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MY LIFE THROUGH BOOKS
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MY LIFE THROUGH BOOKS  I’ve always been a keen reader of books, magazines, newspapers and comics. When I was a , I loved reading Anthony Buckeridge’s books on Jennings, a boarding school boy whose time at school was nothing like my time at boarding school. Jennings was never once bothered by predatory teachers! In my late teens I read many novels. In particular, I read a lot of existential novels, such as Jean-Paul Sartre’s Nausea, about the meaning or rather the lack of meaning in life. I realised after reading these books that there was no meaning other than what we sense ourselves. At this stage in my life I stopped trying to find the point to life and just to get on with life by enjoying things at best or surviving things at worst. A book I like giving to people, whether or adults, is Richard Bach’s Jonathan Livingston Seagull. can read the book as about a seagull wanting to fly faster and higher; and grown-ups can read it as about chasing their dreams. George Orwell was one of my favourite authors. I loved his fiction, such as Keep the Aspidistra Flying and Animal Farm, as well as his non-fiction, especially Homage to Catalonia about the Spanish Civil War. As a student, I read a lot of books on politics, sociology, economics, history, philosophy and psychology. This reading never stopped until I took retirement from my job as a university lecturer. For about 40 years, I just read about politics. My two favourite academic books are Michael Oakeshott’s Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays and John Gray’s Straw Dogs; both books argue that human understanding of the world is very limited and often flawed. After retirement, I thought I’d get back to reading novels. But that hasn’t happened. I’m still reading books about politics, plus a few books on the Tour de France. One of the most recent books I very much enjoyed reading was Bob Woodward’s Fear about Donald Trump. Do you enjoy reading books? If so, what sort of books do you like reading? And what’s the best book you’ve read? Inside is my favourite quote of all time. It’s written by Michael Oakeshott, a conservative philosopher. Though no conservative, I always read out this quote to my students to warn them that they’ll get no answers about political life in my class!         |
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Michael Oakeshott wrote: "In political activity ... men sail a boundless and bottomless sea; there is neither harbour for shelter nor floor for anchorage, neither starting-place nor appointed destination. The enterprise is to keep afloat on an even keel; the sea is both friend and enemy, and the seamanship consists in using the resources of a traditional manner of behaviour in order to make a friend of every hostile occasion.”
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I used to read a lot while I was in school, now not so much I am more into games that keeps my mind fresh. But in school the best book I ever read was the Witches Of Salem Village. I do enjoy a good mystery book. I hear that book Fear is a great read. I hope you both enjoy a sexy fun filled Hump Day..  Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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That's an awesome thing! Book, give up knowledge, wisdom and it enhance our intelligence!
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Do you enjoy reading books? - I do, but suffer from a poor attention span most times. If so, what sort of books do you like reading? - When I'm FORCED to be confined (like long airplane trips) I choose long novels like Michener or Clancy. And what’s the best book you’ve read? - When I was about 12 I found this hard core illustrated sex novel that must have fallen out of the neighbor's trash. It was about a guy that auditioned women to be hookers and how that process went. I did READ it, and both the text and the photos provided endless wanking material. Happy HNW. Books, on HNW Will Pony Play Become A Bigger Thing Now Christmas in September [post 3312759] My Private Post - Tell Me ALL Your Secrets – Anything you write here is just between us
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Yes ... I am a reader. I go through phases on genre. I've read Asimov, Austen, Hugo, Haggard, and Orwell, to name a few. Dickens is so ponderous that I can't enjoy reading him. I had to read Salinger in school and still can't figure out why Catcher in the Rye is so popular. I do read the occasional biography and I enjoy books on local history. Mysteries remain my favorite. I would ride my bicycle to library every week in the summer to get more Nancy Drew books. When I discovered Agatha Christie my genre bias was fixed! It's almost impossible to pick a 'best' book. But, no matter how many times I read it, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott never fails to touch my emotions. Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation bangs on the door forever!
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I used to be a CRAZY book reader, but my career in IT and my positions in management, lead me towards a 'less is more' attitude. No one in IT or any CEO I knew wanted to read a novelette. They always wanted the bottom line. *UGH* So, I dove to the bottom line — on any reading material I sought and any I presented. Patience is something I lack hence — magazine articles, reviews, summaries, synopsis —down and dirty is how I manage my time reading. I should get back to reading more than two thousand words. Is there hope for me? 🤔 I take small gulps of info, and then I'm full. I loved 'Winnie Who Poohed.' 😶 I've just spent a lotta words telling you nothing... lol 😂 ... is there another way to look at it Going Too Fucking Far NEW Blog Features RevealeD O O A Foolproof Method Posted Over on that NEW site O O
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I remember reading Animal Farm when I was 10 or 11... Boy was I surprised to find out it wasn't just a story about talking animals on a farm!  I speed read naturally so I go through a ton of books. Detective stories and Noir are my favorite genres but the Lewis Carroll "Alice" books are my favorite stories.
