28-06-2005 20:15									#31
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A bunch of books on how to raise a baby, including one on sign language for babies... They are all too drab to name.

	28-06-2005 22:40									#32
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the sibling society by robert bly.. .. he takes myth and poetry and uses them metaphoricaly to talk about society and culture where adults remain children and children have no desire to become adults.

the soul is here for its own joy.... sacred poems from many cultures, many authors.. compiled by robert bly

the mabinogion tetralogy by evangeline walton

	28-06-2005 22:55									#33
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Baudolino - by Umberto Eco

	29-06-2005 02:12									#34
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Baudolino is, imo, Eco's worst. If it is going to be your first Eco, put it down and go read The Name of the Rose or Foucault's Pendulum. Both are far superior.

	29-06-2005 02:35									#35
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Lazybones by Mark Billingham

	29-06-2005 03:42									#36
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Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins.
Spec Ops : Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice by William H. McRaven
Skunk Works : A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed by Leo Janos,Ben R. Rich.
Yotsuba& - Vol 1
Battle Angel Alita Last Order - Vol 1
Fruits Basket - Vol 9
Berserk - Vol 7

About time to make another order, now that I think about...

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	29-06-2005 05:22									#37
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quote: Originally posted by Japher A bunch of books on how to raise a baby, including one on sign language for babies...

I heard about that. Teaching your baby simple sign language is supposed to raise their IQ and later on their SAT scores. Interesting concept.

	29-06-2005 08:51									#38
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quote: Originally posted by Zkribbler I heard about that. Teaching your baby simple sign language is supposed to raise their IQ and later on their SAT scores. Interesting concept.

I also heard that if you let them listen to classical music, it will increase their intelligence as well.

	29-06-2005 09:36									#39
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"The Elusive Quest for Growth" by William Easterly: The author tends to write a bit like a egomanical mad scientist, but he's making some interesting points.

"Globalization and its Discontent" by Jospeh Stiglitz: Much better writer and anyone who is interested in economics should read it. Accessible for the layperson.

	29-06-2005 12:53									#40
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Got "The Road to Serfdom" three days back .

	29-06-2005 13:07									#41
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quote: Originally posted by DerSchwarzfalke Baudolino is, imo, Eco's worst. If it is going to be your first Eco, put it down and go read The Name of the Rose or Foucault's Pendulum. Both are far superior.

Pay attention now, because your opinions suck

I've read first Name of the Rose, then Pendulum, and Baudolino was ... different. But not worst.

	29-06-2005 13:28									#42
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I agree with Saras - only that I haven't read the pendulum yet (but note my recently purchased books on page 1 of this thread ) and I enjoyed Baudolino very much - it's kind of light for an Eco, but the story is hillarious.

	29-06-2005 14:23									#43
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Combat Handgunnery by Massad Ayoob, strongly recommended (actually required) by my law enforcement friend before he teaches me proper handgun shooting. I'm getting a Concealed Carry permit. He does an excellent job of reviewing not just the proper use of a handgun, but many of the issues concerning deadly force use and etiquette (like don't reach up on your holster side when you are wearing a loose shirt to conceal the weapon, because now bystanders get to see both your kidney pads as well as the firearm)

	29-06-2005 15:22									#44
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quote: Originally posted by DerSchwarzfalke Very good read, The Templars book. I am amazed at how much pseudo-history surrounding the Templars gets sold at mainstream bookstores. If you enjoy the book, give The Northern Crusades by Eric Christiansen a read.

I have The Northern Crusades here at work, and it is a fascinating book. I've read it twice now.

	29-06-2005 15:28									#45
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger I also heard that if you let them listen to classical music, it will increase their intelligence as well.

This is why if I ever have kids I'm going to buy good sound-canceling headphones. That way whenever I listen to classical I can keep them from overhearing it, becoming smarter than I am and eventually hiding their stash where I can't find it. As for the sign language, if they want to learn that they'd better be born deaf.

	29-06-2005 15:33									#46
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quote: Originally posted by Dr Zoidberg "Popular Music from Vittula" by Mikael Niemi

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Have you read his latest book? The sf one? I thought it was hilarious...

	29-06-2005 16:15									#48
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No

	29-06-2005 16:58									#49
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quote: Originally posted by DerSchwarzfalke Baudolino is, imo, Eco's worst. If it is going to be your first Eco, put it down and go read The Name of the Rose or Foucault's Pendulum. Both are far superior.

I haven't read Baudolino yet. ( or maybe i picked it up and never finished it some years ago... i get the feeling that i have but i'm not sure ) The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum were great .
The Island of the Day Before was... different. And Travels with a Salmon convinced me that i should stick to reading his works of fiction only.
Regardless, his style and wealth of knowledge make every read worth your while.

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Francis Wheen: How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered The World

Barbara Ehrenreich: Nickel And Dimed

Greg Bear: Tangents

B.S. Johnson: Aren't You Rather Young To Be Writing Your Memoirs ?

Abbess Hildegard of Bingen: Visions

	01-07-2005 16:21									#51
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Tom Sharpe: Wilt in Nowhere

but it wont be here for a week or so.

	01-07-2005 17:16									#52
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quote: Originally posted by DeathByTheSword the renaissance bazaar - brotton (just started reading it) the first one i got btw on recommondection of someone in the OTF but cant remember who...any ways tnx

'Twas me, D.B.S., 'twas me....

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tnx...just came to that conclusion in the civ4 forum

	01-07-2005 18:13									#54
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I agree wholeheartedly on Eco's non-fiction essays. They were weak attempts at humor, for the most part, that may have been lost in translation.

Maybe I was not in the right frame of mind to enjoy Baudolino, but I did not enjoy it on either an intellectual level or on a lighter level. I just did not find it to be particularly good, especially when Foucault's Pendulum and The Name of the Rose were such achievements.

I look forward to reading his new book, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana. It was just released in translation here in America.

	01-07-2005 18:25									#55
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I'm a sucker for that Amazon scam "others who bought this book also liked....", where you logon to buy one book on end ep with 3 or 4.

Last books I bought were after I'd seen a docu on Ghengis Khan, I went byu a book on him and ended up with that book, one giving biographies of Roman emperors, one on Attila the Hun and one on miltary campiagns of the Roman Empire.

	01-07-2005 18:38									#56
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reds4ever which book on military campaigns of the roman empire are you referring too?