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Book club planning thread and suggestions

Started by Cain, July 08, 2009, 07:58:02 PM

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#15
July 08, 2009, 09:21:01 PM
I've read Poker Without Cards before, and its pretty good.  Its a presumably fictional tale about memes, self-programming and marketing.  And Sufis.

Triple Zero

#16
July 08, 2009, 09:30:30 PM
btw I don't think we need a special subforum for this. every "round" one thread in the Lit board would be enough no?

start with a sticky mentioning the title and finished date in the topic, then see what happens?

all we need to do is decide on a title and a date, right?
Ex-Soviet Bloc Sexual Attack Swede of Tomorrow™
e-prime disclaimer: let it seem fairly unclear I understand the apparent subjectivity of the above statements. maybe.

INFORMATION SO POWERFUL, YOU ACTUALLY NEED LESS.

Cainad (dec.)

#17
July 08, 2009, 09:38:07 PM
I very much approve of this idea. I've been feeling intellectually slow for a while now, and haven't really contributed much to any of the serious discussions. This could help me get my brain up to speed and bring me more into the loop with some of the things my fellow Discordians have read.

Corvidia

#18
July 08, 2009, 09:45:34 PM
Sounds good to me.

Also, Guns, Germs, and Steel is pretty good and definitely worth a read.
One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret never to be told.

Cramulus

#19
July 09, 2009, 12:19:23 AM
I'm about six pages into Godel Escher Bach.  I'm really digging it, but it's pretty dense. And 800 pages long. So it might not be a good book club pick.


One thing I might suggest --

Kalle Lasn's Culture Jam is a great read. It made me want to do huge pranks, and it had the side effect of making me hate kalle lasn. I want to buy him a steak dinner and then uppercut his balls.

it's also the perfect book to read before Ourspace, because Christine Harold rips him a new one

the last yatto

#20
July 09, 2009, 01:27:29 AM Last Edit: July 09, 2009, 01:29:50 AM by noise maker
so is a book every other week to fast a pace to expect some results.

every "round" one thread in the Lit board would be enough no?
new subforum where books get their own thread would almost encourage the shotgun approach.
a single thread might be more focused but have alot of chatter

and if we rely on torrents then wouldnt it be best to be hidden like OM
Look, asshole:  Your 'incomprehensible' act, your word-salad, your pinealism...It BORES ME.  I've been incomprehensible for so long, I TEACH IT TO MBA CANDIDATES.  So if you simply MUST talk about your pineal gland or happy children dancing in the wildflowers, go talk to Roger, because he digs that kind of shit

Corvidia

#21
July 09, 2009, 01:51:59 AM
I think a week is a bit too short. Two weeks, maybe?
One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret never to be told.

Triple Zero

#22
July 09, 2009, 01:54:53 AM
yeah, at least two weeks.
Ex-Soviet Bloc Sexual Attack Swede of Tomorrow™
e-prime disclaimer: let it seem fairly unclear I understand the apparent subjectivity of the above statements. maybe.

INFORMATION SO POWERFUL, YOU ACTUALLY NEED LESS.

the last yatto

#23
July 09, 2009, 02:49:00 AM
isnt every other week the same thing as every two weeks?
Look, asshole:  Your 'incomprehensible' act, your word-salad, your pinealism...It BORES ME.  I've been incomprehensible for so long, I TEACH IT TO MBA CANDIDATES.  So if you simply MUST talk about your pineal gland or happy children dancing in the wildflowers, go talk to Roger, because he digs that kind of shit

Elder Iptuous

#24
July 09, 2009, 04:07:56 AM
Quote from: noise maker on July 09, 2009, 02:49:00 AM
isnt every other week the same thing as every two weeks?

No....

also, Cram, GEB goes very quick....
i'd have to buy my third copy of it to read it again (ive lent it out twice to god knows who), but i'd be willing to do that.  Hoffstadter's other books would work well to, i think.  (metamagical themas, and the mind's i, are the other two i've read)

i vote for two weeks or longer...

Corvidia

#25
July 09, 2009, 04:43:16 AM
Quote from: noise maker on July 09, 2009, 02:49:00 AM
isnt every other week the same thing as every two weeks?
Yes. I have no idea how I misinterpreted that.
One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret never to be told.

the last yatto

#26
July 09, 2009, 05:52:57 AM Last Edit: July 09, 2009, 05:57:57 AM by noise maker
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/the-enticing-madness-of-metamind/2056583
Download free, there also is a paperback since its lulu. and would be the best opening book
as would the books suggested in that book.


Look, asshole:  Your 'incomprehensible' act, your word-salad, your pinealism...It BORES ME.  I've been incomprehensible for so long, I TEACH IT TO MBA CANDIDATES.  So if you simply MUST talk about your pineal gland or happy children dancing in the wildflowers, go talk to Roger, because he digs that kind of shit

the last yatto

#27
July 09, 2009, 05:59:03 AM
Look, asshole:  Your 'incomprehensible' act, your word-salad, your pinealism...It BORES ME.  I've been incomprehensible for so long, I TEACH IT TO MBA CANDIDATES.  So if you simply MUST talk about your pineal gland or happy children dancing in the wildflowers, go talk to Roger, because he digs that kind of shit

Corvidia

#28
July 09, 2009, 06:16:58 AM
Quote from: noise maker on July 09, 2009, 05:52:57 AM
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/the-enticing-madness-of-metamind/2056583
Download free, there also is a paperback since its lulu. and would be the best opening book
as would the books suggested in that book.

QuoteThere were four bars, two for townies and two for the students and the populations rarely mixed. Montburg had only three gas stations, one tiny convenience store, the smallest public library I have ever been to, a post office manned by one old man who acted like I was hassling him every time I went in to purchase stamps and send correspondences, a sports supply store that sold nothing but
firearms and hunting gear but did have a small section in a back corner of footballs and baseball gloves, two small mom and pops diners, one tiny recreation center and nine churches all overshadowed by a sports stadium that had a maximum capacity of ten thousand.  Everyone in Montburg went to church.  Everyone.
Wasilla?  :?
One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret never to be told.

Cain

#29
July 09, 2009, 10:28:11 AM
The only problem I have with doing Culture Jam is that I literally cannot afford to buy it, so unless someone has an e-book version then I am out.

I do have Godel, Escher, Bach, though it is in a djvu file format which requires a special and annoying reader.
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