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Posted January 02, 2022
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ciemnogrodzianin: The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
by Niall Ferguson
Hey, pretty lofty suggestions! I'll check about some of them, actually

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seba_86: The Machine Crusade by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
How much are you linking it? I'd want to know if it lives up to Herbert (senior)
Posted January 02, 2022
"The weirdest people in the world?" study by Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine and Ara Norenzayan
WEIRD stands here for: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic
[url=https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~henrich/pdfs/WeirdPeople.pdf]https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~henrich/pdfs/WeirdPeople.pdf[/url]
Post edited January 02, 2022 by viperfdl
Posted January 03, 2022
The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes.*Spoilers Follow* I'm ambivalent about this one because, while I knew parts would be dark, sometimes the sheer amount of wickedness the convicts get up to is quite depressing, especially given the fact that the author tries to argue that most of the convicts weren't all that bad and got sent to Australia for "crimes against property." I'm on page 200 or so, so I'll stick with it and hope it gets better, but I'm still feeling kinda disappointed. I'd hoped for more positive stories and/or more emphasis on same, even if they were , in fact, comparatively rare.
Post edited January 04, 2022 by oldgamebuff42
Posted January 04, 2022
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ciemnogrodzianin: The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
by Niall Ferguson
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marcob: Hey, pretty lofty suggestions! I'll check about some of them, actually

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seba_86: The Machine Crusade by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
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marcob: How much are you linking it? I'd want to know if it lives up to Herbert (senior)
It's pretty bad, nowhere near the original. If you're hoping to find something remotely similar you'll be disappointed.
I have this one and the last one of the trilogy "The Battle of Corrin" in a hardcover edition (they were a gift), so im gonna read them, but I don't think I'll ever read another book from Brian Herbert or Kevin Anderson. Skip them.
Posted January 05, 2022
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viperfdl: "The weirdest people in the world?" study by Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine and Ara Norenzayan
WEIRD stands here for: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic
[url=https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~henrich/pdfs/WeirdPeople.pdf]https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~henrich/pdfs/WeirdPeople.pdf[/url]
Thanks for sharing this.
Post edited January 05, 2022 by Cambrey
Posted January 05, 2022
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viperfdl: "The weirdest people in the world?" study by Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine and Ara Norenzayan
WEIRD stands here for: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic
[url=https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~henrich/pdfs/WeirdPeople.pdf]https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~henrich/pdfs/WeirdPeople.pdf[/url]
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Cambrey: Thanks for sharing this.
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Posted January 06, 2022
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marcob: Hey, pretty lofty suggestions! I'll check about some of them, actually

How much are you linking it? I'd want to know if it lives up to Herbert (senior)
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seba_86: It's pretty bad, nowhere near the original. If you're hoping to find something remotely similar you'll be disappointed.
I have this one and the last one of the trilogy "The Battle of Corrin" in a hardcover edition (they were a gift), so im gonna read them, but I don't think I'll ever read another book from Brian Herbert or Kevin Anderson. Skip them.
Thanks. I read some plot summaries, I though the idea for the plot (throwing in some "Asimov-" and "Matrix- like" setting elements- or should I say Deus-ex like?) was not bad.
My guess is there's still GoT, which, as an outsider and not a true fan, seems to me like Dune+Elric or Dune+Conan
(sorry if I committed some unwilling heresy in saying it)
Post edited January 06, 2022 by marcob
Posted January 07, 2022
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak.
Posted January 08, 2022
I'm at chapter 25 of To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. However, I could've said from the start of this book that it is a masterpiece.
Posted January 10, 2022
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oldgamebuff42: The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes.*Spoilers Follow* I'm ambivalent about this one because, while I knew parts would be dark, sometimes the sheer amount of wickedness the convicts get up to is quite depressing, especially given the fact that the author tries to argue that most of the convicts weren't all that bad and got sent to Australia for "crimes against property." I'm on page 200 or so, so I'll stick with it and hope it gets better, but I'm still feeling kinda disappointed. I'd hoped for more positive stories and/or more emphasis on same, even if they were , in fact, comparatively rare.
I've read both volumes and it's a very good book, but depressing indeed.
Posted January 10, 2022
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oldgamebuff42: The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes.*Spoilers Follow* I'm ambivalent about this one because, while I knew parts would be dark, sometimes the sheer amount of wickedness the convicts get up to is quite depressing, especially given the fact that the author tries to argue that most of the convicts weren't all that bad and got sent to Australia for "crimes against property." I'm on page 200 or so, so I'll stick with it and hope it gets better, but I'm still feeling kinda disappointed. I'd hoped for more positive stories and/or more emphasis on same, even if they were , in fact, comparatively rare.
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DubConqueror: I've read both volumes and it's a very good book, but depressing indeed.
Yeah. I like it, but it isn't exactly a happy book. Since my last post, I've made it to page 400(no spoilers for the last bit please).
Posted January 17, 2022
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
Posted January 19, 2022
Chess Player's Bible
by James Eade
Posted January 20, 2022
Protector by C. J. Cherryh. One of my favorite long running series. No spoilers please.
Posted January 22, 2022
"Will Eisner - Champion of the Graphic Novel" by Paul Levitz
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