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Anyone got recommendations for a history on early Christianity up through Nicaea? Something for a layman? I was reading a little book I got a long time ago about the Gospel of Judas and it's interesting but I recognize as I'm going through that I don't have the background knowledge and contextual tools to really tell how much this author has an axe to grind. I know to some extent this poo poo's unavoidable but the less it strays into apologetics or tryna blow the roof off Christianity just 'cause, the better.
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I've got some Amazon ebook credit to burn and I wanna read something fun instead of the angry bastard current affairs and history poo poo I normally get into. Anyone got any good recommendations on like a dark modern magical type story? I wanna read American Gods but might try to find a paperback first. Like magic, political intrigue, noir poo poo, etc? Something that feels maybe in place in a world like Mage: The Awakening?
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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?
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Jun 10, 2020 04:10
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Pale Fire might arguably be better electronically but I find the act of flipping back and forth to be a lot more satisfying than trying to click links.
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Jun 12, 2020 03:52
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What's a fun book about dwarves, with the obligatory "I've already read The Hobbit" I don't care if it's a fantasy novel or a big worldbuilding spiel or an academic survey of dwarves from folklore and pop-culture. I just wanna read something cool about dwarves.
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