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Started by Thurnez Isa, December 03, 2006, 04:11:35 PM

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Cramulus

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At Mangrove's advice,
I'm reading Chicken Qabalah
by Lon Milo Duquette



I'd tried to read up on Qabalah about a half dozen times prior to this. This is the first writer I've come across that's explained in a way which doesn't make me want to reach through the book and punch him in the vau.




ETA: right in the zain? right in the samekh? right in the ayin?

there's too many letters which might be a cock.

Cainad (dec.)

Quote from: Professor Cramulus on May 08, 2008, 10:40:54 PM
At Mangrove's advice,
I'm reading Chicken Qabalah
by Lon Milo Duquette



I'd tried to read up on Qabalah about a half dozen times prior to this. This is the first writer I've come across that's explained in a way which doesn't make me want to reach through the book and punch him in the vau.




ETA: right in the zain? right in the samekh? right in the ayin?

there's too many letters which might be a cock.

ITT, Cram learns the secret of all Hebrew symbolism.

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Iason Ouabache

Just finished "The Art and Science of Cold Reading". Interesting read.  Not sure if I'm ready to do any psychic readings yet though.  Probably going to try reading "Cosmic Trigger" over the weekend since I'll be stuck at work with almost nothing to do on Friday and Saturday.
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Quote from: IasonOuabache on May 09, 2008, 07:12:21 AM"The Art and Science of Cold Reading"

now that sounds really interesting.

i always wanted to read up on that.
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fomenter

fight club, loved the movie thought i would give the book a try
"So she says to me, do you wanna be a BAD boy? And I say YEAH baby YEAH! Surf's up space ponies! I'm makin' gravy... Without the lumps. HAAA-ha-ha-ha!"


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Quote from: fnord mote eris on May 09, 2008, 04:26:25 PM
fight club, loved the movie thought i would give the book a try

The book was much more interesting.  The movie blew the "lol men fighting each other" thing out of all proportion compared to the book, which discussed it for about 10 pages and then moved on.  Also, the book's ending was about 2,000,000 times better.  Seriously.

Currently I'm reading and enjoying Aleister Horne's Seven Ages of Paris and Donald Keene's Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion

fomenter

 enjoyed the book fight club and the ending as well i would rate it a good read
  i may start buried my heart at wounded knee next
"So she says to me, do you wanna be a BAD boy? And I say YEAH baby YEAH! Surf's up space ponies! I'm makin' gravy... Without the lumps. HAAA-ha-ha-ha!"


hmroogp

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Nothing fancy for me, just more sci fi.

Currently reading "Descent of Angels" by someoneorother. Cant remember his name because the great people making the Horus Heresy decided to have a different person write each novel in the thus far 8 book series. Although the change in authors seems to work really well.
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I've finally caved and moved onto the 2nd book in the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force Series, Bloodlines...even though THE ENTIRE FUCKING SERIES HAS BEEN SPOILED FOR ME. AND THE AUTHOR, KAREN TRAVISS, IS A TOP CHOICE GRADE A DOUCHENOZZLE.

But it has Boba Fett.
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Quote from: fnord mote eris on May 10, 2008, 12:12:29 AM
enjoyed the book fight club and the ending as well i would rate it a good read
  i may start buried my heart at wounded knee next

Chuck Palahniuk said the movie was better. although i have to disagree.

vosti

Consciousness Explained, by Daniel Dennett
Finite and Infinite Games, by James P. Carse

both great

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Quote from: burnstoupee on May 11, 2008, 07:07:44 AM
Quote from: fnord mote eris on May 10, 2008, 12:12:29 AM
enjoyed the book fight club and the ending as well i would rate it a good read
  i may start buried my heart at wounded knee next

Chuck Palahniuk said the movie was better. although i have to disagree.

Really?  That's interesting.  I mean, I loved both, but the book was more interesting to me.  Maybe he just got to have sex with Brad Pitt as part of the movie deal.  And actually, I bet he's only saying that because the movie made him zillions of dollars and firmly established his fame, and he got paid a "We don't really want to publish this, but..." pittance for the book at first. 

fomenter

tough call for me - i thought they were both real good , most book / movies i will all ways pick the book but on this one i am giving it a draw  - a rare level of quality for this movie..
"So she says to me, do you wanna be a BAD boy? And I say YEAH baby YEAH! Surf's up space ponies! I'm makin' gravy... Without the lumps. HAAA-ha-ha-ha!"


hmroogp

Cain

Quote from: vosti on May 12, 2008, 01:04:19 AM
Consciousness Explained, by Daniel Dennett
Finite and Infinite Games, by James P. Carse

both great

Dennett's written some very interesting stuff on consciousness.  I may have that book somewhere, I should check it out.