline, who wrote the cult film "Fanboys," recently published his debut novel, "Ready Player One." Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan (Del Rey, $8). A riveting detective story set in a bleak high-tech future where death has nearly been rendered obsolete.
Jim Lehrer's 6 favorite 20th century novels - The Week
Former PBS "NewsHour" anchor Jim Lehrer is the author of "Tension City," which takes an inside look at presidential debates. Photo: Don Perdue The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton (Signet, $5). The pitch-perfect story of Lily Bart, a doomed New York socialite wannabe, is a superb mix of a page-turner, a spot-on portrait of times and places, and a wrenching examination of honor and compromise.100 Essential Reads for the Lifelong Learner - StumbleUpon
Whether you are just starting out in college or are a more experience learner with years under your belt, there is always more knowledge waiting to be discovered. One great way to do that is to read. This list provides 100 books to expand your knowledge and help you keep learning. From literature to non-fiction to history to biographies to science and the social sciences, there are books in this list to help you keep learning for life. The Great Gatsby by F.Find Free Kindle Books - Fevered Mutterings - StumbleUpon
Disclaimer: this post is about free, legal Kindle books, of which there are shedloads (seriously, scroll downwards). It’s not sponsored by Amazon or any of that malarkey. And if you’re reading, you probably have a Kindle. (Good, aren’t they?)The Professional , by W.C. Heinz It's about fighting, but it's also about watching and listening, and it's about patience, and honing, and craft, and sparseness, and beauty, and crushing, awful defeat.
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For World Book Night 2012 we want to find out about the nation's favourite books. We're compiling the top 10s of thousands of readers to see what books people love to read, share and give. Below is an ever changing top 100 which will ultimately inform the 25 books chosen for World Book Night 2012. Why not see if your favourites are here and, if you haven't already, tell us your top 10 and share your favourite books with thousands of others. Click on a book's cover to see reasons people have given for choosing it and to choose it yourself without needing to go through the search page.