What are you currently reading?

[Karl Henning]

Excellent.

[Wakefield]

This one:

Frans de Waal: The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society

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... but the paper Spanish translation:



This book discusses the vision of a primatologist about which are/ should be the real foundations of our society, facing the classic debate freedom v/s social collaboration, and using knowledge from his own professional field to discuss it.

Intriguingly, the last two or three years I became to be aware that I frequently derive more pleasure and stimulation from people formed in different intellectual traditions and/or with different political views than reading people of 'my own side'.

As when I did read "Misquoting Jesus" which I found encouraging as a Catholic. I mean if that it's all what Mr. Ehrman has against our "foundational myth", c'mon!... 

[Ken B]

This one:

Frans de Waal: The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society

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... but the paper Spanish translation:



This book discusses the vision of a primatologist about which are/ should be the real foundations of our society, facing the classic debate freedom v/s social collaboration, and using knowledge from his own professional field to discuss it.

Intriguingly, the last two or three years I became to be aware that I frequently derive more pleasure and stimulation from people formed in different intellectual traditions and/or with different political views than reading people of 'my own side'.

As when I did read "Misquoting Jesus" which I found encouraging as a Catholic. I mean if that it's all what Mr. Ehrman has against our "foundational myth", c'mon!... 

Read Apocalyptic Prophet. It's Ehrman's best book.

If you want a book that will shake your faith and turn you atheist, might I suggest the bible? 

TD
Five Days in Philadelphia, C Peters
About Wendell Wilkie winning the republican nomination in 1940, and the turn against isolationism.

[Wakefield]

Read Apocalyptic Prophet. It's Ehrman's best book.

If you want a book that will shake your faith and turn you atheist, might I suggest the bible? 

Well, generation after generation, myriads of human beings have thought something different; but I guess not all is about statistics, isn't it? 

About Ehrman: three weeks ago I bought Lost Christianities (Spanish translation), but I haven't started it yet. After this one I have other two Ehrman's books in my list: Peter, Paul and Mary Magdalene. The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend and your recommendation Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium.

[Philo]

Volume 1:

[stingo]

Started this late in 2014, but didn't want to rush to finish it.

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[Drasko]

I love the design of that box, local edition that I have is seven separate hardcovers in some rather unfortunate shade of purple.


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Hope to finish both volumes by the end of the year.

[Philo]

I love the design of that box, local edition that I have is seven separate hardcovers in some rather unfortunate shade of purple.

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Hope to finish both volumes by the end of the year.

It is very sleek. We'll see how far I make it through. I'm only a 100 or so pages in right now.

That's one of those books that is also on my list to read. I did utilize some of his theories for my graduate work though.

[Artem]

Volume 1:

This is a wonderful book.

Several years ago it was published in Russian in this beautiful edition with impressionistic covers.

[North Star]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Shadows

[Artem]

Recently finished the Overwhelmed book, which I thought I would relate to but it turned out some people are way to hard on themselves. Wouldn't recommend it.


Also finally found the time to look through Ronis' book of photographs, which are quite nice.


This is one of my favorite photos by Ronis, but, unfortunately, it wasn't in the book that I bought.

[North Star]

Very Good, Jeeves

I also picked this up from Book Depository's January sale.

[Henk]

This is one of my favorite photos by Ronis, but, unfortunately, it wasn't in the book that I bought.

Where is this? I guess Prague?

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Part 3 of Tawastjerna's sibelius biography, years 1904-1914. The birth process of Fourth symphony is given 2 chapters.

[Papy Oli]

Where is this? I guess Prague?

Paris.


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[Wakefield]

Recently finished the Overwhelmed book, which I thought I would relate to but it turned out some people are way to hard on themselves. Wouldn't recommend it.

It seemed interesting. 

Currently, I'm finishing The Age of Empathy (a good book, though I don't believe its central thesis) and started with this, I think quite related to Overwhelmed:     

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Digital version (ePub) bought on the Appstore. 

I have just read the introduction, but looks promising.

[Karl Henning]

I also picked this up from Book Depository's January sale.

My very first Wodehouse encounter!

[Karl Henning]

Very Good, Jeeves

I also picked this up from Book Depository's January sale.

"Say it with flowerpots!"

[North Star]

My very first Wodehouse encounter!

Very nice, I'm sure.

"Say it with flowerpots!"

Hey! No pspoilers! 

[Karl Henning]

Across the pale parabola of joy . . . .