a few recommneded books I have read:
Lip Service-Kate Fillion
http://www.beatrice.com/interviews/fillion/

Shake Hands With The Devil-Roméo Dallaire
http://www.canadiandemocraticmovement.ca/books-index-bkid-16.html

Crashing the Party: Taking on the Corporate Government in an Age of Surrender-Ralph Nader

ughaibu:
MacBeth actually means simply 'Son of Beth' ... ~*~ .

The Scottish "Mac" is a patronymic so I'm puzzled by MacBeth. In the case of royalty was an exception made for the heir to a queen or was (is) Beth also a men's name in Scotland?

Hey Rube : Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk
                                   By Hunter S. Thompson

Sad news... :'-(

Arthur Miller died with the same dignity by which he had always lived, at his home in
Connecticut on February 10th, at the age of 89, and he will be greatly missed by all
who knew him or his work. A great writer, a staunch humanitarian, and vital human
being, his biggest legacy is his writing, and he has thankfully left us with a great wealth.
It will be the society's privilege to continue to promote and study this national treasure. ~*~

I discovered him quite early and he sure is one of the founders of my humour ...
"Turn around Mrs Loth" and "The seasick whale" were the first books of him I read.
He died appearantly by heart attack - here a reminiscential by the Washington Post. ~*~

Mongoloid: Reminds me of Well's The Time Machine

Mongoloid: It was the last time I checked lol

Stardust: Yes, that's what I was thinking!
I'm studying to be an author, and it was very interesting to see that HG Wells placed his future time around 2100. That's still our future, isn't it?

Mongoloid: Sounds good. It would be interesting to see how a 19th century author imagined lfe would be like that far into the future. Thanks for the tip :-)

I'm currently reading a book called, "When The Sleeper Wakes" by H.G. Wells.
Originally published in 1899.

It's a story about a man who falls into a deep sleep and wakes up over 200 years later in the future.
A most highly recommended read for anyone with a good imagination and zest for classic Sci-Fi :-)

Skyking: Interesting fact.

I've just started reading a book by the grandson of J.R.R.Tolkien. His name is Simon Tolkien and he is a barrister in England. The book is called Final Witness and is the junior Tolkien's first novel. I've only read the first couple of chapters yet (too soon to rate the book). His style of story telling is different from what I'm used to reading but eerily close to my own!

Enheduanna
the First Author




Who: Perhaps more a title than a name, "Enheduanna" means something like "High Priestess, Ornament of the Sky."

When: Enheduanna was born around 2300 BCE, though some scholars place her a little later, at circa 2285-2250 BCE.

Where: Sumer and Akkad (Mesopotamian kingdoms) were united and ruled by Enheduanna's father. Enheduanna was Akkadian, but lived in the Sumerian city or Ur. This is in the part of the world that we now know as southern Iraq.

The Orthodox Tribes celebrate Christmas Eve today ...
I wish a Merry Christmas - Blessed Be Every Open Heart ... :")
If you are interested in the Shades of the Word, feel free to check these Bible Studies ~*~

The book is a far far better thing that I read than I have ever read.

In the Book, Bumble? A look alike sacrificed for him in this movie.

That's a 'no' then is it ? hehehehe

Anyone here read the entire book ?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,... and it goes on like that for a while but i don't remember the guy dying @ the end? ;-)

He dies in the end. Oh, I hope I haven't spoiled it for anyone. :)

It's the French Revolution -- What'd you expect ?

I just watched a video of Charles Dickens classic Tale Of Two City's and was shocked. Is this how the book is. I wouldn't let a child read that book.

do you yahoo? if so I am ramblinmanmike or if not, can you send me via PM your email?

