Very busy this quarter, but I am working my way through The Power Makers by Maury Klein
Very busy this quarter, but I am working my way through The Power Makers by Maury Klein
Speaking of sequels, a guy in Russia called Nik Perumov wrote what he considers to be a sequel of LotR. I must admit that he carried it on pretty well, perhaps focusing too much on the martial element of it and offered some interesting ideas adding to the conceptual background of the story. Still, the book can't rival the original one.
Just picked up Clearing the Plains http://www.canadashistory.ca/Books/L...s-of-Starvatio.
The book consolidates the scattered narrative of Canada's history of isolation, starvation and disease as tools of public policy. After a long and thorough discussion of the natural process of disease introduction in virgin soil, the author embarks on an analysis of gov't use of these levers as conscious policy choices; never actually called genocide by the author, the facts make a pretty clear case.
I recommend it to anyone interested in Native History or the history of settlement in Western Canada.
Ja-mata TosaInu
Halfway through "Raising Steam" by Terry Pratchett and really enjoying it. Especially since I didn't liked the previous title, "Snuff" as much as the other Discworld novels.
Coling Gee's Sacrifice and Levinger on Conflict Analysis
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken
I'm currently reading the Maze Runner Trilogy by James Dashner, i'm done with the 1st book (the maze runner). I'm now reading The Scorch Trials
Right now I'm reading Europe and the People Without History by Eric R. Wolf. The book is about the role that non-Europeans played in Colonialism and the spread of Capitalism, which is supposed to show that nations and societies are inter-connected and not bounded, separate entities.
I just finished the chapter on the fur trade and it was really interesting to learn how American Indians participated in the trade and how it influenced their own history. Usually all you hear about is how Native Americans served as guides for explorers and traded with mountain men which gives the impression that they didn't do much but in reality Native Americans played a pretty big role in the fur trade.
Game of thrones book 4 - A feast of crows
Just finished book 3 part 2 - A storm of swords - blood and gold by George RR Martin
A fantastic story, you never know what is just around the corner, and which main character will be killed of next
ShadesWolf
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Im a Wolves fan, get me out of here......
I seem to be on a Native History streak.
The Inconvenient Indian, Thomas King is an overview of his understandings, observations and experience; he describes the book as a "story" as opposed to "history". The issues it touches on are serious and emotion laden, but he relates the tale with humour and insight. No bibliography but a useful history guide nonetheless. Loved reading it, just wish there was more.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/...rticle5841075/
Ja-mata TosaInu
Writing Amish science-fiction is perhaps the ultimate vindication of the view of sci-fi as a consolatory genre.
At the time of my posting, it seems to be free!Pennsylvania is a short story, 16,500 words (about forty five pages,) and it is the first in the Pennsylvania series.
Jedidiah Troyer is now a traveler. He has signed up for an emigration program that is colonizing the planet of New Pennsylvania. He just wants to start a farm and homestead on affordable land in a new Amish community. Space pioneering isn't as easy as it sounds when you're "plain." Things might work out for Jed... if he can ever get to his new home.
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Vitiate Man.
History repeats the old conceits
The glib replies, the same defeats
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^^^ @Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla might like this sort of thing.
Vitiate Man.
History repeats the old conceits
The glib replies, the same defeats
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
That's just weird...
How would you even justify that theologically - you're leaving the Earth God created for you and getting on this horrific spacecraft that's probably powered by a Nuclear Reactor and probably rips a dirty hole in space-time...
Not my kinda thing - much more a fan of Black Jack Geary giving the Syndic Worlds a bloody nose whilst coping with massive culture shock.
"If it wears trousers generally I don't pay attention."
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In the story, it's justified by analogy to previous Amish colonization efforts within and from Europe, as well as the whole "God created all the other worlds" angle.
Actually, looking at the author's other work and biography, it seems this is more up @Rhyfelwyr's alley.
I find I enjoy well-written 'dialectical' fiction, even if it's totally wrong-headed. I'm just coming off a string of totally dry, sophomoric, and uninspired titles (I'm looking at you "Crimson Worlds")...
Vitiate Man.
History repeats the old conceits
The glib replies, the same defeats
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
The Stand by Stephen King. I made it about 700 pages in. It got weird, I rolled out.
It got oddly religious and I was not ready for that in my sci-fi book
The Moor's Account by Layla Lalami. Splendid so far (one third into it).
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
Proud
Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain, by Michael Korda. Really excellent. Also slowly making my way though the Witcher series. I just finished the first book, The Last Wish. Hugely enjoyable series so far!
On the Path to the Streets of Gold: a Suebi AAR
Visited:
Hvil i fred HoreToreA man who casts no shadow has no soul.
The Ends of the World
Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions
- Peter Brannen
"Brannen excels at evoking lost worlds." - THE NEW YORKER
I bought this in January, but was busy with other things and had forgotten about it. I found it in a pile of books next to my bed.
It's fascinating and easy to read.
Wooooo!!!
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque.
Can only read one chapter at a time, it's just too loaded and dark. Splendid book however.
The Eichmann Trial, by Deborah Lipstadt. Far less controversial than the Hannah Arendt version.
On the Path to the Streets of Gold: a Suebi AAR
Visited:
Hvil i fred HoreToreA man who casts no shadow has no soul.
Panzer Leader - Heinz Guderian...
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grapes of wrath. its just very good ! I would tell you more about the plot but i don wanna spoil it
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
Proud
Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
The Air War eighth book in the Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
I'm cheating because I use audio books now more often - helps on train travel to block the noise, and I can download a new book as I go.
Warhammer, warhammer and warhammer
Main one being von carstein trilogy
ShadesWolf
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Im a Wolves fan, get me out of here......
The book I am currently reading is Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk by the respected Turkish writer and history ?lber Ortayl?.
think and grow rich. i love that book
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