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I have been re-reading John Grisham's funniest book this week:
The Litigators.
Long story short, David Zinc decides he can't work 120 hours per week for The Man anymore. He snaps and runs away! Ends up with some shallow losers in a poor part of Town.
A wise decision IMO. He enters a World of real struggling people. Even the office dog "AC" gets it more than most. TBH, I thought John Grisham lost it a bit toward the end.
But brilliant humour. So many funny lines. And a sort of Redemption. 😀
I have been re-reading John Grisham's funniest book this week:
The Litigators.
Long story short, David Zinc decides he can't work 120 hours per week for The Man anymore. He snaps and runs away! Ends up with some shallow losers in a poor part of Town.
A wise decision IMO. He enters a World of real struggling people. Even the office dog "AC" gets it more than most. TBH, I thought John Grisham lost it a bit toward the end.
But brilliant humour. So many funny lines. And a sort of Redemption. 😀
I re-read Shiller's "Finance and the Good Society" -- forgot about his exegesis of manic and hypo-manic Americans, Australians, Canadians and New Zealanders.
You are swimming in deep waters there, my friend!
Generally a subject I avoid at Dinner Parties. 😱
Adam Smith "The Wealth of Nations" said:
Jean Jacques Rousseau "The Social Contract" said:
Gordon Gecko "Wall Street" said:
T.S. Eliot "The Hollow Men said:
What I do know, is that when the State, which is the People, underwrite the Banks; Stock Prices rise. Which makes the Banks richer. Draw your own conclusions. 🙄
I could possibly opine about "String Theory"
But, IMO, Brian Greene is a Charlatan. Even with 90% of the Worlds' financing. Just plain wrong.
Bit weak on Quantum Theory.
My view is that that the "Standard Model" will somehow reconcile itself with "String Theory".
But, TBH, who knows. 😱
But, IMO, Brian Greene is a Charlatan. Even with 90% of the Worlds' financing. Just plain wrong.
Bit weak on Quantum Theory.
My view is that that the "Standard Model" will somehow reconcile itself with "String Theory".
But, TBH, who knows. 😱
Kevin Bazzana's
Glenn Gould: The Performer in the Work: A Study in Performance Practice
Must read for Gould follower.
I read this book long time ago, and reading it again.
Glenn Gould: The Performer in the Work: A Study in Performance Practice
Must read for Gould follower.
I read this book long time ago, and reading it again.
Curious isn't it that during this time of quarantine many folks find themselves re-reading books they found interesting years ago.
I read Shiller's book about 10 years ago, in it he discusses emotional "contagion", with respect to markets in his case but applicable to other social behavior -- so then I picked up my ancient copy of Mackay's "Extraordinary Popular Delusions".
Just received the first two Cixin Liu's "Remembrance of Earth's Past" trilogy. Going to start this weekend.
White Fragility. Very powerful and eye opening. Also forms a Catch 22, in that if you're white and won't read it, it discusses at least one of the most probable reasons why you won't read it 😀
leadbelly, if it's not too much for you.
I noticed you said the "The Last of the Mohican's" was terribly Racist. But you ducked out when I said it wasn't. 😕
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I wish you'd stop feeling sorry for yourself.
Catch-22 is a terrific Novel about Life: Catch-22 - Wikipedia.
We are just trying to get through this nonsense alive. So far, so good. 🙂
I noticed you said the "The Last of the Mohican's" was terribly Racist. But you ducked out when I said it wasn't. 😕
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I wish you'd stop feeling sorry for yourself.
Catch-22 is a terrific Novel about Life: Catch-22 - Wikipedia.
We are just trying to get through this nonsense alive. So far, so good. 🙂
Aw Man, I am so much the expert on Philip. K. Dick! The man the Feds so hated. Don't get me onto it. 😱
But Phew, you have so let off leadbelly from his ludicrous Racist claims here. 🙂
The Language Instinct - Wikipedia
So did you like it?. Or not like it? Enquiring minds want to know.
But Phew, you have so let off leadbelly from his ludicrous Racist claims here. 🙂
The Language Instinct - Wikipedia
So did you like it?. Or not like it? Enquiring minds want to know.
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System7
I am halfway. The tough language-structure-analyses are a bit above my head but the book is full of interesting facts, I recommend it.
I am interested in language things, a few years ago I studied a bit of linguistics and now I know things about Protoindoeuropean.
I am halfway. The tough language-structure-analyses are a bit above my head but the book is full of interesting facts, I recommend it.
I am interested in language things, a few years ago I studied a bit of linguistics and now I know things about Protoindoeuropean.
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We came in on James Fenimore Cooper.
As one enthusiast to another, Philip K Dick wrote some startlingly honest Novels about life in smalltown America:
Mary and the Giant - Wikipedia
Unfortunately they never sold. He resorted to Science Fiction.
YouTube
Man's gotta earn a buck. 😎
As one enthusiast to another, Philip K Dick wrote some startlingly honest Novels about life in smalltown America:
Mary and the Giant - Wikipedia
Unfortunately they never sold. He resorted to Science Fiction.
YouTube
Man's gotta earn a buck. 😎
Closed the cover of Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 05 yesterday.
It's a compilation of stories from early 1980s Dredd, including Judge Death Lives (my favorite in this book), Block Mania, and The Apocalypse War (strong 80s-relevant Cold War nuclear angst theme). Those who are drawn to classic Mega-City One tales will find worthwhile fodder. The production of the book is a bit off though, bold lettering is sometimes very difficult to read (due to a change in page size compared to the original print I assume), and text as well as panels get partially eaten by the binding every so often, due to it being too close to the inner margins in places.
It's a compilation of stories from early 1980s Dredd, including Judge Death Lives (my favorite in this book), Block Mania, and The Apocalypse War (strong 80s-relevant Cold War nuclear angst theme). Those who are drawn to classic Mega-City One tales will find worthwhile fodder. The production of the book is a bit off though, bold lettering is sometimes very difficult to read (due to a change in page size compared to the original print I assume), and text as well as panels get partially eaten by the binding every so often, due to it being too close to the inner margins in places.
My nephew likes Comics. I think Comic fans have scruffy beards usually, for some reason.
MarsBravo: You must explain Sumer Mythology to us. What's it all about?
And that signature has got me intrigued.
Y/Yo=(1-X/Xo)exp2 <> Y/Yo=(e)exp(X/Xo){Xo=kT/q}
What's that about? kT/q is thermal voltage at 300K = 0.02586V according to google. Is that an amplifier thing?
MarsBravo: You must explain Sumer Mythology to us. What's it all about?
And that signature has got me intrigued.
Y/Yo=(1-X/Xo)exp2 <> Y/Yo=(e)exp(X/Xo){Xo=kT/q}
What's that about? kT/q is thermal voltage at 300K = 0.02586V according to google. Is that an amplifier thing?