Post by: JustUrEyeCandy on July 09, 2015, 02:19:29 AM
"Beauty comforts. There is something profoundly healing about it. Have you ever wondered why we send flowers to the bereaved? In the midst of their suffering and loss, only a gift of beauty says enough, or says it right... Only beauty helped. There's a touching story told from the hospitals of WWII, where a young and badly wounded soldier was brought in from a hellish week of fighting. After doing what she could for him, the nurse asked if there was anything else she could do. "Yes," he said. "Could you just put on some lipstick while I watch?" Beauty comforts. It soothes the soul."
- Captivating, Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul, by John and Stasi Eldredge
Post by: SAK Guy on July 09, 2015, 02:58:01 AM
The Second Coming
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
W. B. Yeats
"Ozymandias"
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Post by: ducttapetech on July 09, 2015, 03:09:38 AM
Nate
That's us mobile
Post by: detron on July 09, 2015, 03:11:34 AM
Post by: JustUrEyeCandy on July 09, 2015, 03:16:42 AM
About the poetry, I don't read much poetry either.
Post by: detron on July 09, 2015, 03:18:16 AM
Bad news everyone, Detron hears voices...
About the poetry, I don't read much poetry either.
true, true
Post by: jerseydevil on July 09, 2015, 03:22:27 AM
Post by: JustUrEyeCandy on July 09, 2015, 03:23:41 AM
Ah, books. I'm an avid reader, I'd rather be reading than watching TV. Right now I'm in the middle of To Kill a Mockingbird. Such a beautifully written book, one of my absolute favorites. :tu:
I remember reading that in high school and hated it. Lol but I fell in love with The Great Gatsby. I've read it several times. I'm curious to see what inspires the rest of you all. I'm impressed with the poems SAK Guy posted.
Post by: Chako on July 09, 2015, 03:23:58 AM
Post by: mrynnr on July 09, 2015, 03:37:54 AM
Post by: JustUrEyeCandy on July 09, 2015, 03:44:06 AM
I like to read...guess it goes with the profession. :D
I don't know what your profession is!!! Tell me, tell me! :D
Post by: ColoSwiss on July 09, 2015, 04:17:35 AM
Post by: jerseydevil on July 09, 2015, 04:33:17 AM
Ah, books. I'm an avid reader, I'd rather be reading than watching TV. Right now I'm in the middle of To Kill a Mockingbird. Such a beautifully written book, one of my absolute favorites. :tu:
I remember reading that in high school and hated it. Lol but I fell in love with The Great Gatsby. I've read it several times. I'm curious to see what inspires the rest of you all. I'm impressed with the poems SAK Guy posted.
I hated Gatsby. I thought it was an overrated piece of crap. I didn't hate it as much as The Scarlet Letter though. That steaming literary pile is the one book in high school that I flat out refused to finish. >:( My favorite novel is Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. I fell in love with it about 20 pages in. Another classic that I absolutely love is Candide by Voltaire. Such a fun book that has a great point. :)
Post by: SAK Guy on July 09, 2015, 04:47:44 AM
Ah, books. I'm an avid reader, I'd rather be reading than watching TV. Right now I'm in the middle of To Kill a Mockingbird. Such a beautifully written book, one of my absolute favorites. :tu:
I remember reading that in high school and hated it. Lol but I fell in love with The Great Gatsby. I've read it several times. I'm curious to see what inspires the rest of you all. I'm impressed with the poems SAK Guy posted.
I hated Gatsby. I thought it was an overrated piece of crap. I didn't hate it as much as The Scarlet Letter though. That steaming literary pile is the one book in high school that I flat out refused to finish. >:( My favorite novel is Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. I fell in love with it about 20 pages in. Another classic that I absolutely love is Candide by Voltaire. Such a fun book that has a great point. :)
Like all of those and Hemmingway!!!!!!! Wow!! Loved reading Hemmingway....his strong "geographical" style is like taking an extended journey in your mind.
Post by: JustUrEyeCandy on July 09, 2015, 05:24:12 AM
Ah, books. I'm an avid reader, I'd rather be reading than watching TV. Right now I'm in the middle of To Kill a Mockingbird. Such a beautifully written book, one of my absolute favorites. :tu:
I remember reading that in high school and hated it. Lol but I fell in love with The Great Gatsby. I've read it several times. I'm curious to see what inspires the rest of you all. I'm impressed with the poems SAK Guy posted.
I hated Gatsby. I thought it was an overrated piece of crap. I didn't hate it as much as The Scarlet Letter though. That steaming literary pile is the one book in high school that I flat out refused to finish. >:( My favorite novel is Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. I fell in love with it about 20 pages in. Another classic that I absolutely love is Candide by Voltaire. Such a fun book that has a great point. :)
How could you hate it?!?! I love the story inside and out. I've never read The Scarlet Letter but based on our opposing views I'm sure I'd love it. Lol!
