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hyperballad
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 |  Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?  Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:52 am | |
| I finished Ayn Rand's Anthem this morning. although I disagree with her overall philosophy, I really liked this book.
I started Jean-Paul Sartre's The Age of Reason this morning. I'm very interested in existenialism, so I'm excited to read this.
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Mike
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| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now? Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:55 am | |
| Ayn Rand is my hero. We the Living is a beautiful book. I just read One Day of Life (English Translation) by Manlio Argueta It's a fantastic book and an easy read. it's about daily life and struggles in El Salvador. We read it for my class on the history of Central American revolutions. The simple language and peasant perspective really helped it out.
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Daggar Slade
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| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now? Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:57 am | |
| Has anyone ever read The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell? _________________ ((FDK))"More than likely, though, kids won't even notice a ban on flavored cigarettes -- they're all too busy smoking pot." | StoolPigeon wrote: | | The funny thing about this is how Schwarzenbach is like Schwarzenegger and Bach combined. |
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hyperballad
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Mike
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| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now? Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:05 pm | |
| she's a great creative writer who believes in being strong and independent. Seriously, read We the Living. It's probably the best (non-kid) book I've ever read. I read her stuff from more of a "let yourself flourish" view than a politcal view.
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aussiethug
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| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now? Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:54 pm | |
| Ayn Rand is a great writer who i completely disagree with about almost everything. Atlas Shrugged is pretty incredible. |
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hyperballad
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| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now? Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:18 am | |
| | Mike wrote: | she's a great creative writer who believes in being strong and independent. Seriously, read We the Living. It's probably the best (non-kid) book I've ever read.
I read her stuff from more of a "let yourself flourish" view than a politcal view. |
yeah, I was just pulling your leg. I firmly believe in individualism.
Atlas Shrugged intimidates me. that book is HUUUUUUGE. |
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ashley
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| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now? Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:30 am | |
| The Awakening by Kate Chopin
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Mark Narra
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| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now? Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:20 am | |
| i hate ayn rand. i read the fountainhead and had nothing at all to take from it. _________________  I could build a sand castle without bringin' a pale, and go cat fish fishin' and come up with a whale. but-but you know what? that was easy as hell! well, maybe not the line about me catchin' a whale, but if i did it, then it's nothin', then I did it as well. probably easy as it is to move slow for a snail. |
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Mike
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| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now? Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:33 pm | |
| nevermind
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The Roller
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| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now? Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:24 pm | |
| Crime & Punishment, sir.
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ThusSpokeYourFace
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| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading Right Now? Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:47 pm | |
| I wish I had time to read something not for school... But I don't. Cause I'm reading this bitch right here:  Pffffft. |
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