BBC Meme: How Many of These 100 Books Have YOU Read? | What Are You Reading Now? 1richardderus Apr 5, 2009, 12:44pm aquascum of the German language LT loosed this list on the English threads, and I can't resist passing it on. Please copy and paste your bolded books read, italicized books not completed, and then sum up with a head count, so to speak. What does the list say about your reading habits? Who's first? The BBC apparently believes most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here: 2momom248 Apr 5, 2009, 12:53pm Oh wow I feel inferior as I've only read 14 of the above. ok Richard I can't figure out how to bold my selections on this list. 3SqueakyChu Edited: Apr 5, 2009, 1:08pm 26 finished 1 not finished (The Lovely Bones) Didn't want to copy the whole list! What does the list say about your reading habits? I've read more books that others have also read than I would have thought! 4DeltaQueen50 Apr 5, 2009, 1:04pm Sorry I am also a computer dunce! 6mckait Apr 5, 2009, 1:20pm 38... cooking and can't post list right now...... :) 7AHS-Wolfy Edited: Sep 18, 2009, 5:42am
Cult Movies - Top 10 List - Top Ten List Top 10 Films About Nonconformists "This is a world where everybody's gotta do something. Ya know, somebody laid down this rule that everybody's gotta do something, they gotta be something. You know, a dentist, a glider pilot, a narc, a janitor, a preacher, all that . . . Sometimes I just get tired of thinking of all the things that I don't wanna do. All the things that I don't wanna be. "If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed." "Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. "They're not that different from you, are they? "My life, I mean . . . "Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. "I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. "Vice, Virtue. "Anybody here? "And now they're telling me I'm crazy over here because I don't sit there like a goddamn vegetable. Forgotten Movie Classics © 2015 Shelf-Life Productions LLC
How We Can (Actually) Change The World – Pt. 3/3 Now you know what we’re missing, and the best ways to incite REAL change. (If not, check out Part 1 and Part 2). So what can you do about it? Right now? In the grand scheme of things, not much. Sure, you could attempt to see your friends more often, make conversation with strangers and/or spend less time in faux-communities online. This is why I am extremely excited to announce a new initiative: the creation of true community on a global scale. The Mission I have teamed up with visionary Marc Coppola from Why? Mission Statement: “To bring attention to a variety of social issues by highlighting the inefficiencies of today’s socio-economic practices and acting upon them to establish a one hundred percent sustainable community. Vision Statement: Our vision is simple – if it isn’t sustainable or rational and doesn’t lead to 100% self-sufficient community then it doesn’t belong. The Surface Details: – The initial 60 acre plot can be expanded up to 500+ acres when needed 1) Epicenter of Change How?
Cult Fiction - Top 10 List - Top Ten List - Top 10 Banned Books of the 20th Century - Top 10 List - Grapes of Wrath - Lady Chatterly's Lover Quote - Slaughterhouse Five Quote - To Kill a Mockingbird Quote - Fahrenheit 451 Quote - Catcher in the Rye Quote Top 10 Banned Books of the 20th Century #10 - The Grapes of Wrath "Before I knowed it, I was sayin' out loud, 'The hell with it! There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do. #09 - Lady Chatterley's Lover "Ravished! #08 - Slaughterhouse-Five "All this happened, more or less. #07 - To Kill a Mockingbird "The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience." #06 - Fahrenheit 451 "The sun burnt every day. #05 - The Catcher in the Rye "It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road." #04 - Tropic of Cancer "I believe that today more than ever a book should be sought after even if it has only one great page in it. #03 - Naked Lunch "The Planet drifts to random insect doom..." #02 - Ulysses "History...is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake." "Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date.
Inspirational Books: The 40 Most Inspiring Books Ever Written - Books, Entertainment The leading British novelist Sebastian Faulks was recently asked by Waterstones to make a list of the 40 books that had most inspired him in his life. His selection, from Amis to Zola, included books by famous writers such as Dickens, Nabokov, Roth, Salinger and Tolstoy, and is now being used in a special promotion called The Writers Table in the bookstore chain, featuring all 40 books. As well as the better-known names, the 40 books chosen by Faulks also includes some surprises. There are classics and modern novels, children's books and poetry, obscure books and bestsellers. And there is a James Bond . (Faulks is a long-time admirer of Ian Fleming and, at the invitation of the Fleming family, wrote the new Bond novel which will be published at the end of this month.) His list also includes Brian Keenan's book about his time as a hostage, An Evil Cradling, a truly inspiring story. So what are the 40 books which have inspired Irish writers? Catechism of the Catholic Church Cheri by Colette
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Thinking Within Paradoxes I read a few years ago somewhere that a hallmark of a genius is being able to hold opposites together and transcend them. This stuck with me and over time I tried to make sense of it, because at first it was a very confusing concept. With some luck this concept began to make sense thanks to a random assortment of other things I read over the years following my discovery of this tidbit. This train of thought has now become one of my favorite things to ponder. I feel it has taught me the dangers of holding onto apparent absolutes. Once you believe in something as an absolute, you are automatically precluding yourself from believing in the opposite, which means that in some ways a part of your freedom of thought as a human being is forfeited as a result. Wave-particle duality is the concept that all matter and energy exhibits both wave-like and particle-like properties. You are nothing. They both hold some truth and meaning. You know nothing, You know everything.
The Best Science Fiction Books (According to Reddit) Recently, someone asked Reddit for a list of the best science fiction books of all time. Being a fan of sci-fi, and wanting to expand my own reading list, I thought it would be helpful to tally the results and preserve them here for future reference. I've also included selected quotes from the comments, as well as my own notes on the books I've already read. PS: All book images in this post are copyright Amazon, and were retrieved using my Big Book Search Engine. So, without further ado, here are the Greatest Sci-Fi Books of All Time, ordered by upvote count: Dune Frank Herbert - 1965 "There's a reason it's the global top selling science fiction book of all time." - NibblyPig If you have a chance, track down the excellent full cast audiobook (unabridged!) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams - 1979 "I really love the cool combination of humor, philosophy, and sheer nuttiness of the entire series." - Scarbrow Ender's Game Orson Scott Card - 1985 Foundation Trilogy Isaac Asimov - 1942
30 Books Everyone Should Read Before They’re Thirty Collected by Marc and Angel Hack Life The Web is grand. With its fame for hosting informative, easy-to-skim textual snippets, and collaborative written works, people are spending more and more time reading online. Nevertheless, the Web cannot replace the authoritative transmissions from certain classic books that have delivered (or will deliver) profound ideas around the globe for generations. The thirty books listed here are of unparalleled prose, packed with wisdom capable of igniting a new understanding of the world. 1. A powerful story about the importance of life experiences as they relate to approaching an understanding of reality and attaining enlightenment 2. 1984 by George Orwell 1984 still holds chief significance nearly sixty years after it was written in 1949. 3. The story surveys the controversial issues of race and economic class in the 1930s Deep South via a court case of a black man charged with the rape and abuse of a young white girl. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.