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Enigma · 06-01-2010, 11:04 PM

D. H. Lawrence and the Body Mystical
by Frederick Carter

at this moment... this passage:

"...mysticism is the means through which man seeks within himself the secret springs of life that are common to all things alive, existing in the greatest as in the least. It seeks, too, the very extent of life, finding a kinship and the stirrings of a mutual state of being in unsuspected places. Contemplative, the mind withdraws from too close contact, the better to envisage the rushing stream of existence..."

Venus007 · 06-01-2010, 11:29 PM

The Children of Hurin
By JRR Tolkien as compiled and edited by Christopher Tolkien

Martina · 06-02-2010, 12:36 AM

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. i think she lives in Ann Arbor. Pretty engrossing. Vampires and research in old archives.

Lady_Wu · 06-13-2010, 09:25 AM

For study, I'm reading Taoist yoga: Alchemy and Immortality by Lu K'uan Yu and Holding Yin, Embracing Yang trans. by Eva Wong. For fun, I'm listening to Off Season by Ann Rivers Siddon and reading Digging to America by Anne Tyler. All highly recommended!

Linus · 06-13-2010, 09:33 AM

I'm still slogging through The Elegant Universe. I want to get through that before I start others. I am also going through some manuals/PDFs for work as well in preparation for a new course.

No fiction or other books for the time being.

Semantics · 06-13-2010, 09:45 AM

I'm reading Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.

It's about a two dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes. One of the main characters, a square, discovers another dimension and sends everything into an uproar.

It was written 125 years ago and while it's a book about science/ math/ physics it also touches on a lot of the sociological issues of that time.

Kätzchen · 06-13-2010, 12:58 PM

Bernard, Ted. (2010). Hope and Hard Times: Communities, Collaboration and Sustainability. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Publishers.

rawk · 06-13-2010, 01:03 PM

Severed book about the Black Dahlia murder.

Kätzchen · 06-14-2010, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semantics

I'm reading Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.

It's about a two dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes. One of the main characters, a square, discovers another dimension and sends everything into an uproar.

It was written 125 years ago and while it's a book about science/ math/ physics it also touches on a lot of the sociological issues of that time.

I bet I would like this book (story) a lot!

waxnrope · 06-14-2010, 07:31 AM

I'm reading Faith and Feminism: A Holy Alliance by Helen LaKelly Hunt.
There's a reason that I read this, that is not a topic for this thread. However, there is an introduction by Gloria Steinem. The usual proclamations of universality, which caused grief for second wave feminist, such as Steinem, continues in bits of this book ~ and that creates some angst for me. Otherwise, it is early on so far in the reading, it is informative and challenging at times.

Lady_Wu · 06-14-2010, 05:09 PM

Flatland has a sequel, though I cannot remember the name of it. I don't believe that the sequel was written by the same author, since it was written many years after Flatland. I'll try to find out the name of it. I have my very own personal librarianat the Library of Congress in Charleston.
I have added a book to my studies: Holding Yin, Embracing Yang trans. Eva Wong. This is really helping me understand the Taoist Yoga trans. Lu K'uam Yu.

My thanks to everyone who responds to this thread. As a longtime addict to bookdust, I'm always curious to know what others are reading.

I am writing again these days. You can find my poems in the POETRY section of the forums. I am writing a book by way of a blog called THE NAMELESS GATE. This is a series of reflections started by words of different authors. You can find it at URL:
http:/thenamelessgate-returntothewuchi.blogspot.com
Comments, both on the poems and the blog entries, will be much appreciated!
Namaste!
Lady_Wu

Lady_Wu · 06-14-2010, 05:17 PM

I'd already said I was reading Holding Yin, Embracing Yang! My apologies for the repetition.

I blame on my poor short-term memory!
Lady_Wu

Fancy · 06-14-2010, 06:23 PM

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by: Barbara Kingsolver

So far, not just a journal-esque style account of one family's change, but stuffed full of interesting facts about resources on Earth. I'm loving it, because it's easier to digest and more down-to-Earth than The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.

Bon Appétit

JakeTulane · 06-14-2010, 06:58 PM

Right now I have a few books going (which is the norm.. I read whichever one jumps out at Me at any given time)

My niece and nephew talked Me into going through the Harry Potter series. I liked all of the movies and did think I would like the books. I was wrong. I am just now finishing the 3rd. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

I am also reading Awearness by Kenneth Cole. A wonderful book on famous and not famous people who do all sorts of volunteer work and giving back to the World and Earth. Very Inspiring. I highly recommend it.

