I recently bought Selected Pieces by Oscar Wilde, featuring all of his plays and some letters and poems. Plus, The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.
Actually, they caught my eye because they were both on sale.
Oh, and today, I'm going to by History of the Theatre by Peter Simhandl, a non-fiction book I need to do a presentation on. It's awfully expensive, I hope it's worth it...
"Where mind meets matter, both should woo!"Currently reading:
* Paradise Lost by John Milton
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Must reads, I had already read Twilight and Speak, but there was a sale, I had been meaning to get the books anyway, Twilight is like my favorite book in the world, and Uglies looked pretty interesting front and back. BTW, there was a get 3 for 2 sale, so it was all pretty convenient.:
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), "Eleonora"
You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not?"
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), "Back to Methuselah" (1921), part 1, act 1
Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.
John Updike (1932 - )
I just bought Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly. I bought it because I love him, and its really turned out to be an interesting read so far.
"Who are a little wise
the best fools be." John Donne
If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity. But if it falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl. so choose the best place where you would shine..
The Book of Lost Tales, by J.R.R. Tolkien. For my sister's Christmas present. Yea, it was awhile ago...
Well, I didn't really buy these books, I got them on a book exchange site but I did pay for postage so that's something...anyway, I got Life is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera and with that I believe I will have all of Kundera's novels. I also got The Golovlyov Family by Shchedrin because the review sounded interesting.
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
I'v recently bought Bellow's "Humboldt's Gift", Kostova's "Historian" and "The Forging of the Rebel" by Arturo Barea. Now I just have to find time to read them
What was the last book you bought?
I got two today, one that I'm especially proud of.
The Life and Opinions of
Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, by Lawrence Sterne
and
Don Quixote, by Miguel Cervantes
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
The last books (paid for them together) was The Shame of Motley by Rafael Sabatini and the 6th book in the 24 series--Chaos Theory (based on the TV show) by John Whitman Thursday of last week.
Last edited by mtpspur; 06-09-2007 at 01:27 AM. Reason: spelling--why do you keep asking--what else would it be??
I'm pretty sure the last one I bought was Candide by Voltaire. <3
Tomorrow always holds the promise of something new and exciting. I am the Jetsons meet the Flintstones.
Candide by Voltaire
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
Strangers On a Train by Patricia Highsmith
Also a hardcover containing the original the talented Tom Ripley trilogy by Patricia Highsmith
The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
Moonchild by Aleister Crowley (the Beast's most popular fictional work)
Viriconium by M John Harrison
the prestige - christopher priest, i mainly get books from the library nowadays
life philosophy: "if one wants to succeed, they must become independent, if one wants to be independent, one must strive past the dificulties, using them to shape future desicions, like a sword being folded, every fold is a hardship overcome, and every fold removes one more imperfection that would destroy the completed version"
# of 1st Dans, Black Belts achieved- 2 (1 Hapkido, Sun Moo Kwan), (1 Tae Kwon Do)
Suggestion, why not make this thread a sticky?
I can do that? I thought only the mods do that? I'll check.
*Edit*Don't think I can. Tried to find the button but no go. Sorry.
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit. Mostly I just go to the Library or read online though
Reply With Quote
