Soo many books… What is on your table?

[dream-scape]

Just curious to know what book(s) everyone are currently reading, if you read that is.

I'm in a bit of a neo-philosophical-spiritual mood lately so I am currently reading "Going Home - Jesus and Buddha as Brothers" by Thich Nhat Hanh and "The Complete Works of Lao Tzu" translated by Hua-Ching Ni.

What about you?

[CT]

um. Currently, EWOLD by LaBerge next to my bed and "The boat of a million years" by Poul Anderson to read in the train to school.

[Kaniaz]

I've recently read (in order):

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
The Long Dark Tea Time Of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Catcher in the Rye by J.D Saligner
The Private Life of Genghis Khan by Douglas Adams

I'm currently reading:

The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams.

I'd reccomend all those books to you now. I've warezed them all onto my Palm, which is an immensely useful tool (as is iSilo (http://isilo.com)).

[O'nus]

I am in the middle of reading many books.

I am still reading the basic writings of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Namely Freuds "Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex."
Also, "Man and His Symbols" by Carl Jung.
Toxic Psychiatry
Brain Calipers (University Text)
Charles Drawin's "Origin of Species"
Science Matters
and several articles from Science magazine and from the Society of Neuroscience.

I would recommend these books.. only if you are interested in these fields. :-P

[Haz]

I'm reading a book that's called "Stardust" It's about how people and nearly everything in the universe (except hydrogen and helium) are mad up of stardust.

[Taosaur]

All I'm actively reading now is Our Dreaming Mind by Robert Van de Castle, plus the occasional story or poem. I've been watching more movies and screwing around on the internet.

[Boof]

just finished "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. Great book! one of the best ive read

[Umbrasquall]

My English class is having us read The Native Son next. We just finished The Stranger by Camus.

I'm also reading World on Fire: How free market democracy promotes ethnic genocide. Interesting.

[jacobo]

slipping back into the jung autobiography, memories, dreams, reflections

[Xisdence]

Everyone here so far seems to be into all the heavy reading type of stuff.
Car audio mags recently, and lots of online dream related articles/guides. Last book read was
Paul Davies, title was something like space, superspace, quantem mechanics bla bla. Very interesting, but Theory of relativity in laymesn terms was better and easier to read.

[Barbizzle]

i love the alchremist! its my faveriote book ever. Right now im reading elixer my gary braver, some world relgion text book i bought, its veyr fasanating, the Myst series, um thats it for now.

[nightowl]

All quiet on the western front
Scarlet Letter
The night of the iguana

those are all for school though. the only one that Im reading on my own is EWOLD

[Damascus]

Re-reading His Dark Materials series (3 books, named the golden compass {northern lights in UK} the subtle knife and the amber spyglass) because theyre THAT good.
just finished reading all of the hitchikers guide to the galaxy series.

[Sparky]

They marched into sunlight, just finished it.
If I Die in a Combat Zone- Tim O'Brien

^Two amazing books.

[Howie]

Originally posted by O'nus
I am in the middle of reading many books.

I am still reading the basic writings of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Namely Freuds \"Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex.\"
Also, \"Man and His Symbols\" by Carl Jung.
Toxic Psychiatry
Brain Calipers (University Text)
Charles Drawin's \"Origin of Species\"
Science Matters
and several articles from Science magazine and from the Society of Neuroscience.

I would recommend these books.. only if you are interested in these fields. :-P

I read Playboy. It has good articles :lol:

Serously now, I am reading a book called "Enough" staying Human in an Engineered Age by Bill McKiibben
The reason I quote you O'nus is that it seems like by your otherselections that you would find this a good read!

[hysteria]

Originally posted by O'nus

Also, \"Man and His Symbols\" by Carl Jung.


I've started reading that...what do you think so far?

I'm also reading that book by Ann Coulter.

also a few books on colours/fashion/design/whatever

[Umbrasquall]

Originally posted by Damascus
Re-reading His Dark Materials series (3 books, named the golden compass {northern lights in UK} the subtle knife and the amber spyglass) because theyre THAT good.
Never liked the last book.

[O'nus]

Originally posted by Howetzer+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Howetzer)</div><!--QuoteBegin-O'nus
I am in the middle of reading many books.

I am still reading the basic writings of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Namely Freuds \"Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex.\"
Also, \"Man and His Symbols\" by Carl Jung.
Toxic Psychiatry
Brain Calipers (University Text)
Charles Drawin's \"Origin of Species\"
Science Matters
and several articles from Science magazine and from the Society of Neuroscience.

I would recommend these books.. only if you are interested in these fields. :-P

I read Playboy. It has good articles :lol:

Serously now, I am reading a book called \"Enough\" staying Human in an Engineered Age by Bill McKiibben
The reason I quote you O'nus is that it seems like by your otherselections that you would find this a good read![/b]

What are some other books by McKibben?

Originally posted by Paperdoll EP+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Paperdoll EP)</div><!--QuoteBegin-O'nus

Also, \"Man and His Symbols\" by Carl Jung.


