He is unique.My daughter brushed him at the opera in Milan where she took her junior quarter and I begged her to save the lint! It's lust for the idea, word and thought- some of us prefer not to starve to death. Have a couple of unfinished reads but great respect.
On May 16, 3:52�pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Add Umberto Eco. > > Oh man. �What a writer! �Not sure if I should praise him or the > translator or the both of them. �Pure joy to read. �Can't say I feel > much lust however... > > I know I'm not as well read as most here but I really liked the early > Steven King books. �His novellas and short stories especially. �He was > a truly gifted writer before fame(or boredom) bent him and he started > to churn out crap. �Crap that sold millions of copies of course. > > dj > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 7:35 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Add Umberto Eco. > > > On May 16, 7:31 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am attracted by lust to an author because of his humor or wit or > >> curiousity. Like Philip Roth, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, William Safire. > >> As for self-help books, they are mostly pathetic along with MSM. > > >> On May 16, 7:16 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Many of the self help books you mention are poorly written or > >> > hopelessly out of date. The effective self help book or group of > >> > tapes will be entertaining as well as informative. Many also have a > >> > religious aspect which offends some people. I enjoyed Zig Ziegler > >> > tapes when I was young but I don't recommend him now as he is > >> > certainly out-of-date and he also has a religious theme. He told > >> > funny, allegorical stories. The basic goal, I think, of most of these > >> > types of books(besides to make the author money) is to give the reader > >> > a way to create order from chaos. And to whenever possible; keep it > >> > simple. > > >> > dj > > >> > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 5:04 AM, pol.science kid <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > > >> > > you know I agree with you space... i kinda avoid books with an > >> > > ideological or philosophical bent(except for my academic books of > >> > > course).... i get angry reading them.. if i disagree with the point of > >> > > view.. and end up irritable....that is why i prefer > >> > > stories...novels..literary pieces... plus i absolutely hate the self > >> > > help buks like 'think positive' 'you can win' '10 steps to > >> > > happiness'... they seem so shallow... its like they try to apply a > >> > > formula to life.. narrow it down.. how can you give steps to > >> > > happinesss... ridiculous.... > > >> > > On May 15, 9:59 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> id recommend Damien by Herman Hesse (or any of his books), but that > >> > >> was the last book of any signifigance that i read and that was about > >> > >> 35 years ago...Hesse is sorta good because he intertwines his > >> > >> philosophy into a neat novel form...it isnt clinical... > > >> > >> why did i stop reading? while making my way through Damien i noticed > >> > >> that the way the kid thought (it was actually Hesse doing the > >> > >> thinking) was very similar to the philosophy that i was developing > >> > >> myself. scared that i would derail my own natural growth process, i > >> > >> deemed that i would not read any book that wasnt comprised of mostly > >> > >> large pictures! i have learned a lot since then, but not from reading > >> > >> the words of others...a lot of people disagree with my approach, but > >> > >> thats ok...its my life...right? > > >> > >> On May 15, 11:25 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > >> > I'd recommend ' A theory of justice' By John Rawls... > > >> > >> > On May 15, 2:53 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > >> > > Currently reading 'The Voyge of the Beagle'. I'd recomend it. > > >> > >> > > On 14 May, 17:41, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > >> > > > ill get back to u on that once i have determined what subject u > >> > >> > > > are > >> > >> > > > talking about > > >> > >> > > > On May 13, 8:16 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >> > >> > > > wrote: > > >> > >> > > > > What books and authors on the subject do you recommend and > >> > >> > > > > why?- Hide quoted text - > > >> > >> > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> > >> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> > >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
