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Post by kokopuffs on Mar 21, 2009 16:00:27 GMT -5
Lewis Thomas - The Fragile Species (this guy is a science author so nerdiness abounds, but he's my hero)
I don't read that many books from the same author, but I do have favorite poets such as T. S. Eliot and e.e. cummings.
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natalieplz
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The Crazy Cat Lady
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Post by natalieplz on Mar 21, 2009 17:16:12 GMT -5
I like James Patterson novels, and ONE of my favorite stories are the Maximum Ride books.
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shikacaah
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Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.
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Post by shikacaah on Mar 28, 2009 0:31:49 GMT -5
My list is pretty weird
E.L Doctorow - Ragtime
Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray
Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy
George Orwell - 1984
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Post by jamestheironpeach on Apr 4, 2009 18:44:07 GMT -5
Edgar Rice Burroughs- The Martian Chronicles
Anthony Pierce- On a Pale Horse and(correct me if I'm wrong) The Source of Magic series
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Post by mypallyowndu on Apr 7, 2009 20:43:18 GMT -5
Did Dante write anything else other than the Divine Comedy? That guy was such a slacker. Only ONE work of canonical literature?
Also, another Nietzsche fan! Yay! Shiloh, if you are interested in some secondary writings on Nietzsche's work, Brian Leiter (Professor of Law and Philosophy at U. of Chicago) is a great resource. I'm too lazy to throw up a link. Just google his name. He writes mostly about Nietzsche's metaethical thoughts.
My favorite author? That's tough to say. Right now I'm reading Louis Menand's The Metaphysical Club. It's an intellectual history book that weaves together post Civil War American intellectuals. It's a crazy tale of disillusioned Union soldiers, budding scientists, whacky mathematicians, laizzes faire capitalism, and scientific racism. Seriously though Menand's a great writer and makes some difficult subjects not only accessible but truly gripping.
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Post by shortbus on Apr 7, 2009 20:45:51 GMT -5
Carl Sagan - "Cosmos"
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