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Baal Melqart
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Topic: What are you reading? Posted: 15-May-2011 at 09:11 |
I am reading Crime and Punishment as well as Destiny Disrupted: a history of the world through Islamic eyes. I can't believe Raskolnikov did it as I am still in the beginning. I thought the whole story was going to be a struggle of will that culminates in the murder.
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ALLAN
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Posted: 23-May-2011 at 21:00 |
Tyrant by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
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Posted: 24-May-2011 at 07:51 |
Arabia and the Arabs: from the Bronze Age to the coming of Islam by Robert G. Hoyland. Excellent book about pre-Islamic Arabia.
Also, I recommend The Great Caliphs by Amira K. Bennison. One of the best books on early Muslim society I have read thus far.
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Posted: 24-May-2011 at 15:40 |
I am reading "Trickle up Poverty; Stopping Obama's Attack on our borders, economy and security by Michael Savage
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Posted: 24-May-2011 at 18:31 |
What a good choice eaglecap! This man is a genius/Jewish nut!
And since I formally lived in NYC, he is so typical of many of them that I knew or know personally!
But, I would just love to read your final review?
I mostly agree with him without his regard to his health issues!
Regards,
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Posted: 24-May-2011 at 18:36 |
OH! By the way, the last book I read was "The King of Torts", written by a fellow Mississipian, named John Grisham!
All I can say is that,like most all of his numerous books concerning lawyers, it was a good read! And, most likely a good idea why some regulation should be considered concernining "tort law?"
But, I always read and re-read the two volumes of Fomenko that I have! It is merely self defense!
Regards,
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d' artagnan
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Posted: 24-May-2011 at 18:59 |
Originally posted by Mixcoatl
Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Same, and also the fourth book of the Ender's Game series.
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Tiger of Kai
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Posted: 25-May-2011 at 15:10 |
Wow! I didn't realize the pic would be that big. How do I edit?
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eaglecap
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Posted: 25-May-2011 at 16:34 |
Originally posted by opuslola
What a good choice eaglecap! This man is a genius/Jewish nut!
And since I formally lived in NYC, he is so typical of many of them that I knew or know personally!
But, I would just love to read your final review?
I mostly agree with him without his regard to his health issues!
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No review but the next book I will read is one about Roman Military. I have not found out the title yet but I am teaching a class next fall based on this book. I need to review the book to prepare lessons for the class.
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Posted: 25-May-2011 at 19:21 |
So, you were just pulling our puds concerning reading the book?
Maybe you should well read it an make a report?
After all the man has literally written and had published about 17 or so books!
Between you and myself, how many have we had published? I have zero! How about you?
Regards,
Ron
Regards,
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eaglecap
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Posted: 25-May-2011 at 19:41 |
Originally posted by opuslola
So, you were just pulling our puds concerning reading the book?
Maybe you should well read it an make a report?
After all the man has literally written and had published about 17 or so books!
Between you and myself, how many have we had published? I have zero! How about you?
Regards,
Ron
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The book I will use for the class is titled, "Greece & Rome at War" by Peter Connelley
No books yet but I have had many articles published that range from history, to travel, to current events. I would love to publish artcles about cooking- LOL
I am writing a fictional account about the fall of Constantinople 1453 and I hope to get it published.
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d' artagnan
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Posted: 26-May-2011 at 19:33 |
How many people on here are actually professors.
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Posted: 27-May-2011 at 03:08 |
Me.
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S. T. Friedman
Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true'
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Posted: 27-May-2011 at 03:23 |
Too many,professors!Ilya Prigogine's&Isabelle Stengers's, "Order out of Chaos" simple way to explain,human ignorance or knowledge? P.S. Here i have felt as student many times also!With Donkey chair on my back.
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Posted: 28-Jul-2011 at 17:21 |
Real professors are oft want to pull in the Donkey! Don't feel bad!
LOL
I profess that I would like to "profess" but this is my only venue!
Alas and alack!
For those of you whom are too lazy to look it up or just those of you whom have never heard of the term;
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_meaning_of_the_phrase_'alas_and_alack'
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Posted: 01-Aug-2011 at 00:51 |
Currently rewarding myself with my first reading of Ancient Iraq by Georges Roux (Third Edition). Around 180 pages in, on the chapter of the Amorites.
An absolutely engrossing overview on the history of Mesopotamia, covering prehistory to the Sassanian periods of the 7th century CE. I just bought it at a local Borders liquidation sale for 2/3 it's retail price.
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Posted: 01-Aug-2011 at 10:18 |
The place I would like to be right now is Boarder's in Ann Arbor Mich. That's the orginal store. It's 3 floors of "stuff" some of it's been out of print for years.
This is as tragic as "Leary's" closing.
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Posted: 01-Aug-2011 at 14:56 |
Bit, by bit, and re-bits I am reading "History; Fiction or Science, Chronology IV."
It is hard to take except in small bites since it mostly concerns the problems with the history of Russia.
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Posted: 23-Aug-2011 at 21:11 |
"Comparative Mythology" by Jaan Puhvel, I just got it from the library. http://www.amazon.com/Comparative-Mythology-Jaan-Puhvel/dp/0801839386
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