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Who is the Sotha Sil of literature?
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Wolfe :)
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>>8992291
wtf is this thing
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>>8992296
Dummy
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Sotha_Sil
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Alright /lit/, what are some interesting historical (or folkloric) books I should read that may not seem all that interesting initially? I'm looking to broaden my horizons beyond "just"Western European history.
I've recently worked through parts of Carlyle's "The French Revolution", a majority of Wilson's "The Thirty Years War" (2009), and finished biographies on both Napoleon and Peter the Great, if that helps narrow down any choices.
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Salt: A World History seems to fit the bill, but I found my interest in it tapering off as I kept reading.
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>>8992224
Thanks for replying. Why did that book not hold your interest to the end, or even grab your attention to begin with?
It seems similar to "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife (2000). Maybe you would like that book. Or maybe Beckmann's "A History of Pi" (1971).
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>>8992253
It grabbed my interest because the history of salt is something I had never thought about and I thought it would be interesting to hear a worldwide perspective on one topic. I'm not phrasing that well, but I think you know what I mean.
I found that in the beginning it was very interesting to see how humans interacted with salt, how they mined it, the discoveries they made about it, etc. Later on it mostly became a history of the trading of salt which held my interest until the theme of making more money off of salt got repetitive. In the end of the book there was discussion of the chemistry of various salts but this was not fleshed out nearly enough and I found the book sorely lacking in that department.
I will look at those two math books, I haven't heard of either of them. I happen to be a mathematician and usually stay away from popular science books relating to math, although I have a few I could recommend if you like that sort of thing.
The Mathematical Experience by Reuben and Hirsh (author name spelling?) and The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinov.
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>tfw no ocean Rheya gf
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See this post just says it all. You people would rather discuss fictional characters than Marxism which actually fucking influences the world and NEEDS to be taught and learnt.
You know what, fuck this juvenile board; I'm out.
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>>8992144
what the fuck
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Are there any online sites where I can get used books for under a dollar?
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Under a dollar, no, but if you buy multiple used books from half.com you can combine shipping making them like $2.50 each.
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>>8992127
yeah, amazon, but shipping is 3
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Libgen.io
All under a dollar
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I picked this up at the library on a whim. Only about 40 pages in so far and it seems really fucking drawn out and like it should be really boring, but it's really entertaining. What is this feeling?
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>>8992110
>What is this feeling?
Having an attention span?
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>>8992110
the start of something special. you fucking idiot.
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>>8992122
>>8992123
FUCK YOU I'LL FUCKING KILL MYSELF IF YOU BULLY ME ONE MORE FUCKIGN TIME
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>tfw both statistics grad student and professional editor at a website
Only brainlets pick between humanities and STEM
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>>8991972
as long as we can agree to hate women and inferior races
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>>8991972
>Only brainlets pick between humanities and STEM
This but unironically. At least STEMlords from physics, math and CS have the capacity to understand the humanities. Most people in the humanities could understand any of those three fields even at an undergraduate level.
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>>8991972
so you couldn't handle a pure math degree or get a job writing? top lel :^)
What are some things that clearly separate YA and adult fiction?
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>>8991893
adult fiction = what white conservative men read
YA = what women and liberals read
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>>8991895
you're a pretty miserable person, huh?
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>>8991893
prose, thoughtfulness, beauty, culture
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What are your thoughts on this dude? I read the first book, bought the second one. Will read it next week.
I really enjoyed the first one, and while his views on the world are nothing new, and I thought his phillosophy was quite mediocre, I thought his writing style was great. I often found myself reading for hours on end when I wasn't even planning to. It was a very comfy read, despite the hard subjects he approached.
What did you think of it?
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>>8991843
Bump
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There's a lot of posts about this guy on here.
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I have read the first five. They are amazing. The fifth is pretty pretty pretty good, I was in tears by the end.
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1. Do you finish every book you begin matter how boring? Does your position change if it's one of those venerated books you're supposed to like? What if it's over 300 pages long?
2. Do you think books over 350 pages are pushing it?
3. Do you drink coffee? Is anyone else kind of addicted to it and worried that if you stop then you won't be considered literary and sophisticated, even though you barely like the taste and it harms your sleep and you have no friends and drink it alone?
4. Does life end after college? Seems fucking like it.
5. Which books will help me gain the ability to feign normieness and pass job interviews? Are there any self help books that are not a meme (in general, not just for the previous question).
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1. I'm never quite sure until I'm in too deep. So, yes and no. I've stopped reading books and I've also kept reading books I want enjoying just for the sake of finishing.
2. No, some of my favorite books are 700+ pages long. That said, I do respect when an author can get their point across economically.
3. I drink coffee because I legitimately like it. Has nothing to do with utility or appearance.
4. Life definitely becomes more predictable, but that doesn't make it worthless. At least not any more worthless than it is inherently.
