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I went through a vampire phase in my 20's, but it was mostly vampires in 50's sci-fi pulp readers...very different from the romance genre. I also like old black and white horror films.
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« Reply #951 on: July 27, 2009, 12:54:58 AM » |
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I'm doing another Lord of the Rings reading. The last time I read it was before the films were released.
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I'm doing another Lord of the Rings reading. The last time I read it was before the films were released.
As we all know (ie. the LOTR geeks like myself  ),the new film will span the timeframe before LOTR;the film will start with Bilbo Baggins finding the ring, then (here's one for the girls. .) it will show the meeting of Aragorn and Arwen! The 'Tale of Aragorn and Arwen' is one of Tolkien's best works, in my opinion. I cannot wait to see it (Liv Tyler and Viggo Mortensen are set to reprise their roles as Aragorn and Arwen again ). http://www.arwenandaragorn.com/information.html |
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« Reply #954 on: July 28, 2009, 09:40:06 AM » |
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« Reply #955 on: August 02, 2009, 10:43:43 PM » |
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Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It by Rachel Ehrenfeld
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Perennial All-Stars by Jeff Cox
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« Reply #956 on: August 03, 2009, 12:25:07 AM » |
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« Reply #957 on: August 03, 2009, 04:13:34 AM » |
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Can anyone recommend a good biography of Dostoevsky, preferably with emphasis on his Orthodoxy?
Also, what would you recommend by Dostoevsky after The Brothers Karamazov? I really liked that book, and I was thinking about The Idiot or Crime and Punishment.
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« Reply #958 on: August 03, 2009, 08:22:03 AM » |
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You might care to read a recent biography of Dostoevsky by Dr Rowan Williams the (Anglican) Archbishop of Canterbury. Haven't read it myself but will get round to it perhaps.
Nothing quite matches The Brothers Karamazovin my opinion, but the others mentioned are well worth a read.
I thought the House of the Deadwas a strange book. Although autobiographical, Dostoevsky is such a great writer that he reports Muslim more sympathetically than Christian prisoners.
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« Reply #959 on: August 03, 2009, 08:23:08 AM » |
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Sorry about the presentation! Will try harder to get it right in future.
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« Reply #960 on: August 03, 2009, 01:04:07 PM » |
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« Reply #961 on: August 03, 2009, 05:35:26 PM » |
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It's been a summer of mystery novels, currently Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie.
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« Reply #962 on: August 03, 2009, 07:37:30 PM » |
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Luck of the devil:the story of operation valkyrie
Niccolo's Smile: A biography of Niccolo Machiavelli
A Mighty Fortress: A New history of the German people
Testimony (by the French President).
Facing Athens
plus a whole list to get to
Does anyone else have a problem with picking up new books when they have quite a few they have yet to finish and are halfway through? I always do that. No amount of telling myself "wait until you've finished the other one" seems to help, and I find it harder to remember what I'm reading when i do it this way too.
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St. Cyril, St. Leo, and St. Severus pray that the Church may be united and one, Eastern and Oriental.St. Issac the Syrian, pray that Assyria would return to the Holy Church. St. Gregory, pray for Rom
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« Reply #963 on: August 03, 2009, 11:32:01 PM » |
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I recently read "The Orthodox Church" (Ware) and just finished "The Orthodox Way" (Kallistos). The two best intro books, so I've heard.
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« Reply #964 on: August 04, 2009, 04:22:39 AM » |
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Luck of the devil:the story of operation valkyrie
Niccolo's Smile: A biography of Niccolo Machiavelli
A Mighty Fortress: A New history of the German people
Testimony (by the French President).
Facing Athens
plus a whole list to get to
Does anyone else have a problem with picking up new books when they have quite a few they have yet to finish and are halfway through? I always do that. No amount of telling myself "wait until you've finished the other one" seems to help, and I find it harder to remember what I'm reading when i do it this way too.
