Vote for the next book club book

wendybeth · 01-22-2007, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I kind of like the anarchy book club thing - we post a list, read the one's we're interested in and post about it elsewhere

Since that seems to be the method we've gravitated toward, I agree.

I'm still looking at Heavenly City but first I have to track it down. I'm thinking I'll have to order it from Amazon, as none of the bookstores carry it around here.

Alex · 01-22-2007, 12:48 PM

In other words, a "Random Book Musings" thread.

€uroMeinke · 01-22-2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

In other words, a "Random Book Musings" thread.

Perhaps, but my preference has been to start a thread for each book I finish, or add to an existing thread about the work - but random works too.

Alex · 01-22-2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

I'm still looking at Heavenly City but first I have to track it down. I'm thinking I'll have to order it from Amazon, as none of the bookstores carry it around here.

PM me your address and I'll mail you my extra copy of it.

wendybeth · 02-10-2007, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

PM me your address and I'll mail you my extra copy of it.

Crap! I am sorry- I didn't see this before and I just dug up this thread to say that I found a copy at the Elliot Bay Co and ordered it tonight! Thank you for the offer, though- I really do want to read this very much. (One of my favorite periods of history). I think the version I got is the '93 one- do you know if there are any discernable differences between this and the original issue? (I think 1933?) I really am looking forward to this one, and will post my take on it as soon as I read it.

Alex · 02-10-2007, 01:09 AM

No, I don't know anything about any other versions. I suppose there might be some introductory material or something but there'd be no reason to update the essay itself.

I can't stress enough that the contents were originally delivered as a lecture series and the text has only been modified lightly for the page. If you're willing to look a bit foolish, I recommend reading aloud various passages to really drive home the style.

I hope you enjoy it, I find it ver though provoking and return to it occasionally, particularly the first chapter, for its exploration of how thinking itself changes.

wendybeth · 02-10-2007, 02:00 AM

I've read a variety of reviews and synopsis's and I know this is right up my ally. Just the title alone is intriguing. I'll have to post a pic of my 'library' sometime- way back in the pre-kid day we used to collect antique books, which I actually read. I have a hard time with the modern vernacular when reading because I tend toward books from the Neo and Post-Neo-Classical time period. From what I gather, this is a critical look at the Age of Enlightenment, right? If I were a PLR person, I'd have to say this would be an area of interest, as I've always had a strange fascination with this epoch. I'll have to relay my Peter the Great story sometime.

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01-22-2007, 12:48 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	In other words, a "Random Book Musings" thread.
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02-10-2007, 01:09 AM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	No, I don't know anything about any other versions. I suppose there might be some introductory material or something but there'd be no reason to update the essay itself. I can't stress enough that the contents were originally delivered as a lecture series and the text has only been modified lightly for the page. If you're willing to look a bit foolish, I recommend reading aloud various passages to really drive home the style. I hope you enjoy it, I find it ver though provoking and return to it occasionally, particularly the first chapter, for its exploration of how thinking itself changes.
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02-10-2007, 02:00 AM	#7
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I've read a variety of reviews and synopsis's and I know this is right up my ally. Just the title alone is intriguing. I'll have to post a pic of my 'library' sometime- way back in the pre-kid day we used to collect antique books, which I actually read. I have a hard time with the modern vernacular when reading because I tend toward books from the Neo and Post-Neo-Classical time period. From what I gather, this is a critical look at the Age of Enlightenment, right? If I were a PLR person, I'd have to say this would be an area of interest, as I've always had a strange fascination with this epoch. I'll have to relay my Peter the Great story sometime. __________________
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