Forum: Literature

I just read a quote that struck me so soundly that now I have to read the book. Fedor Dostoevsky, The Possessed. Has anyone else read this book, or other works of the author?

Here are Max Brooks "The Zombie Survival Guide" and it's follow up "World War Z". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKCi9D88qpo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGzFaENzhf8

https://sites.google.com/site/dedanoe/arabic_decade_digits the theoretical description is still in progress https://sites.google.com/site/dedanoe/arabic_decade_digits/opisot.pdf i am defining the elementary meaning of them letters (in the Cyrillic alphabet) so later on i can develop a method of evaluating the combined meaningful value of the whole word phrase or sentence as some form of integral meaning and create an automated/reflexive response. i do this in accordance with the lever law. reading stars (horoscope) comes to be the same as reading letters so, if the psychic wants to be paid by me for reading her letters then she also must pay me for reading my stars.

Does any one on here read Fan Fiction? Fan Fiction are stories written by anyone but the original author. Harry Potter has a huge following, with one series recognized by JK Rowling. I've tried too write it but it is never very good. I am however a Muse for an FF writer who has written over a million words for just the Code Lyoko FF on a website. He also does Daria, HP, and Lazy Town. But of course some writers like Nora Roberts has asked people not too do it but others, like JK Rowling, encourages it.

here is my list: the quran (only because I've never read it before, and that way I would have something new to occupy myself with) zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance the stand (love that book) lucifers hammer (same) the tao of pooh the glory and the dream, a narrative history of the US from 1932 to 1972 (one of my alltime favorite books, huge, but eminently readable!) the road less traveled walden

For those of you who are too stoned/lazy to read it for yourself. Thought provoking book. Writen in 1948, Orwell predicts what society will be like in the future. Excellent reaading for anarchists and anyone who is suspicious of governments. CXFI12206A0 Enjoy! Edit: "Animal Farm" and "War and Peace" are also available.

I have not listened to this one yet but it is on my list. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKxWQ_f25hI

Mother reads me her books and they make me smile, but I don't understand all the words.

Due credit shall be given once I know who wrote this. One of our writers at Amkon wrote this story. Good story. Without further adiue ...apocalypito "...and Hell was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth." — Revelation 6:7-8 Apocal-Y-PTICO!!!

Just heard on Bob and Tom about the British competition where you must sum up a book in 10 words. The Comedian's input was for Anne Frank. "Shhhh" Mine? "Hide and Go Seek Champ Tells All" Mein Kampf? His mentioned a goat biting testicles. Mine? "Can't paint kill Jews"

Without a doubt, the two greatest novels I have ever read. Mind-blowingly good. Fantastic characters, astounding story, and incredible knowledge of technology. Seperate books, but parts one and two in a story of a technological revolution. Get Daemon and I guarentee you'll end up getting Freedom. Fantastic.

I seen this book in the supermarket about a week ago. I picked it up to see what it was about. It immediately reminded me of a woman friend of mine, with whom I had a falling out with little over a year ago. I bought it, and planned on reading it. I don't know how many days passed, but it wasn't many, I received an email from this woman. About a week earlier my email was hacked into and spam messages were sent out. One was sent to her, I didn't realize that she was in my contact list still. She replied to the email and we started talking again. I thought about how the book made me think of her, so I ordered a copy and sent it to her. I read the book today, and wow. If you truly desire something, the universe will conspire to make it happen.

Anyone here listen to We're Alive? If you haven't, I recommend it, it's the greatest zombie survival story ever. What do you think of today's episode, The Catalyst, Part 1 of 3. I'm listening to it now, anyway, discuss We're Alive here. You can listen to the audio series here: http://www.zombiepodcast.com/The_Zombie_Podcast/WereAliveEpisodes.html

The Difference John Whitworth The Difference The difference between men and women is like that between animals and plants. —G.W.F. Hegel Free men are Kings of men and women are their Queens,

In it, the first lines should read the KEY philosophy I am "the" honorable and magnificant author of. And it is: "The Art of War is The Reality of Murder, and The Art of Murder is The Reality of War." "The Art of Sleep is The Reality of Alternative, and The Art of Awake is The Reality of Reborn." Nice, hey?

Am I seriously the only person on Armageddon Online who has read any of these books? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathlands What more can you ask for besides post-nuclear-war life 100 years later in the barren wastelands of the remnant of a World Gone Mad? Sure, they're a good 25 years old, and unfortunately they missed the fact that the Soviet Union fell, but all out nuclear war is still a remote possibility, and the results could realistically devastate civilization. It's a possibility.

I did a search for wheel of time and for robert jordan, and got no results, so im starting a thread to find out who the jordan fans are. personally i was sad and pissed when he died. i was ultimately relieved to know he left his wife authority to find a person to complete his lifes work. the final book is scheduled to release this fall. wheel of time spanning currently 12 books (0-11) roughly 800-1k pages each, makes for a nice pleasant read. such a discriptive person, jordan, to me, has always been able to paint such a great image in my mind with his words. I originally got into jordan because next to him my favorite author is robert e. howard (creator of conan) so naturally after reading every thing howard ever wrote, 5 times, i started reading jordans conan novels.

someone help me out with this please. Why is it, that we have english, reading, and communications shoved down our throats from 2nd grade until the end of our freshmen year in college? How much of the shit is enough? I know how to read, I know how to write (my college English teacher for English 102, recommended me for Journalism school, which I politely disregarded), I can enunciate, I speak very well, my handwriting is better than any girls writing could ever be. My cursive writing is almost as good. aside to that, who in their right mind, cares about English Literature? It's pure shit. It's boring, it's lifeless, meaningless shit. I like a good modern day fiction novel, Tom Clancy, Dean Koontz, John Grisham...but that old crap doesn't do a damn thing for me except help me to close my eyes. I like to read a good well thought out, well written newspaper article, but shit like the Scarlet Letter, and the Great Gatsby just plain sucks ass. It's even worse when you have it shoved down...