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On Aug 1, 12:13 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Agreed! A sci-fi short story. Could be your very own 'Nightfall.'
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> dj
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> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 6:43 PM, deripsni<[email protected]> wrote:
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> > I suggest you write instead of read ;-]
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> > On Jul 31, 6:25 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> I've a couple of weeks holidays coming up ta the end of August and
> >> would be interested to hear some reading suggestions. But, as one
> >> shouldn't take without giving, I thought I'd get the ball rolling with
> >> a brief description of some of the books I've found good in the past
> >> few months ;-)
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> >> Harry Thompson, This Thing of Darkness: I owe this tip to Ian - thanks
> >> mate! A well researched, very well written historical novel, based
> >> mainly on the voyage of the Beagle and the lives of its captain,
> >> Robert FitzRoy and his most famous passenger, Charles Darwin. The
> >> character of FitzRoy, an interesting historical figure in his own
> >> right, is particularly well done. Sadly, there will be no more gems
> >> from this author, as he died tragically young four years ago.
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> >> Tom Holland, Persian Fire: Who says ancient history is boring?
> >> Holland's excellent book describing the war between east and west, a
> >> war between a superpower representing then civilised values (the
> >> Persian empire) against barbarian rogue states (Athens and Sparta)
> >> challenging the world order reads like a thriller. His previous work,
> >> Rubicon, about the fall of the Roman Republic is equally good. I'm
> >> loking forward to reading his latest, Millenium, about the early
> >> European Middle Ages, featuring the crusades.
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> >> Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind: This is the best fantasy book
> >> I've read in a long time (and I read quite a bit of fantasy).
> >> Extremely well written, it's hard to describe. As the author himself
> >> says, "If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to
> >> write a whole novel about it." The first of a trilogy, the second part
> >> of which is due out this summer, it's simply an amazing first novel.
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> >> Daniel C. Dennett, Consciousness Explained: For anyone wanting to get
> >> into contemporary philosophy, and particularly the vexed questions of
> >> consciousness and epistemology, this is a very good starting point.
> >> Dennett's position is unashamedly empirical (he identifies himself as
> >> a Bright and is a pal of Dawkins [though a much more incisive
> >> thinker]) but, more importantly, he also, unusually for a philosopher,
> >> writes lucidly, entertainingly and well.
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> >> Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow/Children of God: These two have to be
> >> read together. Wonderful science fiction, the hero being a Jesuit
> >> scientist whose first contact with an alien civilisation brings his
> >> faith into fundamental crisis. The books take a sympathetic position
> >> regarding rational faith in a personal God, although the author
> >> describes herself as an agnostic. Many issues discussed on Minds Eye
> >> come up here, along with complex characters, a compelling story and
> >> good science fiction.
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> >> So, what about you?
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