summer reading plans |
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Jun 19 2009, 03:46 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
what's your summer reading list looking like? i'm kinda late on this topic.
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett Thinking with Type - Ellen Lupton others that i can't think of at the moment but will add to this later. cross out what you've read and highlight what you're reading and we'll make this thread a running list kinda thingy. |
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Jun 19 2009, 03:48 PM
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٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,309 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,593 |
probably going to read some of the readings i have to do for my cultural anthropology summer class.
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Jun 19 2009, 03:50 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
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Jun 19 2009, 03:55 PM
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TooMuch Swagg Group: Member Posts: 378 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 645,693 |
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1984 |
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Jun 19 2009, 04:28 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
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Jun 19 2009, 04:30 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
are you far enough on this one to know if you think it's any good yet? |
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Jun 19 2009, 04:41 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
I'm not too far along, but so far it's pretty good, but it helps that I already have an existing interest in the subject matter. He explains all the complicated scientific theories in layman's terms so anyone can understand them (in fact, it's how I studied for my Astronomy course hahaha).
Once I began to learn more about the exact moment of the Big Bang, what makes up quarks, the existence of other dimensions etc, I wondered how I could have ever lived life not even knowing or caring about what comprises the very fibre of our being. It sort of makes everything else pale in comparison, quite profound. That said, the videos are more entertaining and are less cognitively challenging, but details are compromised. The only reason I picked up his book is to learn more about string theory and related theories and in greater detail. If you're really interested, you should check out his (really good) TED Talk on YouTube first, or watch his PBS series here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html |
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Jun 19 2009, 04:45 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
yeah string theory is why i asked. i've wanted to read something on that stuff for a long time but find it hard to pick any book. i don't feel like reading something that is going to be completely overwhelming.
i'm gonna check out those videos though |
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Jun 19 2009, 04:54 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
Yeah it's definitely not overwhelming, you wouldn't need to have a prior knowledge to understand (although it's helpful). The TED Talk is a really great short overview of string theory though.
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Jun 20 2009, 01:59 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,154 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again - Frank Miller & Lynn Varley Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth - Grant Morrison & Dave McKean Lord of the Flies - William Golding To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil - Philip Zimbardo Yeah, I'm going through a bit of a Batman/graphic novels phase. |
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Jun 20 2009, 02:02 PM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
Thinking about having a James Ellroy summer.
Need to decide between the L.A. Quartet series or American Underworld Trilogy. |
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Jun 23 2009, 05:27 AM
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fughdf Group: Member Posts: 29 Joined: Jun 2009 Member No: 732,071 |
All Art is Propaganda - George Orwell
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Jun 24 2009, 12:32 AM
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Senior Member Group: Head Staff Posts: 18,173 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,478 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (finish rereading)
Shame in the Blood by Tetsuo Miura Forbidden Colors by Yukio Mishima The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Yes, I'm a pretty big Murakami fan. |
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Jun 24 2009, 12:23 PM
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Sarcastic Mr. Know-It-All Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,089 Joined: Dec 2003 Member No: 29 |
^Haruki Murakami write so beautifully about such simple things. It's amazing.
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Jun 24 2009, 02:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 1,036 Joined: May 2009 Member No: 727,246 |
i don't have a list yet.
any recommendations? |
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Jun 26 2009, 05:03 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
Adding:
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex - Mary Roach Any woman who is hailed as the David Sedaris of science writing definitely gets my attention...plus with those titles, who can resist? |
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Jun 26 2009, 05:12 PM
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kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
I was going to make a topic asking how to stay focused on summer reading... I'm currently on procrastination station.. and the train is just not coming.
I have to read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare (this book looks like it will be horrid.. it's a play ) also, our whole school has to read the same book.. but I don't know if we're even being tested on it (?) so I don't think I'm going to read it. Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns |
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Jun 26 2009, 05:18 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
^ Set a timeline for when you'd like to finish your book by, then count how many days you have until the deadline. Then divide the book/play into however many pages per day you have to read to make the deadline, and mark it with Post-Its. Then you can visually see how much you have to read a day, and stop once you reach a Post-It.
That's how I got through shitty required readings in high school. |
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Jun 26 2009, 05:20 PM
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kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
^ Set a timeline for when you'd like to finish your book by, then count how many days you have until the deadline. Then divide the book/play into however many pages per day you have to read to make the deadline, and mark it with Post-Its. Then you can visually see how much you have to read a day, and stop once you reach a Post-It. That's how I got through shitty required readings in high school. thank you so much! I'm definitely going to do that. I think it will be much easier to dive in once I see a more achievable stopping place. It looks so intimidating with the stopping place being 300 pages away >.< |
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Jun 26 2009, 07:05 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,154 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare (this book looks like it will be horrid.. it's a play ) Dude, that play was awesome! Beatrice and Benedick's relationship is so funny and quite enviable... I love it. I really do hope you read it with an open mind. And you might want to watch the 1993 film adaptation (starring Emma Thompson, Kate Beckinsale, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, etc); it really helped me with understanding the complex dialogue. |
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Jun 26 2009, 09:02 PM
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kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
Dude, that play was awesome! Beatrice and Benedick's relationship is so funny and quite enviable... I love it. I really do hope you read it with an open mind. And you might want to watch the 1993 film adaptation (starring Emma Thompson, Kate Beckinsale, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, etc); it really helped me with understanding the complex dialogue. ah lifesaver ^_^ Thank you so much.. *scurries off to netflix* |
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Jun 26 2009, 09:06 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,154 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
You're welcome. Just remember not to rely on the film tooooo much; they made a couple of big changes.
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Jun 27 2009, 12:02 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 138 Joined: Dec 2006 Member No: 489,625 |
Daisy Miller
Yellow Raft in Blue Water The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. =[ Not very interesting. Not excited at all. |
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Jul 18 2009, 01:32 AM
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model type = no appetite Group: Member Posts: 137 Joined: Jul 2009 Member No: 737,182 |
summer reading! totallly forgot..
i have to read some stupid book too.. i need to do a whole report on it too.. my school is real weird though.. well, i've never heard of any school that has done it.. but we read a book, watch a movie, listen to a song, and view a piece of artwork we fill out a basic with basic information, this year on friendship then we need to prepare a presentation & essay so lame. |
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Jul 20 2009, 08:37 AM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
Adding:
The Economic Naturalist: Why Economics Explains Almost Everything - Robert H Frank This really isn't teaching me anything I didn't learn in Intro to Microeconomics, but it's a nice refresher, and lacks pretension. I really wish I had read this before taking my brutal Econ class. =_= But this book is definitely not better than Freakonomics. |
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