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Verdict:
J'attends la liberté, égalité, fraternité!

>French

>>8633596
Aguardo a morte, o libertador.
>Portuguese
Notice how there's no first person pronoun. That's how based the language is.

>>8633596
exspecto mortem liberantem.
>Latin
Notice how there's no first person pronoun, extraneous accusative case particle, or definite article. That's how based the language is.

>>8633498
>I'm wondering if there are any benefits aside from monetary gain?
Weird question. What non-obvious benefits do you imagine there could be?

>>8633611
I should have listed some of my thoughts in the op

Are they any good for putting on your CV, or would it be seen as too easy a thing to accomplish?

Can you use it as a platform to advertise any sites you post content on?

Is it better exposure than posting on blogs and such?

>>8633636
>Is it better exposure than posting on blogs and such?
I'd imagine you'd want to do both. Being one of however many thousands of people who sell books on Amazon isn't good exposure in itself.

>Are they any good for putting on your CV, or would it be seen as too easy a thing to accomplish?
I'd say you could mention it under hobbies (unless it's dinosaur porn, of course). Unless you actually manage to make money doing it, which is a hard thing to accomplish.

>Can you use it as a platform to advertise any sites you post content on?
Pass. Don't see why not, but then like I said if you don't market the stories well you're hardly likely to get many visitors.

Here's a self-publishing success story. The writer himself appears in the comments and gives handy suggestions (although he's selling some kind of marketing course, of course):

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jun/02/adam-croft-self-published-her-last-tomorow-story

Looking on Amazon his books are feckin' awful, but then I guess that's beside the point.

Sort of, but the rhyming is a bit off

>>8633474
thx,
could you give me some idea where it needs fixing?

does the last line work in English?

>>8633474
is it better with:

> being unfaithful to your kin
> and to thine own self not being true

?

>>8633424
not reading that failure is the best edition

Either 1961 random house or gabler

>>8633424
'Little review' or pleb

>>8633389
Reading for pleasure is the mark of a homosexual

>Pouring
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/poring

Anon, shouldn't have fallen for the mixing work and pleasure meme to begin with.
Try reading some of that fringe shit on your free time, it might be separate enough from work to be pleasurable.

>>8633396
I am very, very gay
>>8633405
Oh wow, I made a spelling mistake. Guess I'm a moron.

Besides, I think you misunderstood my question. It's not that I don't find reading to be pleasurable anymore, it's that I don't have time to read for reading's sake.

>>>/sci/

>>8633345
so woofs quasii-proportionally increase with barks?

>>8633345
damn yankees >>>/out/

>>8633342
Yeah, the bible

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>>8633353

>>8633342
Hhaahah. They hand that stuff out outside of ken ham lectures.

You are not ready for most of those books

>>8633270
>>8633273
Eh, he'll figure himself out. Go, anon, I believe in you. The Metamorphosis isn't all that hard to read, begin with that, OP

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>>8633270
Cancel the first four and start with Plato

Do you have access to a university library computer or have your own university library account? Check out Oxford Bibliographies for Egyptian history.

I'll paste some shit from it just in case you can't:

General Overviews

The study of ancient Egypt has become a multidisciplinary effort, involving archaeologists, historians, philologists, natural scientists, and a range of experts from the sciences and humanities. As a result, authoritative general overviews of the subject are a complex undertaking, and the literature is not as well served as it might be. The multi-author approach is perhaps most effective at combining different areas of expertise in a single volume. Wilkinson 2007 and Wendrich 2010 are both excellent recent examples. Trigger, et al. 1983 was pioneering in its focus on social history; it remains a useful reference for undergraduate students despite its age. Brewer and Teeter 2007 provides a more up-to-date, though far more general, introduction for students and the interested lay reader. Among single-authored works, Kemp 2006 (and its first edition) is without doubt the most original, stimulating, and wide-ranging survey of ancient Egyptian civilization. As an introduction to the subject, and a spur to deeper engagement, it is currently without a serious rival, and is likely to remain so for some time.

Wilkinson, Toby, ed. The Egyptian World. London: Routledge, 2007.
Collection of thirty-two original contributions by international specialists, drawing on recent fieldwork and analysis. Arranged in seven thematic sections (environments, institutions, economies, societies, ideologies, aesthetics, and interactions). Includes previously unpublished drawings and photographs. Presents a digest of current research trends in Egyptology and as an examination of the Egyptian world.

Wendrich, Willeke, ed. Egyptian Archaeology. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Collection of fifteen original contributions on diverse aspects of Egyptian civilization, based on archaeological evidence. Topics include theories of state formation, kingship, and the Middle Kingdom as well as neglected subjects such as regionality, gender, foreigners in Egypt, class and society, and identity and personhood. Progressive, insightful, and up-to-date. A rewarding reference work for students.

