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New Cabo Azul
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Founded: Mar 04, 2019
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Postby New Cabo Azul » Fri Jun 07, 2019 9:32 am

2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke. It goes into a lot more detail then the film.
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Las Palmeras
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Ex-Nation

Postby Las Palmeras » Fri Jun 07, 2019 9:37 am

The Laberinto de Soledad essays of Octavio Paz.
Hey hey, LP here: Too burnt out with this nation to make new lore or fix macrohistorical longue durée alt-his inconsistencies, too clingy to let it die.
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Hanafuridake
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Ex-Nation

Postby Hanafuridake » Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:52 am

The Book of Urizen by William Blake
Nation name in proper language: 花降岳|पुष्पद्वीप
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李贽 wrote:There is nothing difficult about becoming a sage, and nothing false about transcending the world of appearances.
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Pax Nerdvana
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Founded: May 22, 2017
Left-Leaning College State

Postby Pax Nerdvana » Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:58 am

New Cabo Azul wrote:2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke. It goes into a lot more detail then the film.

That is a great read.
Elwher wrote:
Pax Nerdvana wrote:I still need to finish that series. I've only been able to find the first book though.


The first and second are available on https://book4you.org in various e-book formats; the third is still unpublished as far as I know.

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Ammunition supply-chain (6.5x55 Swede and .303 British, although available, isn't exactly everywhere)
If it's ugly, uncomfortable, and can't shoot straight, but it accomplishes the above, then it's either a Mosin or a Hi-Point."
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Kannap
Khan of Spam
 
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Founded: May 07, 2012
Democratic Socialists

Postby Kannap » Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:03 pm

June appears to be a month where I'm continually starting new books without finishing the ones I've started so far, need to change that.

Currently reading:
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
When We Rise: My Life in the Movement by Cleve Jones
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Nanatsu no Tsuki
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Inoffensive Centrist Democracy

Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:40 pm

Currently reading American Wino: A Tale of Reds, Whites, and One Man’s Blues, by Dan Dunn.
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Luminesa
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Inoffensive Centrist Democracy

Postby Luminesa » Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:19 pm

I'm continuing a WW2-era story called All Who Are Brave Are Forgiven, by Chris Cleave. It's quite good, it mixes your traditional war-story with romance stories, and in a way that's not cheesy.
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"I'm just a singer of simple songs, I'm not a real political man. I watch CNN, but I'm not sure I can tell you the difference in Iraq and Iran. But I know Jesus, and I talk to God, and I remember this from when I was young:
faith, hope and love are some good things He gave us...
and the greatest is love."
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Coccygia
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Ex-Nation

Postby Coccygia » Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:09 am

Just finished Alice in Jeopardy, by Ed McBain. Not an 87th Precinct novel; I almost didn't read it for that reason, but started it anyway and ended reading the whole thing.
"Nobody deserves anything. You get what you get." - House
"Hope is for sissies." - House
“Qokedy qokedy dal qokedy qokedy." - The Voynich Manuscript
"We're not ordinary people - we're morons!" - Jerome Horwitz
"A book, any book, is a sacred object." - Jorge Luis Borges
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Elwher
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Capitalizt

Postby Elwher » Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:28 pm

Mack Reynolds - Black Mans Burden
CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision.
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Pax Nerdvana
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Founded: May 22, 2017
Left-Leaning College State

Postby Pax Nerdvana » Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:48 am

Rereading Heir to the Empire.
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"The universe did never make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract."
-Robert Heinlein

"Affordability
Suitability (.22LR for squirrels, bigger .22s for long range little things, and big-bore for legal hunting reasons, etc)
Ammunition supply-chain (6.5x55 Swede and .303 British, although available, isn't exactly everywhere)
If it's ugly, uncomfortable, and can't shoot straight, but it accomplishes the above, then it's either a Mosin or a Hi-Point."
-Hurtful Thoughts on stuff you want in a gun
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VF-1 Wolfpack
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Founded: Apr 01, 2019
Ex-Nation

Postby VF-1 Wolfpack » Tue Jun 11, 2019 1:05 pm

Just about to finish TOP GUN by Dan Pedersen (yes it is spelled like that). I highly recommend for all those who are into the Military, Aviation, Vietnam, or even lessons on leadership and teaching.
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The Grene Knyght
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Posts: 3274
Founded: May 07, 2016
Left-wing Utopia