Post by: Breezy12 on July 09, 2015, 09:04:08 AM
Ah, books. I'm an avid reader, I'd rather be reading than watching TV. Right now I'm in the middle of To Kill a Mockingbird. Such a beautifully written book, one of my absolute favorites. :tu:
I remember reading that in high school and hated it. Lol but I fell in love with The Great Gatsby. I've read it several times. I'm curious to see what inspires the rest of you all. I'm impressed with the poems SAK Guy posted.
I hated Gatsby. I thought it was an overrated piece of crap. I didn't hate it as much as The Scarlet Letter though. That steaming literary pile is the one book in high school that I flat out refused to finish. >:( My favorite novel is Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. I fell in love with it about 20 pages in. Another classic that I absolutely love is Candide by Voltaire. Such a fun book that has a great point. :)
How could you hate it?!?! I love the story inside and out. I've never read The Scarlet Letter but based on our opposing views I'm sure I'd love it. Lol!
I also hated Gatsby. :shrug: One of my favorites is The Catcher in the Rye... I never get tired of re-reading that one.
speaking of Hemingway -- The Old Man and the Sea is another one of my favorites. :)
Post by: ColoSwiss on July 09, 2015, 10:00:53 AM
Dorothy Parker
Post by: Steinar on July 09, 2015, 11:17:46 AM
Post by: ducttapetech on July 09, 2015, 11:33:39 AM
You are not the only one that hated The Scarlet Letter. That book sucked swamp ass.Ah, books. I'm an avid reader, I'd rather be reading than watching TV. Right now I'm in the middle of To Kill a Mockingbird. Such a beautifully written book, one of my absolute favorites. :tu:
I remember reading that in high school and hated it. Lol but I fell in love with The Great Gatsby. I've read it several times. I'm curious to see what inspires the rest of you all. I'm impressed with the poems SAK Guy posted.
I hated Gatsby. I thought it was an overrated piece of crap. I didn't hate it as much as The Scarlet Letter though. That steaming literary pile is the one book in high school that I flat out refused to finish.
Nate
That's us mobile
Post by: Chako on July 09, 2015, 01:45:26 PM
Post by: SAK Guy on July 09, 2015, 03:13:29 PM
<---- High School teacher.
:salute: :salute: :salute: :cheers:
Post by: pfrsantos on July 09, 2015, 03:18:06 PM
<---- High School teacher.
Now I understand all the knife and gun collecting...
:facepalm:
Post by: SAK Guy on July 09, 2015, 03:29:42 PM
Ah, books. I'm an avid reader, I'd rather be reading than watching TV. Right now I'm in the middle of To Kill a Mockingbird. Such a beautifully written book, one of my absolute favorites. :tu:
I remember reading that in high school and hated it. Lol but I fell in love with The Great Gatsby. I've read it several times. I'm curious to see what inspires the rest of you all. I'm impressed with the poems SAK Guy posted.
I hated Gatsby. I thought it was an overrated piece of crap. I didn't hate it as much as The Scarlet Letter though. That steaming literary pile is the one book in high school that I flat out refused to finish. >:( My favorite novel is Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. I fell in love with it about 20 pages in. Another classic that I absolutely love is Candide by Voltaire. Such a fun book that has a great point. :)
How could you hate it?!?! I love the story inside and out. I've never read The Scarlet Letter but based on our opposing views I'm sure I'd love it. Lol!
It's pretty grim in spots. We read it in a an early American Lit course so we were dissecting every aspect. Looking at it like that, it was an interesting work. Fav Hemingway work, The Sun Also Rises.
Post by: AimlessWanderer on July 09, 2015, 06:02:56 PM
I maybe one of the few, But I like reading a good book. But never was a fan of poetry.
Nate
That's us mobile
I'm not one for poetry either
I read a lot of books, and I love it. I especially enjoy it when the house is empty, and I am not disturbed by voices
I live alone by choice
Ah, books. I'm an avid reader, I'd rather be reading than watching TV. Right now I'm in the middle of To Kill a Mockingbird. Such a beautifully written book, one of my absolute favorites. :tu:
I don't own a television, and wouldn't have one in the house even if I was gifted one
I don't spend as much time with books as I'd like, but I do enjoy reading. I'll have to ponder for a while before submitting choice extracts :cheers:
Post by: jerseydevil on July 11, 2015, 04:50:55 PM
-Voltaire, Candide
Such a great and truthful quote. :D
Post by: kirk13 on July 11, 2015, 07:32:27 PM
There is a theory that if the question(to the Ulitmate Answer to Life,the Universe,and Everything),and the Answer(42) exist at the same place,at the same time,the Universe will be instantly destroyed,and be replaced with something even more confusing.
The is another theory that states this has already happened
-Douglas Adams
Post by: detron on July 11, 2015, 07:51:35 PM
Post by: styx on July 11, 2015, 08:36:23 PM
“I hold a beast, an angel, and a madman in me, and my enquiry is as to their working, and my problem is their subjugation and victory, down throw and upheaval, and my effort is their self-expression.”
― Dylan Thomas
Post by: detron on July 12, 2015, 03:02:07 AM
other quotes I did like were
“A boy who gets a C- in 'Appreciation of Television' can't be all bad.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
“A boy who gets a C- in 'Appreciation of Television' can't be all bad.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
Post by: JustUrEyeCandy on July 13, 2015, 10:24:32 PM
"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained."