5. I wouldn't really know.
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>>8991811
>Do you finish every book you begin matter how boring?
no
>Do you think books over 350 pages are pushing it?
no
> Do you drink coffee?
yes
> Is anyone else kind of addicted to it
yes
>and worried that if you stop then you won't be considered literary and sophisticated
no
>even though you barely like the taste
I like it
>and it harms your sleep
it doesn't
and you have no friends
I do
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>>8991811
1. No fucking way
2. Not for people with a good attentionspan, but I don't like such a (for me) huge commitment
3. Rarely, Cappuccino is legit great though
4. Probably
5. Just pretend being retarded
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ITT: badly explain a novel using the format
> muh
pic related
> muh plot twists
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>>8991641
>The Bible
muh God
lol, great thread. 'muh' is so funny hehe
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>>8991706
spoilsport
stop being so holier than thou
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> muh Apaches and kid and the wild west and violence and big white man who may or may not be the devil and also muh long run-on sentences which don't say much and may never end
Which books of his are essential reading?
I know Art of the Deal is his magnum opus, but I hear Cripped America is a really great work too
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>>8991558
Can't wait to see the white race thrive under his leadership. Hopefully he'll get women back in the kitchen too
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Crippled America is a rehash of Art.
It's not really his book, its a book with his company's name on it.
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>>8991558
Shit on some toilet paper and you'll have the equivalent of his books.
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Bast 5 or 10 best books you have read and why...
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guess better off keeping at 5 since most if you mother fuckers are still on "See Spot Run." OK, top 5: 1."Empire of the Sea: Siege of Malta, Battle Of Lepanato, and Contest of the Center of the World." Don't let cute, generic word fool you-- this was without doubt the bloodiest, most vicious war fought in European soil since it concerted to Christianity. It also also stopped the Moors cold in their tracks for a while. Had the 350 Knights ( mostly Spaniard & French along with hero locals and Mercenaries from all over Europe helped out...Amazing, and not even getting
Inside the Kingdom= by Robert Lacy-- the tone is that of a writer trying not to fuck up, because he wants to preserve any future access . One had to look very hard for the real reason anyone with any sense is reading it-- to try to somehow infer if the swirling rumors that the au-sauds may end up dangling in a very long l inefrom nooses,
4. Dr Michael Scheuer Marching toward Hell--America and Islam After Iraq Book was written in about ~200090~2010m and as always Fr, Scheuer was completely correct in his extrapolations, while CNN, ABC, BCSsoringALL WRONG. This is eco true of the Arab sroinf where ((elliot spitzer))) kept telling him "oi vey, demoractyis coming to north africa! Fareed Zakaria Even Said so!:
Scheuer:"Fareed Zakari Knowsas Much about the Middle East as my chair:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0VatZhh3pE
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>>8991503
1: Mein Kampf
because it proved true
2: Schopenhauer's 'On Women'
BTFO roasties
3: Gulag Archipilago
leftists on suicide watch
4: Culture of Critique Series
diagnosed the link between cultural marxism and semites
5: the bell curve
simply proved racism is true
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Kind of torn on this but GENERATION KILL has ot earn a spot. The book is far different from HBO shot with the wise Mexican guy00.In reality, he' not even a real Recon Marine and Brad Robert was NOT ADPOTED AND RISED BY TALMUDIC JEWS AND, IN FAT, through book refers to Spanish as "filthy nut talk.:
5. Batch Bunchanan--Suicide of a Superpower--will Americano survived== to 2050? Pat Recommend Drastic Action to keep us from Brazil-tier hit hole. And BTW, ABSOLUTELY NO REASON our immigration cannot be put on permanent hold for 10,225,evn 50 years.
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Bell Curve is great since one gets to in actual numbers what know in your guy. If you actually read gulag archipelago, I admire you, I read a day in the life of Ivan Devinisovich, did get into :gulag,,: yet.." Did you know that NO publishing house, large or small , has taken up the gas of translating "200 years Together." Why do you suppose that us? A Nobel Prize Winner ? what could be be?
Oh, that's why...
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Whyis dutch literature so irrelevant?Why didnt they produce at least some decent writers?
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>>8991482
Probably because of Muslim migration. Face it, their not white
They have had some decent painters, though.
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>>8991495
that only started in the sixties
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>>8991482
It's quite good actually. Dutch literature is either very pretentious or overtly sexual for the sake of being sexual. (or both)
That taste in fiction just doesn't align with most English readers.
Most translations are horrible and most works are philosophical interrogations of the human condition.
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What are essential war novels?
No comical satires or muh glory, I want human despair and tragedy under the cruel circumstances.
Preferably set in the last century.
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All Quiet on the Western Front
War and Peace (not within the last century)
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This.
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Do y'all use E-Readers?
I love paper books but I travel alot, so packing 50lbs worth of books isn't the best option. Any idea which of the big companies offer the biggest libraries? Leaning towards the Kindle because Amazon tends to be pretty good about these things. Also I am cheap and want a cheap device/bookstore. Extra features aren't a huge deal for me
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Kobo and Draft2Digital.
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>>8991154
Kobo is the best ereader you can buy. No drm, no nothing.
The best source for free books is #ebooks and #bookz on IRC.
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>>8991154
>travels a lot
>not bringing one book with you and buying a new one at every new destination you visit
>feetposting