Sephia
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Hi all...just interested in what everyone is reading. Personally, i am rereading "1984" by George Orwell, also, "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce (for school) and also "Lookig Backward" by Edward Bellamy.
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TahoeT
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Hi all...just interested in what everyone is reading. Personally, i am rereading "1984" by George Orwell, also, "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce (for school) and also "Lookig Backward" by Edward Bellamy.
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane. I've read 1984 several times - great book.
Have you read Brave New World or any other Aldous Huxley???
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Sephia
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I've read Brave New World...good book. I liked it a lot though I still think 1984 is better. Do you know of any other good dystopia books?
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Victor
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After back to back Dan Brown....DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons and Digital Fortress, next up is Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes. No mystery, no murder, no codes to break. Just beautiful Italy, friendship and food.
My brain needs a break........
Under the Tuscan Sun
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arcadia
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Guess I will will make this my introductory post. (Hi everyone  )
Right now, I'm re-reading The Temple And The Lodge, co-authored by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh (both of whom were co-authors, along with Henry Lincoln, of Holy Blood, Holy Grail). It's basically about trying to tie the origins of the Freemasons to the survival of the Knights Templar in Scotland after the pope banished them as an Order of the church.
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Sephia
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Hi Arcadia!
How is the book, sounds ok, but Hly Blood Holy Grril was a tad dry at parts..is this better?
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NoLifeKing
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I am reading Religion and Science by Bertrand Russell. After that I plan to read a Chuck Palahniuk book, then Siddhartha: A New Translation by Herman Hesse... I always have to break my dry books up with a little bit of Chuck Palahniuk
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arcadia
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Sephia,
The Temple And The Lodge starts off a little slow, explaining a bit of the history of Scotland, but as I am a history buff as well as a bibliophile it wasn't all that hard to get through.
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Sephia
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oh....maybe a bit later, since I'm up to my ears in history right now.
Currntly: Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey.
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ngnm
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someone above asked for dystopian novels other than BNW & 1984 - two very good dystopian novels i've read is "Kallocain" by the swedish poet Karin Boye (ISBN #0299038947 - amazon have it), and "The Handmaid's tale" by Margaret Atwood.
They're both very different from BNW & 1984, but still quite similar.... and above all very, very good..
oh, and this is my first post..
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Sephia
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I loved "Handmaid's Tale" great book, I read it in 9th grade. What's "Kallocain" about?
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ngnm
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It's about a totalitarian world-state, much like in orwell's 1984, seen through the eyes of scientist Leo Kall. Leo is the creator of a drug, kallocain, which turns everyone into a "happy, healthy cell in the state organism."
At first he doesn't see his drug as anything other than the perfect aid towards a perfect society... he soon realizes its drawbacks, however....but not soon enough.
oh, and i forgot Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" in my previous post.. Another brilliant dystopian novel.
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AAnnAArchy
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ngnm <<At first he doesn't see his drug as anything other than the perfect aid towards a perfect society... he soon realizes its drawbacks, however....but not soon enough.>>
Hmmm, sounds interesting. A must for the wishlist. By the way, I can't recommend the Amazon wishlist enough as a great way of keeping track of things you'll want to read in the future. You know how you always end up saying, "Darn, what was the title of that book I wanted to read?" Well, no more, it'll be on your wishlist. Not to mention, if you make it public, maybe your friends will buy it for you instead of that fruitcake during the holidays.
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Lacrima
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I am reading Angels & Demons at the moment, yet I can somewhat recommend the work of Arthuro Perez- Reverte , fiction but also his work includes good research upon historical subjects whilst writing process.
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evlpez
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I'm reading Quentins by Maeve Binchy right now. After consuming 4 Dan Brown books in a row, it's a bit of a change. I never finished a Binchy book before (started the Glass Lake a few years back and couldn't get into it) but Quentins is very good. I have a habit of overdoing it with newly discovered (by me) writers. I had Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha (Roddy Doyle) on my reading list for years. When I finally got it last summer, I also read his Barrytown Trilogy (The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van). I must stop doing this sort of thing, and so I resolve NOT to read another Maeve Binchy when I'm done Quentins. LOL!
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Sephia
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I am reading "american Gods" by Neil Gaiman while also reading "The Messianic Legacy" by Baigent etc., and also "Kushiel's avatar" and also "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman. Whew!
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TahoeT
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evlpez>>>I have a habit of overdoing it with newly discovered (by me) writers. <<<
LOL I have the same "problem." I also have a problem with buying books I've already read, because the cover has changed. I do try and be careful by checking out the copyright date, but sometimes can be fooled...
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Dazzle
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I'm reading An Instance of the Fingerpost by Ian Pears; a murder mystery set three years after Britain had become a kingdom again following the demise of Cromwell's Lord Protectorship.
I turned to this after deciding that Lawrence Norfolk's Lempriere's Dictionary was a piece of pretentious nonsense.
