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Which books do I need to become the ultimate Übermensch?
They can be on money, busines and finance etc.
or dating, social skills and business relationships etc
or in physiology, mental and physical health, energy etc.
or self discipline and work ethics
or general culture and knowledge
or general philosophy and self reflection
or education and learning, etc.
Just tell me if you know a good book that talks about any of the topics above or something similar
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>>7649166
Goethe
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>>7649166
The Unabomber's Manifesto.
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>>7649175
any specific suggestion?
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Who thought this cover looked good?
It looks like some 1984 deviant art.
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>That cover
I HATE IT
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postmodernism was a mistake
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? It looks fine. Stop being autistic.
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Anyone write experimental prose or poetry?
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I like to masturbate to gay scat porn too
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>>7653509
So is that a yes?
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>>7653136
Only prose, trying to reproduce the language of Finnegans Wake into Spanish.
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World Map - Wizarding Schools
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Okay
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>>7652726
日本すごいでウィザードの学校!
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Please, convince me to buy this book. I have heard that Faulkner is a great writer and prose stylist, but from what I read myself in quick glimpses of the book his prose is quite poor (there is also the fact that Nabokov, a prose-poet himself, didn’t like Faulkner).
Can you people post some examples of the most beautiful and poetic moments of this book?
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>>7649186
>reading for purple prose
>reading only for prose
wew lad
Also, Faulkner is quite the good prosist. I've only read As I Lay Dying and some of his short stories, but I can assure you that his prose flows well and has highly poetic passages. If what you are looking for is prose similar to that of Nabokov's, then read Nabokov, not Faulkner. If you read Faulkner, you're getting some good ol' Faulknerian prose.
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faulkner is melville tier. one of america's best writers without a doubt.
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>>7649220
nice to know that.
If it's not too much to ask, could you quote some of your favorite passages?
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Which Johnathan Franzen book would be the best to read first? I've only heard of The Corrections.
If I like other post-modern white male authors like Delillo, DFW, Pynchon and Ellis (... ) is he a good choice, or is he just total shit?
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>>7653799
>Delillo, DFW, Pynchon and Ellis
So you're a 20 year old college male of the white persuation?
Then yes, start with that one.
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>>7653799
If you like DFW then you'll probably like Franzen
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>>7653807
I am!!!!!
but desu I really do like some of those authors (some) but I'm not interested in treading the same stuff, Franzen is like a go to when I've run out of choices. I picked up a russian Scifi novel that has sent me into an existential crisis over if I'll ever like reading as much as I did these past few months.
I need a text (short story or a piece of a novel or anything else) of about 100 pages.
It should be divisible in 4 parts (4 different "situations/contexts") that will be illustrated.
I'd prefer something historical but every text is appreciated.
Thank you
Pic unrelated
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>>7653373
google "historical novella" i guess
what do you need it for?
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read the first 100 pages of Ulysses
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>>7653373
very pretty picture, makes me want to oblomov it up in a top floor appartment in one of those buildings
Do I persevere with this? I'm quarter of the way through and frankly I'm struggling. None of the concepts (won't spoil) are particularly interesting to me.
Do I continue? Does it get better? I've gone into it blind so would prefer no spoilers - just tell me yes or no
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>>7653099
You haven't even gotten to the good shit yet
So yes, continue
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Are you really struggling? I finished it in less than 8 hours, it's seriously easy reading.
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>>7653143
some people have yet to read their first book outside of school education so it's understandable if OP struggles with a book that isn't a colouring sheet
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Why would books inherently be better than comics. 2016-02-02 15:17:23 Post No.7652336
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Why would books inherently be better than comics.
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Hello, I normally just go to /co/ but I have a question for you on /lit/.
In High School there was this guy who hated comics, when I asked why he said some nonsense about how visuals were somehow inferior and therefore lacked any real artistic merit. To this day I still don't understand this reasoning, how can drawings and writing be considered good art when seperate but not when they're combined? What do you think?
I'd ask this on /co/ but obviously everyone there already agree that comics have artistic merit.
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>>7652336
I don't think visuals are inherently less artistic than the written word, but when it's easier for the masses to consume, there's bound to be more shit being produced. Sure there are many exceptions of artful comics, but the amount of cliched shit is overwhelming it. You can say the same things about books, but the libraries of great classics are too big.
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Superhero shit is retarded.
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Same reason vidya is lowbrow: an almost complete lack of culture and education
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Any good psychology books , looking for two specific topics.
Self betterment and tips on how to maximize a healthy upbringing of an infant/child.
thank you
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>>7653665
How to make Friends and Influence People
Art of the Deal
The Game
10 tips to manipulate and exploit other people
The Prince
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>>7653679
Don't forget:
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
How to Make a Million Bucks: The American Way
How to be Alpha!: 10 Quirky Tips to be the Man
Running the Street: 8 Wacky Tips On How to Invest like the Best
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>>7653665
give them the redpill
Hi! Anyone can help me? I need some specific books on precast concrete and I can't seem to find them online. I'm a student so i really don't want to spend money on them. Mybee some civil engeneers can help me out or give a general advice on book searching. I'm really out of ideas.
The books i would like to get -
Precast Eurocode 2: design manual (ISBN 9780953677375)
Precast Eurocode 2: worked examples: For the design of precast concrete building structures to BS EN 1992-1-1:2004 and the UK National Annex: 2005 (ISBN 0953677389) (Mybee other versions would be fine too!)
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>>7653258
This is not literature-related, just because you're talking about a book.
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>>7653267
I'm sorry, just did not have any idea where to post this. Any advice?
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>>7653274
Maybe someone on /sci/ can address your issue, or maybe this bump will put this in front of someone here who can guide you. Pardon my irritability. I hope you're able to find what you're looking for.
Can anyone help me find this book online in any format for free?
Finding it IRL is a no-go sadly.
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Anyone? :(
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Read the fucking sticky and start with the Greeks
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>>7653803
what XD
I want to read books that make me smarter
What should I read?
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my journal tbqh
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>>7653102
Which translation do you recommend?
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Ficciones by Borges
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>>7651686
Top Row Is (left to right)
Walt Whitman
Harold Bloom
Sylvia Plath (pre-op)
Patchy the Pooper Pirate
Sarte
Jonathan Franzen
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I get one from every row
A5 Sartre
B6 Günter Grass
C3 Kierkegaard
D3 Nietsche
E4 "mememan" Zyzek
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E1: Noam Chomsky
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Can anyone here shed some light on how best to seek and acquire the services of a literary/publishing agent? I've finished a novel that is mainstream crime fiction in the Elmore Leonard vein and I'm having trouble finding a catalog or list of agencies that accept unsolicited work. Any direction would be appreciated.
Ps. I've already checked Leonard's agent, also known as The Jackal).
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>>7651000
no one? how about this. are there any forums for aspiring authors better suited for such a question?
i won't bump again, just in a bit of a quandary here. anyways, thanks for reading.
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See if you can get a copy of the writer's & artists yearbook 2016. It's specifically aimed at people in your situation and should have all the information on who to go to and how to ask them.
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>>7652448
thanks! much appreciated.