I hope the poetry board and its purpose is not forgotten. my apologies
to the comment already writtten ... but it would have been irritating, so
standalone without the post it referred to, therefore I deleted it as well. ~*~

Running Man was good too. Book and Movie

I thought The Bachman Books excellent ! Especially Rage and The Long Walk :))

I have not as yet started reading his The Last Battle yet I read the other books in the serie. I have the troilogy Out Of The Silent Planet, Perelandra, & That Hideous Dtrenth that sounds interesting

Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples Lewis), 1898–1963, English author, b. Belfast, Ireland. A fellow and tutor of English at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1954, C. S. Lewis was noted equally for his literary scholarship and for his intellectual and witty expositions of Christian tenets. Among his most important works are The Allegory of Love (1936), an analysis of the literary evolution of romantic love during the Middle Ages; The Screwtape Letters (1942, rev. ed. 1961), an ironic treatment of the theme of salvation; and a history of English Literature in the Sixteenth Century (1954). He is also the author of Out of the Silent Planet (1938) and That Hideous Strength (1945), outer-planetary fantasies with deep Catholic and moral overtones; the "Chronicles of Narnia," a series of allegorical fantasies set in the mythical kingdom of Narnia, including The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) and The Silver Chair (1953); many works of literary criticism, including Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature (1966); and the autobiographical Surprised by Joy (1954). From 1954 until his death he was professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge.

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Can you hear MP3s?...
If so, here's a good one z;)

http://www.audiotreasure.com/mp3/Revelation/REV18.mp3

  If not, here's the text:


           Revelation 18


Babylon is Destroyed

18:1 After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance.

18:2 He shouted with a powerful voice:

"Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great!
She has become a lair for demons,

a haunt for every unclean spirit,

a haunt for every unclean bird,

a haunt for every unclean and detested beast.

18:3 For all the nations have fallen from the wine of her immoral passion,
and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her,
and the merchants of the earth have gotten rich from the power of her sensual behavior."

18:4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, so you will not take part in her sins and so you will not receive her plagues,

18:5 because her sins have piled up all the way to heaven and God has remembered her crimes.

18:6 Repay her the same way she repaid others; pay her back double corresponding to her deeds. In the cup she mixed, mix double the amount for her.
18:7 As much as she exalted herself and lived in sensual luxury, to this extent give her torment and grief because she said to herself, 'I rule as queen and am no widow; I will never experience grief!'

18:8 For this reason, she will experience her plagues in a single day: disease, mourning, and famine, and she will be burned down with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is powerful!"

18:9 Then the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up.

18:10 They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say,

"Woe, woe, O great city,
Babylon the powerful city!
For in a single hour your doom has come!"
18:11 Then the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her because no one buys their cargo any longer—

18:12 cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble,
18:13 cinnamon, spice, incense, perfumed ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil and costly flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and four-wheeled carriages, slaves and human lives.

18:14 (The ripe fruit you greatly desired
has gone from you,
and all your luxury and splendor
have gone from you—
they will never ever be found again!)

18:15 The merchants who sold these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

18:16 saying,

"Woe, woe, O great city—
dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing,
and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls—

18:17 because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!"

And every ship's captain, and all who sail along the coast—seamen, and all who make their living from the sea, stood a long way off

18:18 and began to shout when they saw the smoke from the fire that burned her up, "Who is like the great city?"

18:19 And they threw dust on their heads and were shouting with weeping and mourning,

"Woe, Woe, O great city—
in which all those who had ships on the sea got rich from her wealth—
because in a single hour she has been destroyed!"

18:20 (Rejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has pronounced judgment against her on your behalf!)

18:21 Then one powerful angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone, threw it into the sea, and said,

"With this kind of sudden violent force
Babylon the great city will be thrown down and it will never be found again!

18:22 And the sound of the harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters
will never be heard in you again.

No craftsman who practices any trade
will ever be found in you again;

the noise of a mill will never be heard in you again.

18:23 Even the light from a lamp
will never shine in you again!

The voices of the bridegroom and his bride
will never be heard in you again.

For your merchants were the tycoons of the world,
because all the nations were deceived by your magic spells!

18:24 The blood of the saints and prophets was found in her,
along with the blood of all those who had been killed on the earth."


