No, no! Read the whole book, the ending is great! ;-]
On Aug 3, 5:06 pm, Jean Briscoe <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Will half to read this- Thanks
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> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:17 PM, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > If this thread is to be a book sharing project, and if those books are
> > to have some relationship to philosophy, then the best I've read in
> > decades is Lin Yutang's The Importance of Living. It was written in
> > the late 1930s and is still in print. Jim
>
> > On Jul 31, 3:25 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 ;-)
>
> > > 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.
>
> > > 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.
>
> > > 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.
>
> > > 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.
>
> > > 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.
>
> > > So, what about you?
>
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