Both by Mark Twain.
I love all the quotes so far. What a profound group of people from a multitool site. Who would've thought?
Post by: Syncop8r on July 14, 2015, 10:09:40 AM
- (Gandalf) J.R.R. Tolkien
Post by: firiki on July 14, 2015, 10:40:55 AM
Ntinos Christianopoulos
Post by: Syncop8r on July 14, 2015, 10:44:08 AM
Post by: JustUrEyeCandy on July 14, 2015, 05:30:58 PM
Post by: AlephZero on July 14, 2015, 07:14:05 PM
― Frank Herbert, Dune
Post by: derekmac on July 14, 2015, 07:53:06 PM
- Dr. Seuss
Post by: ColoSwiss on July 15, 2015, 12:04:19 AM
"Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained."
Both by Mark Twain.
I love all the quotes so far. What a profound group of people from a multitool site. Who would've thought?
Twain's always good. How about:
"It is noble to do good. It is nobler still to teach others to do good, and less trouble."
Post by: jerseydevil on July 15, 2015, 03:17:38 AM
"Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained."
Both by Mark Twain.
I love all the quotes so far. What a profound group of people from a multitool site. Who would've thought?
Twain's always good. How about:
"It is noble to do good. It is nobler still to teach others to do good, and less trouble."
"Dear reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself" -Mark Twain.
Post by: detron on July 15, 2015, 03:22:30 AM
"Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained."
Both by Mark Twain.
I love all the quotes so far. What a profound group of people from a multitool site. Who would've thought?
Twain's always good. How about:
"It is noble to do good. It is nobler still to teach others to do good, and less trouble."
"Dear reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself" -Mark Twain.
I love that one, it gets me every time
Post by: detron on July 15, 2015, 03:34:21 AM
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Items to the right of the Blue Chronicles of Narnia, are not the same set, but made the picture. :oops:
they all have gilded pages, ribbon book mark, hard back with no dust jacket.
Sold at Barnes and Noble as their "Leatherbound Collection"
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Post by: SAK Guy on July 15, 2015, 04:03:42 AM
Post by: detron on July 15, 2015, 04:29:45 AM
Very nice bro!!!!!
thanks man
Post by: ColoSwiss on July 15, 2015, 09:16:57 AM
Post by: Syncop8r on July 15, 2015, 11:39:58 AM
Post by: ColoSwiss on July 16, 2015, 01:22:22 AM
http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/collections/past_exhibits.cfm
Post by: ironraven on July 16, 2015, 02:02:17 AM
I grew up reading, no one remembers when I started. I'll read the ketchup bottle if there is nothing else. I have hardcover, paper backs of all sizes, but I'll admit that half of what I read now is on my phone or my kindle. That being said, mostly I make a annual donation to Guetenburg and read classics.
Post by: SAK Guy on July 16, 2015, 02:29:41 AM
Love those Barnes & Noble's classics- not the greatest binding, but they look good and they are priced right.
I grew up reading, no one remembers when I started. I'll read the ketchup bottle if there is nothing else. I have hardcover, paper backs of all sizes, but I'll admit that half of what I read now is on my phone or my kindle. That being said, mostly I make a annual donation to Guetenburg and read classics.
+1 Started out reading the dictionary and then my parents bought an encyclopedia...got through the "k's" before I discovered girls..... :D
Luckily, the love of books stayed with me.....
Post by: detron on July 16, 2015, 02:38:31 AM
Love those Barnes & Noble's classics- not the greatest binding, but they look good and they are priced right.
I grew up reading, no one remembers when I started. I'll read the ketchup bottle if there is nothing else. I have hardcover, paper backs of all sizes, but I'll admit that half of what I read now is on my phone or my kindle. That being said, mostly I make a annual donation to Guetenburg and read classics.
+1 Started out reading the dictionary and then my parents bought an encyclopedia...got through the "k's" before I discovered girls..... :D
Luckily, the love of books stayed with me.....
luckily you had already read the "G's" so you knew what girls were :rofl:
Post by: detron on July 16, 2015, 02:41:22 AM
Love those Barnes & Noble's classics- not the greatest binding, but they look good and they are priced right.
I grew up reading, no one remembers when I started. I'll read the ketchup bottle if there is nothing else. I have hardcover, paper backs of all sizes, but I'll admit that half of what I read now is on my phone or my kindle. That being said, mostly I make a annual donation to Guetenburg and read classics.
that is how I feel about them. I am super careful and protective of my books, even paperbacks I buy at Goodwill.
When I was in the Navy, I had an old monochromatic Palm Pilot. I read ebooks on it. (space was a premium on a ship)
I do read on my phone and tablet, but also enjoy a physical book.
Post by: SAK Guy on July 16, 2015, 03:04:44 AM
Love those Barnes & Noble's classics- not the greatest binding, but they look good and they are priced right.