Postby The Grene Knyght » Thu Jun 13, 2019 5:29 am

Haunted, by Chuck Palahniuk.
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Socialist Women wrote:Part of the reason you're an anarchist is because you ate too much expired food
Claorica wrote:Oh look, an antifa ancom being smartaleck
Old Tyrannia wrote:Bold words from the self-declared Leninist
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2015: x=-8.75,y=-6.56
2016: x=-8.88,y=-9.54
2017: x=-9.63,y=-9.90
2018: x=-9.88,y=-9.23
2019: x=-10.0,y=-9.90
2020: x=-10.0,y=-10.0
2021: x=-10.0,y=-10.0
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PRO: Socialism, Communism, Internationalism, Revolution, Leninism.
NEUTRAL: Anarchism, Marxism-Leninism.
ANTI: Capitalism, Liberalism, Nationalism, Fascists, Hyper-Sectarian Leftists.
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Pax Nerdvana
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Founded: May 22, 2017
Left-Leaning College State

Postby Pax Nerdvana » Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:02 am

Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov.
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We Will Not Comply
They can’t stop the Signal
"The universe did never make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract."
-Robert Heinlein

"Affordability
Suitability (.22LR for squirrels, bigger .22s for long range little things, and big-bore for legal hunting reasons, etc)
Ammunition supply-chain (6.5x55 Swede and .303 British, although available, isn't exactly everywhere)
If it's ugly, uncomfortable, and can't shoot straight, but it accomplishes the above, then it's either a Mosin or a Hi-Point."
-Hurtful Thoughts on stuff you want in a gun
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Geneviev
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Founded: Mar 03, 2018
Ex-Nation

Postby Geneviev » Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:17 am

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
"Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins." 1 Peter 4:8
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Chan Island
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Founded: Nov 26, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby Chan Island » Sat Jun 15, 2019 6:05 am

So I recently finished The President is Missing, and the more time moves on the more annoyed I am by it. Bill Clinton threw shade at a character for being in the anti-Iraq War protests ffs. The cheek of it.

Anyway, I'm reading the "Achieving your diploma in education and training", by Jim Gould and Jodi Roffey-Barentsen. And yes, it's just as boring and matter as fact as you're imagining it.
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=513597&p=39401766#p39401766
Conserative Morality wrote:"It's not time yet" is a tactic used by reactionaries in every era. "It's not time for democracy, it's not time for capitalism, it's not time for emancipation." Of course it's not time. It's never time, not on its own. You make it time. If you're under fire in the no-man's land of WW1, you start digging a foxhole even if the ideal time would be when you *aren't* being bombarded, because once you wait for it to be 'time', other situations will need your attention, assuming you survive that long. If the fields aren't furrowed, plow them. If the iron is not hot, make it so. If society is not ready, change it.
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Fascist PRUESSENS
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Founded: Mar 27, 2017
Ex-Nation

Postby Fascist PRUESSENS » Sat Jun 15, 2019 6:08 am

Books are overpriced in my Country or I just can't afford them
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Chan Island
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Founded: Nov 26, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby Chan Island » Sat Jun 15, 2019 6:45 am

Fascist Pruessens wrote:Books are overpriced in my Country or I just can't afford them


Maybe try some e-books. Humble Bundle in particular do some spectacular deals.
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Conserative Morality wrote:"It's not time yet" is a tactic used by reactionaries in every era. "It's not time for democracy, it's not time for capitalism, it's not time for emancipation." Of course it's not time. It's never time, not on its own. You make it time. If you're under fire in the no-man's land of WW1, you start digging a foxhole even if the ideal time would be when you *aren't* being bombarded, because once you wait for it to be 'time', other situations will need your attention, assuming you survive that long. If the fields aren't furrowed, plow them. If the iron is not hot, make it so. If society is not ready, change it.
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Bluelight-R006
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Founded: Mar 31, 2017
Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby Bluelight-R006 » Sat Jun 15, 2019 6:50 am

Just finished The President is Missing by Bill Clinton & James Patterson. Popular novel I expect. I like these mystery books.
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UniversalCommons
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Posts: 4792
Founded: Jan 24, 2016
Ex-Nation

Postby UniversalCommons » Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:14 am

I am starting to read The Horse, The Wheel, and Language how Bronze Age Riders From the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by David W. Anthonry.
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The Grene Knyght
Minister
 
Posts: 3274
Founded: May 07, 2016
Left-wing Utopia

Postby The Grene Knyght » Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:04 pm

Fascist Pruessens wrote:Books are overpriced in my Country or I just can't afford them