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smokeyhaze1
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I'm reading Newton's observations on the prophesies of David and John. These observations can be read at http://www.historicist.com/Newton/title.htm
Newton was the only man that has ever done the math in the old testiment... He made a timeline of history... Some believe thats why god put him on earth.... Who knows really.. I just thik it extrodinary that a scientist actually reasearced the Bible and judged it as being scientifically possible and accurate. One of the most brillant minds to live...
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poia
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It is very interesting indeed. Although, Sir Newton didn't do the "math" but used the scientific approach to study the prophecies that he believed the Bible contained.
The "math" in the holy texts is called gematria, and it is a whole other story. Through this sacred math, messages were recorded for the initiates and it's still in use today by the Orthodox Jewish rabbis. The New Testament, original in Greek, it is filled with names = sacred numbers with certain meaning. But, as I said, it's a whole other (ignorant) story...
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Dazzle
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I just thik
Aw! No need to be so negative about yourself. 
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Sephia
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Newton "created" (if that's the right word) both physics and calculus. I hate both. Why couldn't he have done something normal when he was away from the university because of the plague? Like sleep. or invent video games.
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WKShadow
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There are actually many scholars who have 'done the math' and have infact uncovered a Bible Code. and the jews believe that their names are all in it, using a bible code of sorts too.
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Dazzle
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The only "Bible Code" that would matter is the traditional Hebraic writings with each of their 22 consonants being the mystical numbers that form the names of the 72 angels who in turn form the name of God - mystical - yet mathematical - Qabbalah.
Back to the original question of what we're reading.
I ditched The Rule of Four because it was inept and started reading Bruno Giordano and the Hermetic Tradition by Francis E. Yates. Now this is good.
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smokeyhaze1
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Newton did make a timeline... It can be found all over the place... Including on the link I sent.. And guess what? Newton's timeline are the exact same numbers in the bible.. Example-Chapter 5 Genesis- "THIS IS THE BOOK OF THE GENERATIONS OF ADAM".... "And the days of adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years" You read too much dan brown code crap. Newton did the math and came up with his calculations. You'd know that if you actually understood the notes Newton took.
I leave you with a Da Vinci quote that Dan Brown raped...
"Blind ignorance misleads us thus and delights with the results of
lascivious joys.
Because it does not know the true light. Because it does not know
what is the true light.
Vain splendour takes from us the power of being .... behold! for its
vain splendour we go into the fire, thus blind ignorance does
mislead us. That is, blind ignorance so misleads us that ...
O! wretched mortals, open your eyes."
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smokeyhaze1
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Need I remind everyone Newton was neither a Hebrew nor Jew...? Also I read a bible that was wrote a mere 60 years after his death. Theres probably more similarities than differences.
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poia
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Evidently, it is a waste of time for me to repeat what I tried to explain. I hope we are not dealing with a book snob.
Sir Isaac Newton (let’s refer to him with the respect he deserves) applied astronomy to establish chronology, a big issue of that time. Although his prophecies are interesting to read, he also strongly believed that “today’s scarred and marred earth was the result of the great Flood.” (“Sir Isaac Newton and the Bible” by professor Arthur B. Anderson)
So, instead of barking, why don’t you try to express an opinion and have a discussion with those interested? But if this is too subtle for you and you continue in this manner, I am sure the stubborn ignorants who only read Dan Brown code crap will hold their own.
P.S. Hebrew = a Jew, Jew = a descendant of the Hebrew people. I guess you meant to say converted Jew, right?
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Dazzle
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I wonder what conspiracy forums smokeyhazel has been on prior to coming here to spout second hand opinions.
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Makore
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Well, I thought I'd chime in. TO be honest, I lost the passion to read when I began working in the REAL WORLD 
However, here recently, I have finally had a chance to get back into it. Here is what I have read recently, and what I am reading now:
Five People You Meet in Heaven: Mitch Albom
Tuesdays With Morry: Mitch Albom
The Sicilian: Mario Puzo
The Da Vinci Code: Dan Brown
Angels and Demons: Dan Brown
Digital Fortress: Dan Brown (surrently finishing)
I plan on getting more books that deal with the subject matter of DaVinci, and The Holy Grail..If anyone can reccomend something, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks
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Sephia
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For non-fiction: "The Templar Revelation" by Clive Picknet (sp?) and someone else.
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danaholic
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I'm reading books in the Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffery Deaver - very good.
I'd like to read more classic books, actually. I have read 'Wuthering Heights', which was very good and 'War of the Worlds', which I didn't even finish because it was rubbish. But the problem with classics is that they are so hard to understand!
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langdon_lover
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Lincoln Rhyme books are excellent, i definately have to find some more of them. books by marian keyes (i think thats her name) are good too.
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Dazzle
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I am mostly reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susannah Clarke.
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HunterL
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This summer I discovered Dan Brown with Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. I just finished Holy Blood, Holy Grail and now I am reading Templar Revelation. So far so good. After that I am going to delve in to some Freemason history to get ready for Brown's next book.
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