I grew up reading, no one remembers when I started. I'll read the ketchup bottle if there is nothing else. I have hardcover, paper backs of all sizes, but I'll admit that half of what I read now is on my phone or my kindle. That being said, mostly I make a annual donation to Guetenburg and read classics.
+1 Started out reading the dictionary and then my parents bought an encyclopedia...got through the "k's" before I discovered girls..... :D
Luckily, the love of books stayed with me.....
luckily you had already read the "G's" so you knew what girls were :rofl:
:rofl::rofl: Def the monkey wrench in my "being the smartest boy in the world" plan!!!!!
Post by: detron on July 16, 2015, 03:09:23 AM
Love those Barnes & Noble's classics- not the greatest binding, but they look good and they are priced right.
I grew up reading, no one remembers when I started. I'll read the ketchup bottle if there is nothing else. I have hardcover, paper backs of all sizes, but I'll admit that half of what I read now is on my phone or my kindle. That being said, mostly I make a annual donation to Guetenburg and read classics.
+1 Started out reading the dictionary and then my parents bought an encyclopedia...got through the "k's" before I discovered girls..... :D
Luckily, the love of books stayed with me.....
luckily you had already read the "G's" so you knew what girls were :rofl:
:rofl::rofl: Def the monkey wrench in my "being the smartest boy in the world" plan!!!!!
Homo-sapiens would be interstellar travelers by now if reproductive physiology did not over-ride knowledge consumption. however, on the other hand, we might have become extinct. :rofl:
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Post by: ColoSwiss on July 16, 2015, 10:26:43 AM
Post by: detron on July 16, 2015, 03:32:30 PM
Nice pop-up book. My sister-in-law, an art museum curator, owns an extensive collection of pop-up books, so you're not alone.
:rofl: those 3 words really show how cultured I really am :rofl:
it is a beautifully done book, and it was $5 (clearance) at Barnes&Noble
Post by: ColoSwiss on July 16, 2015, 11:46:14 PM
Nice pop-up book. My sister-in-law, an art museum curator, owns an extensive collection of pop-up books, so you're not alone.
:rofl: those 3 words really show how cultured I really am :rofl:
it is a beautifully done book, and it was $5 (clearance) at Barnes&Noble
Some of the modern ones are not for kids. Very ornate, very complex. She has one for the Wizard of Oz where the tornado pops up and spins.
Post by: JustUrEyeCandy on July 17, 2015, 10:13:16 PM
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”
- Dr. Seuss
A man after my own heart. Dr. Seuss is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE people EVER.
Post by: JustUrEyeCandy on July 17, 2015, 10:16:43 PM
Post by: derekmac on July 17, 2015, 10:33:18 PM
Can I get a pop-up book for my Fifty Shades of Grey collection or nah? :whistle: :drool::rofl:
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Post by: Serena on July 24, 2015, 02:47:19 PM
Wow!!!
Post by: AlephZero on July 24, 2015, 03:05:36 PM
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Post by: ColoSwiss on July 25, 2015, 12:34:23 AM
(I don't have any interest in battleships. :whistle: )
Post by: jerseydevil on July 25, 2015, 04:08:28 AM
Post by: ColoSwiss on July 25, 2015, 04:35:49 AM
No, none at all. ;) Have you read Neptune's Inferno by James Hornfischer? Phenominal book, about the naval battles around Guadalcanal. His description of the Battle of Cape Esperance is especially good.
Its up there in the pile on top of the first tall book case. Also Atkinson's 'The Guns at Last Light'. Excellent books.
Post by: jerseydevil on July 25, 2015, 05:50:17 PM
No, none at all. ;) Have you read Neptune's Inferno by James Hornfischer? Phenominal book, about the naval battles around Guadalcanal. His description of the Battle of Cape Esperance is especially good.
Its up there in the pile on top of the first tall book case. Also Atkinson's 'The Guns at Last Light'. Excellent books.
I'm going to have to look into that one. :tu: Right now I'm reading A Bridge too Far again after having seen the movie the other day.....
Post by: Chako on July 25, 2015, 08:23:11 PM
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And the newest addition...just bought a few days ago...
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Post by: Serena on July 25, 2015, 08:51:38 PM
I only read digital nowadays. Big collection in one little device.
Post by: ColoSwiss on July 26, 2015, 07:26:56 AM
No, none at all. ;) Have you read Neptune's Inferno by James Hornfischer? Phenominal book, about the naval battles around Guadalcanal. His description of the Battle of Cape Esperance is especially good.
Its up there in the pile on top of the first tall book case. Also Atkinson's 'The Guns at Last Light'. Excellent books.
I'm going to have to look into that one. :tu: Right now I'm reading A Bridge too Far again after having seen the movie the other day.....
'Guns at Last Light' is the third in Atkinson's 'Liberation Trilogy'. Start with 'An Army at Dawn'.
http://liberationtrilogy.com
Post by: bmot on July 26, 2015, 09:54:43 AM
Quote
“Another thing that got forgotten was the fact that against all probability a sperm whale had suddenly been called into existence several miles above the surface of an alien planet.