Yeah, books are expensive these days. 15-20 quid for a brand new book where I am. I only buy second hand, use the library, borrow from friends, get ebooks, read open source stuff online, etc.
Currently reading Roma, by Steven Saylor. It's not awful, not amazing either.
[_★_]
(◕‿◕)
Socialist Women wrote:Part of the reason you're an anarchist is because you ate too much expired food
Claorica wrote:Oh look, an antifa ancom being smartaleck
Old Tyrannia wrote:Bold words from the self-declared Leninist
Currently
Reading
2015: x=-8.75,y=-6.56
2016: x=-8.88,y=-9.54
2017: x=-9.63,y=-9.90
2018: x=-9.88,y=-9.23
2019: x=-10.0,y=-9.90
2020: x=-10.0,y=-10.0
2021: x=-10.0,y=-10.0
ＦＵＬＬＹ　ＡＵＴＯＭＡＴＥＤ　ＬＵＸＵＲＹ　ＧＡＹ　ＳＰＡＣＥ　ＣＯＭＭＵＮＩＳＭ
PRO: Socialism, Communism, Internationalism, Revolution, Leninism.
NEUTRAL: Anarchism, Marxism-Leninism.
ANTI: Capitalism, Liberalism, Nationalism, Fascists, Hyper-Sectarian Leftists.
Portal Nationalist | Proletarian Moralist
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Bombadil
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Posts: 18714
Founded: Oct 13, 2011
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy

Postby Bombadil » Sun Jun 16, 2019 7:26 pm

I've just started The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. I've always made an effort to read Booker Prize winners as I consistently enjoy them and now I'm thinking I should read Nebula Award winners too.
Eldest, that's what I am...Tom remembers the first raindrop and the first acorn...he knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless — before the Dark Lord came from Outside..

十年
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Pax Nerdvana
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Posts: 15726
Founded: May 22, 2017
Left-Leaning College State

Postby Pax Nerdvana » Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:40 am

The Grene Knyght wrote:
Fascist Pruessens wrote:Books are overpriced in my Country or I just can't afford them

Yeah, books are expensive these days. 15-20 quid for a brand new book where I am. I only buy second hand, use the library, borrow from friends, get ebooks, read open source stuff online, etc.
Currently reading Roma, by Steven Saylor. It's not awful, not amazing either.

I buy mostly from used bookstores and thrift stores. I just finished Book 1 of the Black Fleet Crisis.
The Internet killed gun control.
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We Will Not Comply
They can’t stop the Signal
"The universe did never make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract."
-Robert Heinlein

"Affordability
Suitability (.22LR for squirrels, bigger .22s for long range little things, and big-bore for legal hunting reasons, etc)
Ammunition supply-chain (6.5x55 Swede and .303 British, although available, isn't exactly everywhere)
If it's ugly, uncomfortable, and can't shoot straight, but it accomplishes the above, then it's either a Mosin or a Hi-Point."
-Hurtful Thoughts on stuff you want in a gun
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Elwher
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Posts: 9238
Founded: May 24, 2012
Capitalizt

Postby Elwher » Mon Jun 17, 2019 8:31 am

Pax Nerdvana wrote:
The Grene Knyght wrote:Yeah, books are expensive these days. 15-20 quid for a brand new book where I am. I only buy second hand, use the library, borrow from friends, get ebooks, read open source stuff online, etc.
Currently reading Roma, by Steven Saylor. It's not awful, not amazing either.

I buy mostly from used bookstores and thrift stores. I just finished Book 1 of the Black Fleet Crisis.


For e-books, try https://book4you.org. Over 4,000,000 books, and all free.
CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision.
Ambrose Bierce
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Pax Nerdvana
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Founded: May 22, 2017
Left-Leaning College State

Postby Pax Nerdvana » Mon Jun 17, 2019 8:49 am

Elwher wrote:
Pax Nerdvana wrote:I buy mostly from used bookstores and thrift stores. I just finished Book 1 of the Black Fleet Crisis.


For e-books, try https://book4you.org. Over 4,000,000 books, and all free.

Thanks!
The Internet killed gun control.
Profile
Quotes
We Will Not Comply
They can’t stop the Signal
"The universe did never make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract."
-Robert Heinlein

"Affordability
Suitability (.22LR for squirrels, bigger .22s for long range little things, and big-bore for legal hunting reasons, etc)
Ammunition supply-chain (6.5x55 Swede and .303 British, although available, isn't exactly everywhere)
If it's ugly, uncomfortable, and can't shoot straight, but it accomplishes the above, then it's either a Mosin or a Hi-Point."
-Hurtful Thoughts on stuff you want in a gun
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Ethel mermania
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Founded: Aug 20, 2010
Father Knows Best State

Postby Ethel mermania » Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:20 am

Geneviev wrote:Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Good book.
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The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion … but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
--S. Huntington

The most fundamental problem of politics is not the control of wickedness but the limitation of righteousness. 

--H. Kissenger
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