Trigger, Bruce G., Barry J. Kemp, David O’Connor, and Alan B. Lloyd. Ancient Egypt: A Social History. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
Pioneering volume covering ancient Egyptian history from the Predynastic period to Alexander the Great’s conquest. Marked a new direction in Egyptological scholarship with its focus on social and economic history and its integration of archaeological and historical data. Remains a valuable reference for students, although its bibliography is now out of date.

Brewer, Douglas J., and Emily Teeter. Egypt and the Egyptians. 2d ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Wide-ranging introduction to ancient Egyptian civilization, intended as a student primer. Combines archaeological and documentary evidence to explore all aspects of Egyptian society. Accessible and clear, with an extensive bibliography and illustrations. Addresses difficulties of interpretation.

Kemp, Barry J. Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization. 2d ed. London: Routledge, 2006.
Original, authoritative, and accessible analysis covering the Predynastic to Late Periods, focusing especially on cultural dynamics and the economy. An invaluable resource for students and scholars. Illustrations are a noteworthy feature. First edition (1989) has a chapter on the city of Amarna, now supplemented by Kemp 2012 (cited under Society and Cultures).

Historical Background
Authoritative, general histories of ancient Egypt have been published only rarely since the establishment of Egyptology as a discipline. Among multi-authored works, Shaw 2003 stands out for the breadth and depth of its coverage. While its different authorial voices convey the complexity and controversies of ancient Egyptian history, they also give rise to internal contradictions and a certain lack of consistency, both of which are potentially confusing for the student and nonspecialist reader. By contrast, Wilkinson 2010, written by a single author for a more general readership, has greater consistency and stylistic coherence but does not go into equal detail for every period of history. Dodson and Hilton 2004 is a unique work that examines in detail the rulers whose reigns and lives form the skeleton of ancient Egypt’s political history. While it can be read as a general historical introduction, its use lies primarily in its collation of the raw material of history.

Dodson, Aidan, and Dyan Hilton. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames and Hudson, 2004.
Groundbreaking study of the kings, queens, princes, and princesses who formed Egypt’s ruling elite from the first dynasty to the end of the Ptolemaic period. Discusses the historical background to each period and illuminates family relationships with twenty-seven genealogical trees. Lavishly illustrated and extensively referenced.

Shaw, Ian, ed. The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Authoritative and accessible single-volume work covering the entire prehistory and history of Egypt from the Palaeolithic to the Roman period. Each chapter is written by a leading international expert. Suggestions for further reading are comprehensive. Invaluable reference work for the student and scholar.

>>8633259
Wilkinson, Toby. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt. London: Bloomsbury, 2010.

Illustrated, narrative account of ancient Egyptian history from the Predynastic period to the death of Cleopatra, informed by the results of recent excavation and scholarship. Aimed at the general reader, but extensive notes and bibliography make it also a useful introduction for students.

Just stop. You retarded?

>>8633217
Get a girlfriend, loser

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>>8633227
Fuck off normie

You could start by waiting a full week before posting this thread again.

dress like a little girl and invite him over to read books together. Bump on your drink sending it all over his lap, dry pat his crotch with a kerchief. It all goes naturally from there.

This ain't fucking rocket science anon.

>>8633190
DAYUMN NIGGA Y U B HATIN?

>>8633138
kys desu

Mine is when Harry finally defeats Voldemort and wins the ginger cooch.

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>>8633147
my favorite fight was between Lenny and the Bunny

The second best is between Lenny and George

>>8633125
Because people like you are emotionally invested in it

>>8633125
I don't understand why people can't read YA. The sole purpose of reading is for entertainment and enjoyment. Not everyone wishes to read your meme tier book lists.

>>8633132
Why not watch television, then? The writing's on about the same level, and you don't even have to move your hands.

>tfw no pet moose

about tree fiddy

>>8633102
I've read a few authors in both portuguese and english. Camoes loses a lot when translated, but I suppose that's to be expected from poetry.

>>8633092
>it excites me knowing
"excites me to know" ought to be more formal

Your semicolon usage is correct. I myself wouldn't use one there for fear that a dumb reader of the kind who think themselves smart would take it as something meant to be a colon, but it's correct.

>>8633115
Thanks for the advice. Would it be too much trouble if you just skim my CV to see if it's okay?
It's for an apprenticeship and it's the first ever CV I've had to make.

All a semi-colon does is link two independent clauses. I don't know why it causes so much confusion.

The first half of your sentence contains two independent clauses, which at worst makes the connection between clauses totally ambiguous, and at best makes it highly confused. It's still a poorly constructed sentence, imho.

I would write it like
>I want to gain the necessary skills and a qualifications to work in refrigeration and air conditioning. It excites me to know that I could get a job anywhere in the world; refrigeration and air conditioning systems are used all over the world.

This is better because a) you'd be articulating your desires in a stand-alone sentence, where it's impossible to confuse the reader what it is you want, b) you're linking two /and only two/ independent clauses together with your semi-colon c) you don't have to explain what refrigeration and air conditioning are for, Jesus Christ