And since this is not a naturally tenable position for a whale, this poor innocent creature had very little time to come to terms with its identity as a whale before it then had to come to terms with not being a whale any more.
This is a complete record of its thoughts from the moment it began its life till the moment it ended it.
Ah … ! What’s happening? it thought.
Er, excuse me, who am I?
Hello?
Why am I here? What’s my purpose in life?
What do I mean by who am I?
Calm down, get a grip now … oh! this is an interesting sensation, what is it? It’s a sort of … yawning, tingling sensation in my … my … well I suppose I’d better start finding names for things if I want to make any headway in what for the sake of what I shall call an argument I shall call the world, so let’s call it my stomach.
Good. Ooooh, it’s getting quite strong. And hey, what’s about this whistling roaring sound going past what I’m suddenly going to call my head? Perhaps I can call that … wind! Is that a good name? It’ll do … perhaps I can find a better name for it later when I’ve found out what it’s for. It must be something very important because there certainly seems to be a hell of a lot of it. Hey! What’s this thing? This … let’s call it a tail – yeah, tail. Hey! I can can really thrash it about pretty good can’t I? Wow! Wow! That feels great! Doesn’t seem to achieve very much but I’ll probably find out what it’s for later on. Now – have I built up any coherent picture of things yet?
No.
Never mind, hey, this is really exciting, so much to find out about, so much to look forward to, I’m quite dizzy with anticipation …
Or is it the wind?
There really is a lot of that now isn’t it?
And wow! Hey! What’s this thing suddenly coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like … ow … ound … round … ground! That’s it! That’s a good name – ground!
I wonder if it will be friends with me?
And the rest, after a sudden wet thud, was silence.
Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was Oh no, not again. Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the bowl of petunias had thought that we would know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now.”
― Douglas Adams (http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4.Douglas_Adams), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3078186)
I love reading, always did, though lately I found I get distracted too easily, somehow. :(
Post by: detron on May 27, 2017, 01:41:51 AM
today I bought these four
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recently ( as in within the last two weeks) I bought these
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and the ones I had before this:
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Post by: ColoSwiss on May 27, 2017, 04:19:48 AM
Post by: carboncopy101 on May 27, 2017, 05:41:20 AM
Post by: detron on May 27, 2017, 05:45:22 AM
I frequent second hand bookstores. It's like treasure hunting. Last month i got an electrical engineer's handbook for 8 bucks. Brand new books cost a ton but the rate for second hand is great!
I built 90% of a caomplete Stephen King collection from second hand stores. I frequent them all the time.
Post by: carboncopy101 on May 27, 2017, 05:48:16 AM
Me to! Completed the dark towers with each book not getting more than a buck!I frequent second hand bookstores. It's like treasure hunting. Last month i got an electrical engineer's handbook for 8 bucks. Brand new books cost a ton but the rate for second hand is great!
I built 90% of a caomplete Stephen King collection from second hand stores. I frequent them all the time.
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 27, 2017, 05:54:22 AM
Some good reading there. :cheers:+1
Definitely, even though I'm not a real book reader like the wife, she'll have two books done in a week, although I did read "nothing lasts forever"(the original die hard) in a month, I'm on "58 minutes" (the 2nd die hard) but I'm only on chapter 7 out of 41!
JR
Post by: zoidberg on May 27, 2017, 06:23:52 AM
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 27, 2017, 06:25:53 AM
Wow, detron is on fire. :tu: :tu:I'd say so, that's a nice little collection, let alone leatherbound!
JR
Post by: zoidberg on May 27, 2017, 06:27:09 AM
Wow, detron is on fire. :tu: :tu:I'd say so, that's a nice little collection, let alone leatherbound!
JR
Yeah for sure. :like: :like:
Post by: Alan K. on May 27, 2017, 08:38:36 AM
From Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness."
“One evening coming in with a candle I was startled to hear him say a little tremulously, ‘I am lying here in the dark waiting for death.’ The light was within a foot of his eyes. I forced myself to murmur, ‘Oh, nonsense!’ and stood over him as if transfixed. “Anything approaching the change that came over his features I have never seen before, and hope never to see again. Oh, I wasn’t touched. I was fascinated. It was as though a veil had been rent. I saw on that ivory face the expression of sombre pride, of ruthless power, of craven terror—of an intense and hopeless despair. Did he live his life again in every detail of desire, temptation, and surrender during that supreme moment of complete knowledge? He cried in a whisper at some image, at some vision—he cried out twice, a cry that was no more than a breath:
“‘The horror! The horror!’"
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 27, 2017, 06:44:09 PM
JR
Post by: carboncopy101 on May 30, 2017, 12:22:05 PM
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Barnes & Noble decided to sell the Leatherbound Classics that I love for half price! I decided to increase my collection
today I bought these four
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recently ( as in within the last two weeks) I bought these
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and the ones I had before this:
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Wow. Those books are beautiful!
Post by: caninesapien on May 30, 2017, 01:07:12 PM
Post by: caninesapien on May 30, 2017, 01:11:01 PM
Post by: detron on May 30, 2017, 04:23:35 PM
Nice. What's in the Classic Horror Stories collection?
