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Old 03-06-2014, 01:28 AM
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Old 03-06-2014, 02:56 AM
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I read Brave New World recently.

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Old 03-06-2014, 03:16 AM
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Ancient Wisdom Modern Insight by Shirley Nicholson
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Old 03-06-2014, 07:01 AM
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Old 03-06-2014, 01:35 PM
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I used to play 2nd edition about 15 years ago, recently played a few sessions of 4E at a game store(11 players...3 hours = one fight encounter)....

I recently bought Aces and Eights and it is by far the most detailed and complex rule system I've ever dealt with. It took a solid 5 hours to roll up some characters even with extensive DnD knowledge, and that's not even finishing off background history and explanation for certain skills, quirks, and flaws.

It's definitely worth a gander if you have any interest in a tabletop RPG based on an alternate USA old west history.
That actually sounds interesting. I was a ADnD 2 fan and thought the base 20 stuff to be dumb down. I will look up this thing, Aces and Eights.
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Old 03-06-2014, 01:47 PM
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his Duino Elegies are masterpieces of language. read them in german if you can.
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Old 03-06-2014, 05:12 PM
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Fortunately, I've read a string of entertaining books lately. If you're into science/science history and/or biographies of influential people, I recommend these books.

I'm currently reading a biography on Paul Dirac. He was a peculiar character that fits into and helped define a lot of stereotypes of modern mathematicians and eccentric scholars. One of the pioneers of quantum physics.
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My previous few reads that I recommend if you're into the genre and/or physics...
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Quite an interesting story about the man that helped to spearhead America's efforts to make nuclear weapons. With the details on how the FBI kept him and his friends illegally wiretapped and surveilled, it makes you wonder about what's really going on today under our noses.

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If you're into Einstein, this is yet another biography of the famed theorist. I will say that out of the 3 or 4 books I've read specifically on Einstein over the years, Walter Isaacson's book stood out the most. I actually downloaded this one on audiobook after reading it the first time.

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The book follows the lives and achievements of Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch. It puts into perspective the issues facing the early 20th century with an ever expanding global population and the 'giants' that set out to create solutions to the problem; and to profit from it. It also illustrates the close connection between the private sector chemical industry, military, and government and how notorious mega-corporations like IG Farben come to be.

Other books I've enjoyed recently:
The Demon Under The Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug also by Thomas Hager (Author of The Alchemy of Air listed above). It tells the story of how medicine was transformed by the chemical industry in the early 20th century.

Wizard: The Life and Time of Nikola Tesla by Marc J. Seifer. A favorable look at his life and contributions to modern engineering and how he helped to shape the modern electrical age while being used and snubbed by people such as Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan. He was a very eccentric individual.

I haven't read any fantasy books since reading all of the Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Dragonlance novels.

TL;DR: Look at the pictures. Books are guhd.
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Old 03-06-2014, 05:52 PM
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Also on the topic of reading, What do most prefer Paperback or digital?

I personally cannot stand reading digital. I lose my place way to easy, it hurts my eyes starting at the screen even the kindle that have the lowbacklight or whatever, i prefer having the feel of a book in my hand and actually flipping pages.

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Old 03-06-2014, 05:53 PM
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Gotta have actual books.. It's part of my need to collect things. Digital copies just doesn't cut it
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Old 03-06-2014, 06:55 PM
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