            ~ MS

Dornford Yates is one of my favourite authors,

Dornford Yates

It's five DVDs with over 25 hours, not two DVDs.

one must be precise if one wishes to be insightful...or is that spelled inciteful? Oh drat, one must have a dictionary if one wishes to spell with precision.

My brother got me two DVDs with over 25 hours of old sci-fi flicks. They were terrible, my youngest daughter spent the night and we tried watching some of them...we both had nightmares that night.

I never read any of Burroughs sci-fi stuff and yes I agree....gorgeous. Two thumbs up on that review!!

Mars series.
"War lord of Mars"
"Synthetic Men of Mars"
"Swords of Mars"
to name a few.
and yes...a gorgeous red-head ;-P

I don't remember John Carter. Was he Sci-fi writer? I was heavy into sci-fi as a teenager, but didn't notice until later most good sci-fi is written by science guys who can't write well. The science part was good, but style of writing lacked something. Since you and I are the only ones here now, I guess that makes us the designated book critics.

Is Tuesday a red head? I thought she might be. Ahm smiling like a butchers dog!! Wheeee doggies!!

is based on the story of the Roman Centurian who was ordered to crusify Christ,then won his robe,with a dice game.

not to mention John Carter,in his Martian series.

The Robe sounds interesting...what's it about?

Edgar Rice Burroughs was easier for me to relate to than Ian Flemming. When you're only 13 years old it isn't easy to get all of the <ahem> nuances of the Bond character. Any eight year old boy can relate to Tarzan though...I still do.

LOL:) it takes me longer to finish a book these days! I've been reading Lloyd C. Douglas'
"The Robe" for about 3 months now! LOL:) only bout 1/2 way thru it.
I also loved Edgar Rice Burroughs,and Jim Kjelgard(sp)
as a youngster too ;-)

This board has been an interesting read. I have more in common with bwildman than I thought. I read one King novel and was disappointed. He's a great writer, but he's more into the Let me all shock you with poo poo stories than I am. He doesn't need to be a shock jock, but I guess that's what it takes to get into and stay in the market these days. I also read almost every one of Ian Flemings novels (novels?) when I was a teenager, but one day I woke up and realised I like them stirred, not shaken. I saw Ken Kesey one time in a thrift shop looking for...material? Right now I'm reading Courting Disaster...I've come a long way, baby.

You never know when I'm making stuff up or not, do you?

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Smile your little smile ~ take some tea with me awhile.
Brush away that black cloud from your shoulder.
  Twintch your whiskers. Feel that you're really real.
  Another tea-time ~ another day older.

Puff warm breath on your tiny hands.
You wish you were a man
  who every day can turn another page.
Behind your glass you sit and look
  at my ever-open book ~
One Brown Mouse sitting in a cage.

Do you wonder if I really care for you ~
Am I just the company you keep ~
Which one of us exercises on the old treadmill ~
Who hides his head, pretending to sleep?

Smile your little smile ~ take some tea with me awhile
And every day we'll turn another page.
Behind our glass we'll sit and look
  at our ever-open book ~
One Brown Mouse sitting in a cage.

             -- J-Tull

well I shall hold my opinion back yet a while
not to make all richard bachmann fans grow upset ... :D ... ~*~

Good author - I'm sure you've heard of his more 'well-known' works such as "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" as well as "Sometimes A Great Notion" -- Both made into films, btw :)

However, there's alot more material not too many people are aware of -- "Demon Box" and "Sailor Song" -- He was quite a marvelous short story writer also :D

No, I can't say I have.

You seem to know your one-liners, welly welly -- Ever read Kesey? ;)

It was a far, far, better thing when I read that. There again, it was the best of times. Or was it the worst of times?

My fav Dickens is 'A Christmas Carol', followed by the 'Pickwick Papers' and 'Oliver Twist'.

Any1 read "A Tale of Two Cities" ?

      ~ MS

I only read Charles Dickens Great Expectations

Both excellent reads in my opinion Harley! :-)

Insomnia has to be my favourite King book - and David Copperfield my favourite Dickens :o)