I will get you that list when I get home.
Post by: detron on May 30, 2017, 04:23:58 PM
Post by: pfrsantos on May 30, 2017, 04:41:09 PM
Also - major bookworm here. I don't go anywhere without a book. Set myself a goal of 65 books this year and (just about) on target! I have a Kindle too which has upped my reading but I still prefer a physical copy.
Major Bookworm!
:salute:
I have hundreds (yup, as in 100x) of comic's albums and magazines and novels/books. There's nothing like flipping through the pages of a real book, sensing the paper textures and the smell and the indent the press as made in the pages.
:tu: :tu:
Post by: detron on May 30, 2017, 05:22:34 PM
Nice. What's in the Classic Horror Stories collection?
was able to find the answer online.
The Classic Horror Stories contains:
EDGAR ALLAN POE
The Black Cat - 1
The Masque of the Red Death - 9
The Fall of the House of Usher - 14
J. SHERIDAN LE FANU
The Watcher - 30
Schalken the Painter - 61
AMBROSE BIERCE
The Middle Toe of the Right Foot - 78
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - 86
HENRY JAMES
The Ghostly Rental - 94
The Jolly Corner - 122
BRAM STOKER
The Judge's House - 150
The Squaw - 165
GUY DE MAUPASSANT
Was It a Dream? - 175
The Horla - 179
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
The Body-Snatcher - 200
MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
The Wind in the Rose-Bush - 216
The Shadows on the Wall - 232
F. MARION CRAWFORD
The Upper Berth - 246
E. NESBIT
Man-Size in Marble - 264
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Lot No. 249 - 276
The Horror of the Heights - 304
EDITH WHARTON
The Eyes - 317
Afterward - 333
M.R. JAMES
"Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad" - 358
Count Magnus - 375
ARTHUR MACHEN
The Great God Pan - 386
Novel of the White Powder - 430
W.W. JACOBS
The Monkey's Paw - 444
ROBERT W. CHAMBERS
The Yellow Sign - 454
E.F. BENSON
Caterpillars - 470
Negotium Perambulans - 478
ALGERNON BLACKWOOD
The Wendigo - 491
The Willows - 530
OLIVER ONIONS
The Beckoning Fair One - 571
WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON
The Derelict - 627
The Voice in the Night - 649
HENRY S. WHITEHEAD
Passing of a God - 660
Cassius - 676
WILLIAM FRYER HARVEY
August Heat - 705
The Ankardyne Pew - 710
H.P. LOVECRAFT
The Colour Out of Space - 720
The Dunwich Horror - 744
Post by: caninesapien on May 31, 2017, 10:14:38 AM
Nice. What's in the Classic Horror Stories collection?
was able to find the answer online.
Nice! That's a good range of horror - I love that Robert W. Chambers story.
Post by: caninesapien on May 31, 2017, 03:12:23 PM
:salute:Also - major bookworm here. I don't go anywhere without a book. Set myself a goal of 65 books this year and (just about) on target! I have a Kindle too which has upped my reading but I still prefer a physical copy.
Major Bookworm!
:salute:
The thing I like best about paperbacks is the old artwork on some of the 1960s/70s horror publications >:D
Post by: Alan K. on June 01, 2017, 04:22:54 AM
:salute:Also - major bookworm here. I don't go anywhere without a book. Set myself a goal of 65 books this year and (just about) on target! I have a Kindle too which has upped my reading but I still prefer a physical copy.
Major Bookworm!
:salute:
The thing I like best about paperbacks is the old artwork on some of the 1960s/70s horror publications >:D
I agree completely. Some of the covers by Frank Frazetta and others are amazing.
Post by: MadPlumbarian on June 01, 2017, 05:21:46 AM
JR
The Bourne identity, the first book to the series,,
Die hard with a vengeance, I'm not sure of this one, it's probably literly the movie,
58 minutes, the second book of the die Hard series, the one at the airport, so far I'm not far enough in to say anything..
Nothing lasts forever, what started the die hard movie, a bit twisted compared to the movie but very good!
Post by: caninesapien on June 06, 2017, 11:56:22 AM
My current and recent reading:
Current:
Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors by Adam Nevill
Sum by David Eagleman
Recent:
The four books of the Space Odyssey series by Arthur C. Clarke
Post by: Ron Who on June 11, 2017, 03:11:18 PM
I would qualify the language he uses in his novellas and short stories as poetry in prose. The man has a way with words like no writer before or after him.
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Slauerhoff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Slauerhoff
Post by: detron on October 03, 2017, 02:57:03 AM
I got this in the mail today. weighing in at 16 pounds!
12.5" tall x 6.25" wide x 9.5" deep
From Wikipedia
Webster’s New International Dictionary (second edition, 1934)
"Webster's Second" redirects here. For Daniel Webster's "Second Reply to Hayne", see Webster–Hayne debate.
