Thanks for the info
Did not know that, although i was kind of hoping he was coming out with a brand new strip
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Thanks for the info
Did not know that, although i was kind of hoping he was coming out with a brand new strip
I have just ordered Joseph Campbell's classic book on cultural history "The Hero With A Thousand Faces". While I will not receive it for a while, - indeed, while I doubt I will be in a position to lay hands on it for a while, it is a book I have seen endlessly referenced (and referred to) and I am looking forward to having the opportunity of reading it.
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
About half way through, and it's quite good so far, though Rowling still has a habit of writing sentences with eight or nine commas in, which you need to re-read three times just to piece together what's being said!
About half way through, and it's quite good so far, though Rowling still has a habit of writing sentences with eight or nine commas in, which you need to re-read three times just to piece together what's being said!
No, I wasn't aware of that! I don't get a paper so I never see comic strips anymore. I'll have to check it out.
I'm almost done with 'Salem's Lot, and I'm really enjoying it. I think my next book is going to be "True Evil" by Greg Iles. Anyone read anything by him?
I have ordered 'Capital In The Twenty-First Century' by the French economist Thomas Piketty, and am currently taking a look at Ahmed Rashid's book "Pakistan On The Brink".
Found an author from my grandpappy's library, called "Door Way" by Norbert Blei. Its an interesting book to start.
One can often find hidden (or forgotten) literary treasures in the libraries of grand-parents.
Years ago, (alright, oh, a few decades ago), I remember when I was studying Shakespeare at school, and we visited an uncle who had inherited the rambling old Victorian country house where my grandmother had lived, and where my mother was brought up. And there, curled up in the large library which both my grandparents had put together over several decades, I recall coming across a very old, and beautifully bound copy of 'Holinshed's Chronicles', and reading it with rapt and absorbed attention.
This is a book that I will be reading sometime in the future. It's not available yet, but I signed up to receive notification when it's available for purchase.
Oakdale: The Lapeer State Home
It's about a former 'mental' hospital in my home town, which used to be just down the street from my office, where a community college now sits. It was at one time the largest institution of it's kind in the world and it's not without its controversies either. I doubt this photo book will go into that, but information is out there on the Internet about it.
Oakdale: The Lapeer State Home
It's about a former 'mental' hospital in my home town, which used to be just down the street from my office, where a community college now sits. It was at one time the largest institution of it's kind in the world and it's not without its controversies either. I doubt this photo book will go into that, but information is out there on the Internet about it.
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i have started "the Blood telegram", by GJ Bass, on the Pakistan-led, US-supported genocide of bengalis in 1971 in then eastern pakistan (now bangladesh)
Archer Blood was an american diplomat and the Consul General in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) at the time of the crisis, who sent a scathing (confidential) telegram of dissent from the actions of the nixon/kissinger administration.
quite impressive so far.
And disturbing.
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Fascinating; I recently read Anatol Lieven's (whose writing I like a lot, and whose analyses I pay heed to, but do not always agree with) thought-provoking and very well written book 'Pakistan: A Hard Country' and felt that he was - perhaps - a little over optimistic about the nature, fate, and future of the country.
If you think the book you are currently reading is worth a look, I'll happily order it.
Just curious. And what forgotten genocide exactly does it discuss and analyse as you omitted to mention this?
that of bengalis and hindus in bangladesh in 1971, with hundred of thousands of victims
The 1971 genocide of 3 million Bangladeshis in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
To be honest, I found it to be quite disappointing. I felt like it didn't have closure. And I knew the other sister was the one that was messed up. I really felt sorry for Sarah. Anyway, it was a good book. I just wish the ending was different.
Thanks a lot for your kind replies; much appreciated.
Which, in turn, leads me to a further question: Is it worth ordering & reading?
Definitely. I've seen what books you read and I'm pretty sure you will find The Blood Telegram worth it.
i just started it, i'll read it on vacation, but from what i have read so far, i think you will like it a lot.
and if you want something on the complete opposite of the spectrum, light and fun but still well done, i can recommend graemie simsion's "the Rosie project"
Thanks very much to you both for your replies. I'll look into when I have some time at home.