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Mokelumne Trekka posted:I've been on a war kick lately. If you'll accept podcast recs instead of a book, the Revolutions podcast by Mike Duncan covered the Revolutionary War (USA) in really neat detail. Can't comment on that book though, sorry.
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StrixNebulosa posted:If you'll accept podcast recs instead of a book, the Revolutions podcast by Mike Duncan covered the Revolutionary War (USA) in really neat detail. Podcasts work for me, thanks!
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nadav posted:This is broad, but does anyone have recommendations for learning about (20th century) Chinese politics/culture? Check out Richard MacGregor's books on the Chinese Communist Party or it's foreign relations. He takes the party's internal politics and diplomacy seriously and he's a reputable source. This isn't a book, but the three part documentary China: A Century of Revolution is a good overview.
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Any recommendations on the Byzantine Empire, particularly during the Komnenos Restoration?
TommyGun85 fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Jun 2, 2020 |
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https://twitter.com/alloy_dr/status/1267984944380469248?s=20
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Recommendations for nonfiction about con men, confidence games, swindlers, etc? Specifically 19th-early 20th century if possible, nothing modern technology/finance related
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ketchup vs catsup posted:Recommendations for nonfiction about con men, confidence games, swindlers, etc? Didn't read these myself, but the owner of my old bookstore loved Maurer's The Big Con and Brock's Charlatan. The first is kind of the ultimate inside guide to con men from the 1940s and the other is a wild-rear end story of a dude who made bank literally giving dudes goat testicle transplants in the 20s and 30s.
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ketchup vs catsup posted:Recommendations for nonfiction about con men, confidence games, swindlers, etc? Catch Me If You Can is probably the obvious pick.
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Clifford Irving's Fake!, about the art forger Elmyr de Hory, was a good read.
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ketchup vs catsup posted:Recommendations for nonfiction about con men, confidence games, swindlers, etc? The Great Train Robbery
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Selachian posted:Clifford Irving's Fake!, about the art forger Elmyr de Hory, was a good read. That one is really good but especially interesting in context with Clifford Irving's history of fraudulence: quote:Clifford Michael Irving (November 5, 1930 – December 19, 2017) was an American novelist and investigative reporter. Although he published 20 novels, he is best known for an "autobiography" allegedly written as told to Irving by billionaire recluse Howard Hughes. The fictional work was to have been published in 1972. After Hughes denounced him and sued the publisher, McGraw-Hill, Irving and his collaborators confessed to the hoax. He was sentenced to 2˝ years in prison, of which he served 17 months.[1] quote:By 1958, millionaire Howard Hughes had become a recluse. In 1970, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Irving met with Richard Suskind, a longtime friend who was an author of children's books. They conceived a scheme to write Hughes' purported "autobiography". Irving and Suskind believed that, because Hughes had completely withdrawn from public life, he would never draw attention by denouncing such a book or filing a lawsuit for libel. Suskind took on the work of research in news archives. Irving started by enlisting the aid of artist and writer friends on Ibiza in order to create letters in Hughes' own hand, imitating authentic letters they had seen displayed in Newsweek magazine.[8]
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ketchup vs catsup posted:Recommendations for nonfiction about con men, confidence games, swindlers, etc? You have a ton of recommendations but the world of Wine forgeries is pretty cool if you want con men of the more refined sort (and who exclusively con super rich dorks). The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine is good, though only about half of it is about forgery. It'll teach you about the weird world of high end wine and what goes into it, which I thought was pretty interesting. I've been recommended In Vino Duplicitas: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire too but haven't read it yet.
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Anyone got anything that is light and will cheer me up?
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Nohearum posted:Anyone got anything that is light and will cheer me up? Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome All Creatures Great and Small by James Heriott
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Leonard & Hungry Paul
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Nohearum posted:Anyone got anything that is light and will cheer me up? PG Wodehouse's Jeeves novels and short stories
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Can anyone recommend any modern english fiction of Norse mythology, specifically about the Edda, Volsung Saga or Ring of the Nibelung?
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart Lex Neville posted:Leonard & Hungry Paul StrixNebulosa posted:PG Wodehouse's Jeeves novels and short stories Thank you, added all of these these. Going to start w/ Bridge of Birds.
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buffalo all day posted:If you want other space-based sci-fi, Becky Chambers's A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet is well-liked around here. It's often described as "cozy" and feels a bit like the TV show Firefly. Hey, I recently read this, as well as A Closed and Common Orbit and Record of a Spaceborn Few. Any recommendations for books with a similiar vibe? It was a nice change of pace to read some sci-fi that was good-natured and focused on the small things. Also, thanks to whoever recommended Bill Bryson's At Home earlier in the thread. It's super interesting and Mrs Beeton's insane 18th century housekeeping instructions have become a household joke.
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TommyGun85 posted:Can anyone recommend any modern english fiction of Norse mythology, specifically about the Edda, Volsung Saga or Ring of the Nibelung? Do you want a modern english version of the classic myths, or "inspired by" fiction? Because if you want "inspired by," I mean, get yë hence, to Second Breakfast Club
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I think the request is more for stuff like Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, which I cannot recommend in good conscience, due to my professor's deep distaste for him when I was studying folkloristics.
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What was that novel about Norse warriors that used to get recommended a lot around the forums? The one that was well written and read like a fantasy novel should, but dealt with real historical events?