In 1934, the New International Dictionary was revised and expanded for a second edition, which is popularly known as Webster’s Second or W2, although it was not published under that title. It was edited by William Allan Neilson and Thomas A. Knott. It contained 3350 pages and sold for $39.50. Some versions added a 400-page supplement called A Reference History of the World, which provided chronologies "from earliest times to the present". The editors claimed more than 600,000 entries, more than any other dictionary at that time, but that number included many proper names and newly added lists of undefined "combination words". Multiple definitions of words are listed in chronological order, with the oldest, and often obsolete, usages listed first. For example, the first definition of starve includes dying of exposure to the elements as well as from lack of food.
The numerous picture plates added to the book's appeal and usefulness, particularly when pertaining to things found in nature. Conversely, the plate showing the coins of the world's important nations quickly proved to be ephemeral. Numerous gold coins from various important countries were included, including American eagles, at a time when it had recently become illegal for Americans to own them, and when most other countries had withdrawn gold from active circulation as well.
Early printings of this dictionary contained the famous dord.
Because of its style and word coverage, Webster's Second is still a popular dictionary. For example, in the case of Miller Brewing Co. v. G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc., 561 F.2d 75 (7th Cir. 1977)[20] – a trademark dispute in which the terms "lite" and "light" were held to be generic for light beer and therefore available for use by anyone – the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, after considering a definition from Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, wrote that "[T]he comparable definition in the previous, and for many the classic, edition of the same dictionary is as follows:..."
What cost $39.50 in 1934 would cost $719.78 in 2016. Site I used for inflation calculator (https://westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi)
Mine does include the 400 page reference history
anyway, the book is massive, and dense with text and illustrations
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_163941.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_163941.jpg.html)
I have a decent size hand, (and an 8.5 inch wrist) just context for this picture
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_163953.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_163953.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164025.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164025.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164041.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164041.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164728.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164728.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164828.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164828.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164912.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164912.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_165445.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_165445.jpg.html)
I was unaware of the official names of the different shapes of leaves. (never thought about it)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_184749.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_184749.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_185648.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_185648.jpg.html)
this little graphic below is cool, it shows the different train wheel configurations, using simple symbols
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_185712.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_185712.jpg.html)
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Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 03, 2017, 03:26:15 AM
JR
Post by: detron on October 03, 2017, 03:30:09 AM
Now that’s a book, as thick as it is does it finally have a part of understanding women?
JR
understanding women is like trying to figure out what color the letter 7 smells like :rofl:
Post by: MadPlumbarian on October 03, 2017, 04:26:25 AM
No crap, but look at the size of the book, I fig there might be some info, lol..Now that’s a book, as thick as it is does it finally have a part of understanding women?
JR
understanding women is like trying to figure out what color the letter 7 smells like :rofl:
JR
Post by: pfrsantos on October 03, 2017, 11:52:00 AM
Now that’s a book, as thick as it is does it finally have a part of understanding women?
JR
understanding women is like trying to figure out what color the letter 7 smells like :rofl:
C'mon, that's easy!
Show content
B flat!
:D :D :D :D
:D :D :D :D
Post by: detron on October 03, 2017, 02:34:58 PM
Now that’s a book, as thick as it is does it finally have a part of understanding women?
JR
understanding women is like trying to figure out what color the letter 7 smells like :rofl:
C'mon, that's easy!Show contentB flat!
:D :D :D :D
:rofl:
Post by: ThundahBeagle on October 04, 2017, 06:17:40 AM
Fahrenheit 451
1984
Read those three and then take a good look around you
Post by: detron on September 03, 2018, 06:20:14 AM
this web view is configurable, and searchable. I like it a lot!
Detail web view (https://cloud.collectorz.com/Detron/books?viewType=detail)
Cover View (https://cloud.collectorz.com/Detron/books?viewType=cover)
Post by: Yadda on September 03, 2018, 09:39:26 PM
Post by: magentus on September 03, 2018, 09:43:23 PM
I have lots of books. I like to escape reality when I read, my favorite authors include, Carl Hiason, Timothy Dorsey, Glen Cook, Asimov, O'brian, and many others.Pablo O'Brian? :D
Post by: Mechanickal on September 03, 2018, 09:51:34 PM
Post by: Yadda on September 03, 2018, 09:58:15 PM
I have lots of books. I like to escape reality when I read, my favorite authors include, Carl Hiason, Timothy Dorsey, Glen Cook, Asimov, O'brian, and many others.Pablo O'Brian? :D
His cousin, Patrick O'Brian. Master and Commander series.
Post by: Yadda on September 03, 2018, 09:59:12 PM
He only writes about bending things and throwing random stuff out the window...
Defenestration can be cathartic.
Post by: Mechanickal on September 03, 2018, 10:02:14 PM
Post by: Ron Who on September 03, 2018, 10:15:20 PM
Spy Catcher by Peter Wright.
Fahrenheit 451
1984
Read those three and then take a good look around you
Don´t know the first one, but F451 and 1984 are great.
I hope they´re not after you.
Of course, if they aren´t, it doesn´t neccesarily mean you´re not paranoid. :D
Post by: Fast Bill on September 03, 2018, 10:18:34 PM
Spy Catcher by Peter Wright.
