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Whats your favourite book and why?

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Whats your favourite book and why?
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Whats your favourite book and why?
November 2, 2016 at 4:10 pm (This post was last modified: November 2, 2016 at 4:21 pm by downbeatplumb.)



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November 2, 2016 at 4:12 pm (This post was last modified: November 2, 2016 at 4:14 pm by account_inactive.)
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RE: Whats your favourite book and why?
November 2, 2016 at 4:23 pm
"East of Eden" by Steinbeck, hands down.

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November 2, 2016 at 5:32 pm (This post was last modified: November 2, 2016 at 5:32 pm by ApeNotKillApe.)
Never actually read it, but 'Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy' by Newton.
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November 2, 2016 at 5:35 pm
Silmarillion. It's neato!
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RE: Whats your favourite book and why?
November 2, 2016 at 5:37 pm
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Read that several times.

I read many books several times, but this one comes to mind first. Another one would be "Look who's back" by Timur Vermes. I read the German original of course, but if you don't know what it's about, you should certainly take a look. And I'm saing that as someone who's usually not into Hitler satire.
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RE: Whats your favourite book and why?
November 2, 2016 at 5:40 pm
Neurophilosophy by Patricia Churchland. It's a one stop shopping center for straight thinking about consciousness and the brain.
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November 2, 2016 at 5:58 pm (This post was last modified: November 2, 2016 at 5:58 pm by Excited Penguin.)
(November 2, 2016 at 5:37 pm)abaris Wrote: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Read that several times.

I read many books several times, but this one comes to mind first. Another one would be "Look who's back" by Timur Vermes. I read the German original of course, but if you don't know what it's about, you should certainly take a look. And I'm saing that as someone who's usually not into Hitler satire.

I'll keep that in mind for when my German gets better  Smile 

I prefer reading works in their original language if I can, naturally. Learning German will open up a whole new literature for me in that way .
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November 2, 2016 at 6:01 pm
(November 2, 2016 at 5:58 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: Learning German will open up a whole new literature for me in that way .

Beginning with the 18th century I would think. Goethe or Schiller in their original should certainly be on your reading list.
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RE: Whats your favourite book and why?
November 3, 2016 at 5:58 am
(November 2, 2016 at 5:58 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote:
(November 2, 2016 at 5:37 pm)abaris Wrote: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Read that several times.

I read many books several times, but this one comes to mind first. Another one would be "Look who's back" by Timur Vermes. I read the German original of course, but if you don't know what it's about, you should certainly take a look. And I'm saing that as someone who's usually not into Hitler satire.

I'll keep that in mind for when my German gets better  Smile 

I prefer reading works in their original language if I can, naturally. Learning German will open up a whole new literature for me in that way .

I hear Mein Campf is better in the original German.



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