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Sounds like Frans G. Bengtsson's The Long Ships
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Llamadeus posted:Sounds like Frans G. Bengtsson's The Long Ships That’s it, thanks
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If you're okay with comics, P. Craig Russell's adaptation of the Ring Cycle is great.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Do you want a modern english version of the classic myths, or "inspired by" fiction? Because if you want "inspired by," I mean, get yë hence, to Second Breakfast Club sorry to clarify, I meant modern translations of those... Selachian posted:If you're okay with comics, P. Craig Russell's adaptation of the Ring Cycle is great. read it and its fantastic but looking for novelizations.
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So you want a modern translation, of something that isn't a novel, that is a novelization?
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A human heart posted:So you want a modern translation, of something that isn't a novel, that is a novelization? i think youre been semantical or splitting hairs or whatever. im looking for either a novelization or modern translation of the Edda, Wagners Nibelung or the Volsung Saga. Two of them Im unaware of the best english versions and the other I dont want to read a musical opera. Hope that clarifies and thank you for any suggestions. e: I meant novelization in the sense of not operas or graphic novels. Poems or prose please.
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You're not being very clear about what you want. The eddas(there are two of them) and the sagas aren't novels, so a modern translation of them won't be a novelisation. Wagner's ring is a cycle of operas, but it sounds like you're actually interested in the Nibelungenlied, which is the medieval german poem that Wagner used as source material. There are modern translations of this but because it's an epic poem they're not novels either.
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A human heart posted:You're not being very clear about what you want. The eddas(there are two of them) and the sagas aren't novels, so a modern translation of them won't be a novelisation. Wagner's ring is a cycle of operas, but it sounds like you're actually interested in the Nibelungenlied, which is the medieval german poem that Wagner used as source material. There are modern translations of this but because it's an epic poem they're not novels either. hmm let me try again....I would like to read the Edda or Volsung Saga in English. Either direct modern translations or novelizations are fine. Im not interested in the graphic novel as I have already read it. An english tranation or novelization of whatever Wagners opera was based on would be nice too. Im not looking for novels with loose inspiration like Gaiman's Norse Mythology or American Gods. Anything based on the legends of the valjyries, Sigurd, Brunhild...that kind of stuff. e: Hieronymous Alloy posted:Do you want a modern english version of the classic myths, or "inspired by" fiction? Because if you want "inspired by," I mean, get yë hence, to Second Breakfast Club this in bold i guess TommyGun85 fucked around with this message at 03:36 on Jun 7, 2020 |
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I think it's pretty clear op wants a modern English prose version of Norse myths and sagas, regardless of whether the original source was prose or verse. Not sure how people are confused tbh.
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TommyGun85 posted:hmm let me try again....I would like to read the Edda or Volsung Saga in English. Either direct modern translations or novelizations are fine. Im not interested in the graphic novel as I have already read it. An english tranation or novelization of whatever Wagners opera was based on would be nice too. Im not looking for novels with loose inspiration like Gaiman's Norse Mythology or American Gods.
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TommyGun85 posted:hmm let me try again....I would like to read the Edda or Volsung Saga in English. Either direct modern translations or novelizations are fine. Im not interested in the graphic novel as I have already read it. An english tranation or novelization of whatever Wagners opera was based on would be nice too. Im not looking for novels with loose inspiration like Gaiman's Norse Mythology or American Gods. Try asking the Religionthread and Norse Heathenry threads in A/T.
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Anyone know a book about neuroscience/neurobiology that’s neither a full-on textbook, nor just a self-help book or one of those “true tales of amazing brain surgery patients!” books? Like, one that’s focused on the science side of things but doesn’t go into the extreme technical details?
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Prism Mirror Lens posted:Anyone know a book about neuroscience/neurobiology that’s neither a full-on textbook, nor just a self-help book or one of those “true tales of amazing brain surgery patients!” books? Like, one that’s focused on the science side of things but doesn’t go into the extreme technical details? You're looking for On the Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, of course! I've heard good things about The Master and His Emissary, and a couple of Oliver Sacks' books are more scientific than others, especially Awakenings.
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Prism Mirror Lens posted:Anyone know a book about neuroscience/neurobiology that’s neither a full-on textbook, nor just a self-help book or one of those “true tales of amazing brain surgery patients!” books? Like, one that’s focused on the science side of things but doesn’t go into the extreme technical details? Have you read that neuroplasticity book, “The Brain That Changes Itself”? That one was fun!
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Prism Mirror Lens posted:Anyone know a book about neuroscience/neurobiology that’s neither a full-on textbook, nor just a self-help book or one of those “true tales of amazing brain surgery patients!” books? Like, one that’s focused on the science side of things but doesn’t go into the extreme technical details? You might like Broca's Brain by Carl Sagan
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Thanks goons, I’ll check ‘em out. I do love bicameral mind theory (who doesn’t) so maybe I’ll actually read that too haha
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The Ego Tunnel by Thomas Metzinger is a good philosophical take on the brain science stuff.
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I'm reading The Story of Man by Cyril Aydon and it's not bad but it's a bit too cursory. I'm looking for a book that covers the history of humanity from evolution in Africa to at least like the bronze age. That whole length of time is like less than 100 pages in this current book. I'd especially like to know more about the development of political authority centered around production of grain in Sumeria and China. Anything that ticks those boxes well?
Nehru the Damaja fucked around with this message at 14:52 on Jun 10, 2020 |
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