Fahrenheit 451
1984
Read those three and then take a good look around you
Don´t know the first one, but F451 and 1984 are great.
I hope they´re not after you.
Of course, if they aren´t, it doesn´t neccesarily mean you´re not paranoid. :D
I thought Peter Wright's book a bit average to be honest. Not read F451 yet.
Post by: Yadda on September 04, 2018, 05:51:28 AM
Spy Catcher by Peter Wright.
Fahrenheit 451
1984
Read those three and then take a good look around you
...or read Uptain Sinclair's 'The Jungle' and decide if you ever really want to eat anything again..." :rofl: >:D
Post by: Captain Sabretache on May 29, 2019, 03:04:39 PM
this old book.
I got this in the mail today. weighing in at 16 pounds!
12.5" tall x 6.25" wide x 9.5" deep
From Wikipedia
Webster’s New International Dictionary (second edition, 1934)
"Webster's Second" redirects here. For Daniel Webster's "Second Reply to Hayne", see Webster–Hayne debate.
In 1934, the New International Dictionary was revised and expanded for a second edition, which is popularly known as Webster’s Second or W2, although it was not published under that title. It was edited by William Allan Neilson and Thomas A. Knott. It contained 3350 pages and sold for $39.50. Some versions added a 400-page supplement called A Reference History of the World, which provided chronologies "from earliest times to the present". The editors claimed more than 600,000 entries, more than any other dictionary at that time, but that number included many proper names and newly added lists of undefined "combination words". Multiple definitions of words are listed in chronological order, with the oldest, and often obsolete, usages listed first. For example, the first definition of starve includes dying of exposure to the elements as well as from lack of food.
The numerous picture plates added to the book's appeal and usefulness, particularly when pertaining to things found in nature. Conversely, the plate showing the coins of the world's important nations quickly proved to be ephemeral. Numerous gold coins from various important countries were included, including American eagles, at a time when it had recently become illegal for Americans to own them, and when most other countries had withdrawn gold from active circulation as well.
Early printings of this dictionary contained the famous dord.
Because of its style and word coverage, Webster's Second is still a popular dictionary. For example, in the case of Miller Brewing Co. v. G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc., 561 F.2d 75 (7th Cir. 1977)[20] – a trademark dispute in which the terms "lite" and "light" were held to be generic for light beer and therefore available for use by anyone – the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, after considering a definition from Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, wrote that "[T]he comparable definition in the previous, and for many the classic, edition of the same dictionary is as follows:..."
What cost $39.50 in 1934 would cost $719.78 in 2016. Site I used for inflation calculator (https://westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi)
Mine does include the 400 page reference history
anyway, the book is massive, and dense with text and illustrations
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_163941.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_163941.jpg.html)
I have a decent size hand, (and an 8.5 inch wrist) just context for this picture
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_163953.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_163953.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164025.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164025.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164041.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164041.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164728.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164728.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164828.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164828.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164912.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_164912.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_165445.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_165445.jpg.html)
I was unaware of the official names of the different shapes of leaves. (never thought about it)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_184749.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_184749.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_185648.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_185648.jpg.html)
this little graphic below is cool, it shows the different train wheel configurations, using simple symbols
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_185712.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_185712.jpg.html)
(http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz255/detronphillips/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_190042.jpg) (http://s833.photobucket.com/user/detronphillips/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171002_190042.jpg.html)
That is an amazing looking book i would love a copy. I used to have large modern dictionary. But when i discovered they had started putting celebrities in there like Eminem and Tracy Emin I got rid of it out of principle :rant:
Post by: MadPlumbarian on May 29, 2019, 03:44:11 PM
JR
Post by: Steinar on May 29, 2019, 08:47:43 PM
Post by: detron on May 29, 2019, 09:22:08 PM
That is an amazing looking book i would love a copy. I used to have large modern dictionary. But when i discovered they had started putting celebrities in there like Eminem and Tracy Emin I got rid of it out of principle :rant:
I picked up another one of these massive beauties for $5 at Half Priced Books. it is a version without the Reference history, but a really cool addition
Post by: detron on December 06, 2019, 01:25:11 AM
That is an amazing looking book i would love a copy. I used to have large modern dictionary. But when i discovered they had started putting celebrities in there like Eminem and Tracy Emin I got rid of it out of principle :rant:
I found another one of these dictionaries. it is exactly the same version as the one pictured, but this one is done on India Paper. it is much thinner. I paid $10 for it
Post by: detron on December 06, 2019, 01:29:52 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_of_the_Western_World?fbclid=IwAR1NN3_r7p0kQ7xgC1MdGDxtmvZXBmJb9AyMQJBaJHWzP6343LWhNJFR8sw (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_of_the_Western_World?fbclid=IwAR1NN3_r7p0kQ7xgC1MdGDxtmvZXBmJb9AyMQJBaJHWzP6343LWhNJFR8sw)
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Now that I have this set, I am working on getting a set of "Harvard Classics" If by chance you have the set or individual volumes to sell or trade for, let me know.