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Offline Florestan

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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #1120 on: April 01, 2008, 11:32:45 PM »
Nice post, Lilas!

AS for me, I'm reading Lituma in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa. Excellent, as everything I've read from him.
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #1121 on: April 02, 2008, 12:00:49 AM »


Only 135 pages but a deeply stimulating, insightful and comprehensive read for the subject matter it tackles.
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« Reply #1122 on: April 02, 2008, 02:59:48 AM »
Quote from: Danny on April 02, 2008, 12:00:49 AM


Only 135 pages but a deeply stimulating, insightful and comprehensive read for the subject matter it tackles.



Hey, now I'm interested!
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« Reply #1123 on: April 02, 2008, 01:06:26 PM »
Quote from: Haffner on April 02, 2008, 02:59:48 AM


Hey, now I'm interested!

Interesting it is.  Both of their speeches given within days of each other offer a good critique of relativism (Pera is especially brilliant here) and why its impact (lack of faith in Christianity, its long esteemed morality, etc.) is having such a negative influence on Europe--and Western Civilization--today.  The book concludes with two letters written between them (one from Pera to the Pope, and then a response from Benedict to Pera) that centers around the idea of a civil religion in Europe, one that the secular Pera wishes to be a kind of "non-denominational Christian religion" that can incorporate the various faiths, practices and moral/ethical foundations of Christians into a single religious block. Even more interesting, Pera wishes to include secular people of good will within this block!
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« Reply #1124 on: April 02, 2008, 01:31:56 PM »
Just picked this up from the library:

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Haffner

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« Reply #1125 on: April 02, 2008, 01:33:35 PM »
Quote from: MN Dave on April 02, 2008, 01:31:56 PM
Just picked this up from the library:





Killer!
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« Reply #1126 on: April 02, 2008, 01:39:54 PM »
Quote from: Haffner on April 02, 2008, 01:33:35 PM
Killer!

Yeah, it's one of those over-sized books with lots of art in it. Maybe I should actually buy one.  ;D
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #1127 on: April 02, 2008, 02:54:45 PM »
I read a lot of Conan in my teens (1970s). And I liked those Frank Frazetta covers, too...
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« Reply #1128 on: April 02, 2008, 03:05:26 PM »
Quote from: Jezetha on April 02, 2008, 02:54:45 PM
I read a lot of Conan in my teens (1970s). And I liked those Frank Frazetta covers, too...

Yep, me too. And I've been reliving the experience lately.  ;D
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #1129 on: April 02, 2008, 03:37:08 PM »
Quote from: MN Dave on April 02, 2008, 01:31:56 PM
Just picked this up from the library:



Cool.
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #1130 on: April 02, 2008, 03:37:36 PM »
Quote from: Jezetha on April 02, 2008, 02:54:45 PM
I read a lot of Conan in my teens (1970s). And I liked those Frank Frazetta covers, too...

Yup.
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« Reply #1131 on: April 02, 2008, 03:40:56 PM »
This guy is a disciple of Frazetta, he did the Kiss Destroyer, Rainbow Rising, and Manowar albums covers. I think y'all will like:


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« Reply #1132 on: April 02, 2008, 03:44:15 PM »
Quote from: Haffner on April 02, 2008, 03:40:56 PM
This guy is a disciple of Frazetta, he did the Kiss Destroyer, Rainbow Rising, and Manowar albums covers. I think y'all will like:


kenkellyart.com

Ken Kelly did some AWESOME book covers for Conan. They're in this book too. Two-pagers!
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #1133 on: April 02, 2008, 03:45:27 PM »
If Sarge could photo shop your Fraz Conan cover Dave and stick a Fender where the sword is, you will have a good idea of what our very own Andrew the Conquerer looks like.  8)
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« Reply #1134 on: April 02, 2008, 03:46:48 PM »
Quote from: Bogey on April 02, 2008, 03:45:27 PM
If Sarge could photo shop your Fraz Conan cover Dave and stick a Fender where the sword is, you will have a good idea of what our very own Andrew the Conquerer looks like.  8)

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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #1135 on: April 02, 2008, 03:56:09 PM »
I believe Kelly did a lot of the previous re-releases of the Howard stuff.  Pocket size paperbacks with silver boarders.  I had a few but dumped them when the new Howard editions came out.  The covers were very good.  Now, if any of you pull out some Boris Vallejo renditions, I'm outaa here.
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« Reply #1136 on: April 02, 2008, 04:02:37 PM »
Quote from: Bogey on April 02, 2008, 03:56:09 PM
I believe Kelly did a lot of the previous re-releases of the Howard stuff.  Pocket size paperbacks with silver boarders.  I had a few but dumped them when the new Howard editions came out.  The covers were very good.  Now, if any of you pull out some Boris Vallejo renditions, I'm outaa here.

I didn't mind Vallejo as a kid, but yeah...
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #1137 on: April 02, 2008, 04:15:21 PM »
Quote from: MN Dave on April 02, 2008, 04:02:37 PM
I didn't mind Vallejo as a kid, but yeah...

Now the Bama Doc Savage covers are another story.  Cool then, cool now.

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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #1138 on: April 02, 2008, 04:35:50 PM »
Quote from: Bogey on April 02, 2008, 04:15:21 PM
Now the Bama Doc Savage covers are another story.  Cool then, cool now.





Extremely heroic.
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #1139 on: April 05, 2008, 08:19:16 AM »
Marcel Proust - À la recherche du temps perdu (Moncrieff translation)

I read Swann's Way and about half of Within a Budding Grove about a year ago, but I don't think I was really ready for it. I've been putting off doing this for too long.
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