I have the same problem as well. I also have two other major problems with my reading habits: 1. I avoid fiction to a fault. I feel that somehow I'm wasting time if I'm reading fiction. Even with the classics, I still feel inclined to read nonfiction. I realize this is not healthy, but I just can't break out of this mindset. This is why I'm gonna try to read another Dostoevsky novel soon. 2. I am a slow reader because I am always underlining and making notes in the margins. I could never remember all that I read, so I make copious notes in my books so I can refer back to them when I need to do so. This slows me down a lot. Selam |
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« Reply #965 on: August 04, 2009, 10:40:17 AM » |
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Orthodox Prayer Life: The Interior Way by Matthew the Poor
published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
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The Spiritual Life and How to Be Attuned To It by St. Theophan the Recluse
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« Reply #966 on: August 04, 2009, 10:55:58 AM » |
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Celtic Myths and Legends by Peter Berresford Ellis. It contains 6 or so stories from each of the various Celtic traditions of the British Isles as retold by Mr. Ellis, who does a superb job in both retelling the stories and naming his sources. I only have time to read one story or so a night before bed, but it's well worth it. This has sat on my shelf for a very long time without being read. It's now getting the reading it deserves.
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« Reply #967 on: August 04, 2009, 11:45:52 PM » |
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Luck of the devil:the story of operation valkyrie
Niccolo's Smile: A biography of Niccolo Machiavelli
A Mighty Fortress: A New history of the German people
Testimony (by the French President).
Facing Athens
plus a whole list to get to
Does anyone else have a problem with picking up new books when they have quite a few they have yet to finish and are halfway through? I always do that. No amount of telling myself "wait until you've finished the other one" seems to help, and I find it harder to remember what I'm reading when i do it this way too.
I have the same problem as well. I also have two other major problems with my reading habits: 1. I avoid fiction to a fault. I feel that somehow I'm wasting time if I'm reading fiction. Even with the classics, I still feel inclined to read nonfiction. I realize this is not healthy, but I just can't break out of this mindset. This is why I'm gonna try to read another Dostoevsky novel soon. 2. I am a slow reader because I am always underlining and making notes in the margins. I could never remember all that I read, so I make copious notes in my books so I can refer back to them when I need to do so. This slows me down a lot. Selam That happens to me as well. I always find it hard to retain what i read (which explains my biology grades  ). and I |
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« Reply #968 on: August 05, 2009, 05:52:04 AM » |
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Presently finishing, "Shepherd of Souls" about Elder Cleopa of Sihastria.
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« Reply #969 on: August 05, 2009, 04:29:13 PM » |
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« Reply #970 on: August 06, 2009, 03:32:58 PM » |
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Orthodox Dogmatic Theology by Protopresbetyr Michael Pomazansky
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« Reply #971 on: August 06, 2009, 04:24:47 PM » |
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Partakers of Divine Nature, by Archimandrite Fr. Christoforos Stavropoulos (transl. by Fr. Stanley Harakas).
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Extra caritatem nulla salus.
In order to become whole, take the "I" out of "holiness".
I'm not a witch.
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"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is." -- Mohandas Gandhi
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« Reply #973 on: August 07, 2009, 02:40:07 AM » |
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Just read "The Way" by Carlton, and am now reading "The Faith" by the same author.
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« Reply #974 on: August 07, 2009, 06:37:48 AM » |
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« Reply #976 on: August 20, 2009, 10:11:10 PM » |
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« Reply #977 on: August 21, 2009, 07:45:37 AM » |
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Finished Life of Pi and am currently working on Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. Somehow I missed reading this in elementary school.
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« Reply #978 on: August 21, 2009, 10:10:32 AM » |
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« Reply #979 on: August 22, 2009, 01:57:59 AM » |
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Equity Happens by Robert Helms and Russell Gray
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« Reply #982 on: August 25, 2009, 06:35:06 PM » |
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
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« Reply #984 on: August 25, 2009, 10:49:39 PM » |
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« Reply #985 on: August 25, 2009, 11:08:10 PM » |
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« Reply #986 on: August 30, 2009, 01:40:27 AM » |
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« Reply #987 on: August 30, 2009, 02:21:50 AM » |
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I just picked up my four volumes of the Philokalia yesterday! I began by reading St. Mark the Ascetic's treatise on "No righteousness by Works." (From the 1st volume) Great stuff! Very readable, and yet each single text could be meditated on for a lifetime. I only hope that I will be able to make these rich spiritual teachings applicable to my daily life.
As St. Mark the Ascetic writes:
"Philosophize through your works about man's will and God's retribution. For your words are only as wise and as profitable as your works."
Pray for me.
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« Reply #988 on: August 30, 2009, 02:30:34 AM » |
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