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January 31, 2014, 01:09:56 AM |
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I thought a thread like this was lacking here  If anybody's interested, I'd recommend Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It's a great work of fiction litterature spaning many genres, and it deals with economic and political themes that might appeal to my fellow bitcoiners. What are yours? |
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January 31, 2014, 03:52:46 AM |
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Not sure many bitcoiners spend much time reading  my favorite all time book is "The Castle" by Kafka. All about confusion and paranoia and authority, he was well ahead of his time. |
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sakkosekk
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January 31, 2014, 09:26:42 AM |
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I am reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. I like how the book is written like a journal and letters.
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January 31, 2014, 09:50:27 AM |
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I thought a thread like this was lacking here If anybody's interested, I'd recommend Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It's a great work of fiction litterature spaning many genres, and it deals with economic and political themes that might appeal to my fellow bitcoiners. What are yours?  I am reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. I like how the book is written like a journal and letters.
Didn't like it much. Found it tedious, but I'm not a fan of epistolary novels. |
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January 31, 2014, 11:03:42 AM |
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Not sure many bitcoiners spend much time reading my favorite all time book is "The Castle" by Kafka. All about confusion and paranoia and authority, he was well ahead of his time. That's quite a shame! I had naïvely assumed bitcoiners where enlightened libertarians who read as much as a man of the Renaissance  Thanks for your suggestion, I had greatly enjoyed Metamorphosis by Kafka and will look into that one. Also, +1 for Dracula. Still is the best vampire story written. |
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January 31, 2014, 11:10:00 AM |
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Also, +1 for Dracula. Still is the best vampire story written.
Then you can't've read Twilight  , I prefer Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, but I've only read the first three. I'd like to read the full set at some point in the future, but so much to read and so little time  . |
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January 31, 2014, 11:29:35 AM |
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The creature from jekyll island an amazing book about the creation of the FED and the way central banks work, its not as boring as it sounds, honestly. a real eye opener! |
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January 31, 2014, 12:38:58 PM |
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Also love "Unbearable Lightness of Being" (not the movie obviously), by milan kundera. Really shows you how we all view the world through a different prism, in particular the chapter "A Short Dictionary of Misunderstood Words". But all the chapters are good |
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January 31, 2014, 02:02:56 PM |
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Recommended reading: Naomi Klein's: The Shock Doctrine  Noam Chomsky: Understanding Power  John Pilger: Freedom Next Time  |
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sakkosekk
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January 31, 2014, 02:38:42 PM |
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I thought a thread like this was lacking here If anybody's interested, I'd recommend Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It's a great work of fiction litterature spaning many genres, and it deals with economic and political themes that might appeal to my fellow bitcoiners. What are yours? I am reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. I like how the book is written like a journal and letters.
Didn't like it much. Found it tedious, but I'm not a fan of epistolary novels. I've read this one and maybe five more novels + some sci-fi. It's only for the past two-three years I've found joy in reading anything else but fact related literature. |
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January 31, 2014, 02:47:36 PM |
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Recommended reading: Noam Chomsky: Understanding Power I recommend a lot of Chomsky's stuff. Manufacturing Consent, Profit Over People, Hegemony or Survival amongst others. |
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January 31, 2014, 05:42:48 PM
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Here are some books which I have read or are in the process of reading which I think deserve a mention: Anathem - Neal Stephenson Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson Design Everyday Things Concrete Mathematics Most of these are learning resources and not the story telling books although some do involved stories related to the subject, I'll continue updating this when I remember what I have in that old book case of mine. The books I have mentioned are a variety of different difficulties and you may find some not challenging enough or indeed the opposite. Also, if any one has any other learning resources involving Computer science and mathematics which you think is worth mentioning let me know. Not sure many bitcoiners spend much time reading my favorite all time book is "The Castle" by Kafka. All about confusion and paranoia and authority, he was well ahead of his time. I'm not sure I agree I would say the majority read some sort of book doesn't have to be fictional or autobiographies it could be learning resources which their university supplies to them for their course or the university might recommended certain books. |
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January 31, 2014, 10:52:51 PM |
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Pirates of Somalia. It is a really interesting book about, well, piracy in Somalia (Captain Obvious strikes again). I've read it like 5 times or something and it's so well written and explanatory. I totally recommend it to anyone who is generally interested in the world and the differences (and similarities) between countries!
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sakkosekk
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February 01, 2014, 01:18:53 AM |
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Pirates of Somalia. It is a really interesting book about, well, piracy in Somalia (Captain Obvious strikes again). I've read it like 5 times or something and it's so well written and explanatory. I totally recommend it to anyone who is generally interested in the world and the differences (and similarities) between countries!
Sounds like something for me, I'll might check it out. |
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February 01, 2014, 02:23:22 AM |
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Not sure many bitcoiners spend much time reading my favorite all time book is "The Castle" by Kafka. All about confusion and paranoia and authority, he was well ahead of his time. You might be right there I haven't touched a book in years but I'll check out some of the recommendations here if they interest me it would be cool to know what other bitcoiners are reading. |
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February 01, 2014, 02:29:25 AM |
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The best books I've read recently are 'The lord of the flies', 'The satanic verses' & 'Do androids dream of electric sheep'.
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February 01, 2014, 05:38:44 AM |
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I would recommend "The hobbit" and "The alchemist"(if you like a little philosophy)!
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February 01, 2014, 04:51:54 PM |
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I recommend Autobiography of a yogi by yoganandha. It is a spiritual book.
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February 01, 2014, 09:28:13 PM |
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I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett's work. I also enjoyed Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."
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February 01, 2014, 09:31:15 PM |
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I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett's work. I also enjoyed Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."
I used to love Terry Pratchett a few years ago but I don't think I would enjoy reading them any more. |
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