I've started reading that...what do you think so far?[/b]

I love it. It's a little sporadic and Carl Jung, especially, tends to go off into tangents. However, the content is great and rather simplified to actually.

Von Frans is quite interesting to.. good work. The images within the book are great to. I love how dreams are held with such quintessential importance throughout all the symbolism.

[Xisdence]

Anyone read paul davies?
What are science fiction books like, really addictive and stuff?

, lol hey O'nus, i mean no offence. But i read that post, and some of your others, and well..they seem to contain alot of big unnecessary words. Do you really need to use them all the time?

[Kaniaz]

I like the big long unnecessary words. It works wonders for my vocabulary. :P

[Maystar]

iisav asimov - the foundation

[Haz]

wats "the origin of species" like? it sounds really interesting and i would really like to read it :D
Does any1 else read the book "Stardust" by John Gribbin?

[CT]

Originally posted by Maystar
iisav asimov - the foundation

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

The foundation series is AWESOME, highly reccomend it to anyone, hehe all 7 of them, and just about any other isaac asimov book.

[O'nus]

Originally posted by Xisdence
Anyone read paul davies?
What are science fiction books like, really addictive and stuff?

, lol hey O'nus, i mean no offence. But i read that post, and some of your others, and well..they seem to contain alot of big unnecessary words. Do you really need to use them all the time?

It does seem as though I can be perceived ostentatious every now and then. However, I really hate to circumvent my vocabulary unless absolutely necessary (for example, talking to someone with a double digit IQ).

I am betting you are concentrating on the word "quintessential" in my previous post which was easier for me to say rather than "a consistent underlaying point." It's just easier.... I'm not trying to be a braggart.

[Sparky]

Just started Black Hawk Down, great book.

[Taosaur]

Originally posted by Xisdence

, lol hey O'nus, i mean no offence. But i read that post, and some of your others, and well..they seem to contain alot of big unnecessary words. Do you really need to use them all the time?

I've seen you drop this "big, unnecessary words" idea in other threads, so I'm going to respond to it for a sec. Like O'nus, I often find it easier to express myself with one 12-letter word rather than half a dozen 3- and 4-letter words. I have lots of words in my vocabulary, because I've read thousands of books, including during childhood when my base vocabulary was coming together, and sometimes my brain is liable to throw out a fifty-center rather than a penny-special. You'll find a fair number of people on the internet in the same predicament. We don't wrack our brains coming up with these words to confuse you--because of our life experiences, they are the most natural, easiest words for us to use. So, should we make the effort to restrict our vocabulary, maybe wire an electro-shock device to our spellcheckers until we can't even think "hegemony" or "catharsis" without twitching? Or would it be more beneficial to everyone if you opened up a dictionary now and then?

[Howie]

Originally posted by O'nus
What are some other books by McKibben?

The only other one I know is called -The End of Nature.

[Tsen]

Well, I've developed a habit of reading multiple books at once. Not just one or two...well, you'll see. My current list of books I'm reading (not going to read or have read)

The Spiritual Universe; How Quantum Physics Proves the Existance of a Soul (mentioned this on another board somewhere...)

Tales, Volumes I & II as well as Best of Tales (part of the Dragon Lance series. My friend kept pestering me to try them, so I did.)

Some Star Wars book for mindless entertainment. (Shatterpoint or something like that)

Sum of All Fears

Rainbow 6 (Tom Clancy ROCKS)

Digital Fortress (Just started this one. I haven't really been impressed with Dan Brown's stuff in the past, but maybe it'll get better. Da Vinci code and Angels and Demons were both crap...)

A biography of Porter Rockwell (don't remember the title, but he's a really interesting guy)

Oh, and countless mangas thrust into my hands my my friend. Some wound up being interesting. Here's a list of what I'm reading now

Angelic Layer (Just finished Chobits, so I thought I'd start this one)

Negima (I'm on 2, but I'd have to say this is the best manga I've read yet. Second would be Love Hina. Gotta love Ken Akamutsu. did I spell that right?)

.Hack (Barely started)

Rave Master (Unwillingly started. Seems like I'll unwillingly finish, too.)

Ai Aori Ayoshi (I KNOW I didn't spell that right.)

Mahoromatic (Hm...I think this is the fifth manga with questionable content he's recomended to me. Either him or the manga artists (or both) need girl friends BADLY.)

And a few others I can't remember. Yeah. Hope I didn't scare anybody.

[Truthbearer]

This won't surprise many of you, but I am currently reading "Fight Club" the novel by Chuck Palahniuk...

I have a list of books I should order on amazon, but then again I am lazy...if someone has a good resource for ebooks, then do share :wink:

[Abu Dhabi]

Thomas Covenant Unbeliever, Second Chronicles Book Two - The One Tree.

Donaldson knows how to write.

[Taosaur]

Originally posted by Truthbearer
This won't surprise many of you, but I am currently reading \"Fight Club\" the novel by Chuck Palahniuk...

This is one case where I found the movie WAY better than the book.

[Seeker]

Working my way through the entire series of Carlos Castaneda.

[Sparky]

those shaman books?