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timothyreal
Aug 13, 2007
And, above all, as the chance juxtaposition of a sewing machine and an umbrella on a dissecting table!

timeandtide posted:

Still looking for recommendations on Western fiction/non-fiction, but I had a question that fits this thread: where does the line "America is not a young lad" come from? I vaguely remember it from a thread here, and I want to say it's from either Ballard or Burroughs.

"America is not a young land: it is old and dirty and evil before the settlers, before the Indians. The evil is there waiting."

Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs

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timothyreal
Aug 13, 2007
And, above all, as the chance juxtaposition of a sewing machine and an umbrella on a dissecting table!
Anybody know a good book about Gamelan? I'm just an interested layman, but most of the stuff on Amazon seems to be expensive textbooks. I don't want anything technical; maybe something describing the history, regional styles, and a bit of theory on the music. The closest I've ever gotten is a book on Javanese shadowplays I found used.

timothyreal
Aug 13, 2007
And, above all, as the chance juxtaposition of a sewing machine and an umbrella on a dissecting table!
This may sound a bit broad, but can someone recommend me any books about the history of the Middle East and North Africa before European imperialism (from ancient times to before the 19th century, I guess.) It's a region and era I didn't learn much about in school, so I'm curious to learn more.

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