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Do you enjoy reading books? Very much. I suffered from "tsundoku" until the pandemic lockdown helped to curb it. If so, what sort of books do you like reading? I prefer novels and try to read as much translated fiction from non-Euro/Anglo cultures as possible. And what’s the best book you’ve read? Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag
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I do enjoy reading The Light is shinning and she is lonely and waiting in the darkness. 
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Harlen Coben is currently my favourite author. I tend to read more magazines than actual novels these days. 
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I have always enjoyed reading. I never have a dull time since there is always something to read. If it is time of "simple pleasure" I read examples of families moving to the country side for self sufficient living . I currently have no "best book" , I just read for simple pleasures. I had too many years of serious reading, now it is simple pleasure for me
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I love to read. Lately its restricted by time constraints. I've been reading a lot of murder mysteries lately. Odd as I usually like happy endings.
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I used to read a lot while I was in school, now not so much I am more into games that keeps my mind fresh. But in school the best book I ever read was the Witches Of Salem Village. I do enjoy a good mystery book. I hear that book Fear is a great read. I hope you both enjoy a sexy fun filled Hump Day..
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You do have a good literary heritage! I've never read Shakespeare. I started one of his works but it was too much hard work for me!
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That's an awesome thing! Book, give up knowledge, wisdom and it enhance our intelligence!
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Do you enjoy reading books? - I do, but suffer from a poor attention span most times. If so, what sort of books do you like reading? - When I'm FORCED to be confined (like long airplane trips) I choose long novels like Michener or Clancy. And what’s the best book you’ve read? - When I was about 12 I found this hard core illustrated sex novel that must have fallen out of the neighbor's trash. It was about a guy that auditioned women to be hookers and how that process went. I did READ it, and both the text and the photos provided endless wanking material. Happy HNW. Books, on HNW Will Pony Play Become A Bigger Thing Now Christmas in September [post 3312759] My Private Post - Tell Me ALL Your Secrets – Anything you write here is just between us
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Yes ... I am a reader. I go through phases on genre. I've read Asimov, Austen, Hugo, Haggard, and Orwell, to name a few. Dickens is so ponderous that I can't enjoy reading him. I had to read Salinger in school and still can't figure out why Catcher in the Rye is so popular. I do read the occasional biography and I enjoy books on local history. Mysteries remain my favorite. I would ride my bicycle to library every week in the summer to get more Nancy Drew books. When I discovered Agatha Christie my genre bias was fixed! It's almost impossible to pick a 'best' book. But, no matter how many times I read it, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott never fails to touch my emotions.
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I used to be a CRAZY book reader, but my career in IT and my positions in management, lead me towards a 'less is more' attitude. No one in IT or any CEO I knew wanted to read a novelette. They always wanted the bottom line. *UGH* So, I dove to the bottom line — on any reading material I sought and any I presented. Patience is something I lack hence — magazine articles, reviews, summaries, synopsis —down and dirty is how I manage my time reading. I should get back to reading more than two thousand words. Is there hope for me? 🤔 I take small gulps of info, and then I'm full. I loved 'Winnie Who Poohed.' 😶 I've just spent a lotta words telling you nothing... lol 😂
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I remember reading Animal Farm when I was 10 or 11... Boy was I surprised to find out it wasn't just a story about talking animals on a farm! I speed read naturally so I go through a ton of books. Detective stories and Noir are my favorite genres but the Lewis Carroll "Alice" books are my favorite stories.
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Do you enjoy reading books? Very much. I suffered from "tsundoku" until the pandemic lockdown helped to curb it. If so, what sort of books do you like reading? I prefer novels and try to read as much translated fiction from non-Euro/Anglo cultures as possible. And what’s the best book you’ve read? Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag
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I do enjoy reading
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Harlen Coben is currently my favourite author. I tend to read more magazines than actual novels these days.
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I have always enjoyed reading. I never have a dull time since there is always something to read. If it is time of "simple pleasure" I read examples of families moving to the country side for self sufficient living . I currently have no "best book" , I just read for simple pleasures. I had too many years of serious reading, now it is simple pleasure for me
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I love to read. Lately its restricted by time constraints. I've been reading a lot of murder mysteries lately. Odd as I usually like happy endings.
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1. Yes. 2. Trashy sci fi novels, mainly because the books I need to read for work can be heavy going. 3. Anything by Iain Banks.
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