Also, Gore Vidal: A Biography by Fred Kaplan.

Finally - The Code: 10 Intentions for a Better World (Use the Laws of Manifestation to Achieve Your Highest Good) by Tony Burroughs. I highly, highly recommend this book... this is the second perusal I have done with it.

In this book the 10 Intentions for a Better World are:

1. Support Life

2. Seek Truth

3. Set Your Course

4. Simplify

5. Stay Positive

6. Synchronize

7. Serve Others

8. Shine Your Light

9. Share Your Vision

10. Synergize

A great read. nods. .

UofMfan · 06-14-2010, 07:51 PM

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance. ~ Noam Chomsky

For the second time, as I wait for my new books to arrive.

always2late · 06-14-2010, 08:01 PM

Perfection by Julie Metz and Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro

cane · 06-14-2010, 10:40 PM

I'm reading The Saga of Gösta Berling - Selma Lagerlöf (Nobelprice 1909), must have read it a hundred times, simply love it...

afixer · 06-15-2010, 07:38 PM

The Te of Piglet

Semantics · 06-15-2010, 07:50 PM

I just finished a book today called In the Woods by Tana French.

It was awful. I trudged my way through it to try and find out the answer to the mystery and, well, I'm just going to stop there because I don't want to ruin it for anyone.

My advice? Don't bother.

JakeTulane · 06-17-2010, 07:46 AM

Well, I am now 6 chapters into the 4th Harry Potter book - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I am still truly amazed at how much I am enjoying the read of this series. I had serious doubts.

Oh, and My list is still the same as the earlier post. Just the Harry Potter change-up.

06-01-2010, 11:29 PM	#182
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06-13-2010, 09:25 AM	#184
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06-13-2010, 09:33 AM	#185
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06-13-2010, 01:03 PM	#188
rawk Junior Member How Do You Identify?: queer Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: engaged Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 20 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 11 Posts Rep Power: 61	Severed book about the Black Dahlia murder. __________________ "If you're alright, then I'm alright. And I don't care if everyone knows."~Joan Jett/Kenny Laguna

06-14-2010, 05:09 PM	#191
Lady_Wu Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Queer Stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: M'Lady Relationship Status: given up looking sigh Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: somewhere buried under a pile of books Posts: 197 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 285 Thanked 300 Times in 105 Posts Rep Power: 155955	Re: Flatland and other books Flatland has a sequel, though I cannot remember the name of it. I don't believe that the sequel was written by the same author, since it was written many years after Flatland. I'll try to find out the name of it. I have my very own personal librarianat the Library of Congress in Charleston. I have added a book to my studies: Holding Yin, Embracing Yang trans. Eva Wong. This is really helping me understand the Taoist Yoga trans. Lu K'uam Yu. My thanks to everyone who responds to this thread. As a longtime addict to bookdust, I'm always curious to know what others are reading. I am writing again these days. You can find my poems in the POETRY section of the forums. I am writing a book by way of a blog called THE NAMELESS GATE. This is a series of reflections started by words of different authors. You can find it at URL: http:/thenamelessgate-returntothewuchi.blogspot.com Comments, both on the poems and the blog entries, will be much appreciated! Namaste! Lady_Wu __________________ I'm the Yin in the Yang and the Yang in the Yin.

06-01-2010, 11:04 PM	#181
Enigma Junior Member How Do You Identify?: ~ & ~ Relationship Status: Enchanted Join Date: May 2010 Location: The Edge of Eternity Posts: 53 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 384 Thanked 169 Times in 48 Posts Rep Power: 80	D. H. Lawrence and the Body Mystical by Frederick Carter at this moment... this passage: "...mysticism is the means through which man seeks within himself the secret springs of life that are common to all things alive, existing in the greatest as in the least. It seeks, too, the very extent of life, finding a kinship and the stirrings of a mutual state of being in unsuspected places. Contemplative, the mind withdraws from too close contact, the better to envisage the rushing stream of existence..."

06-02-2010, 12:36 AM	#183
Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,367 Times in 4,171 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. i think she lives in Ann Arbor. Pretty engrossing. Vampires and research in old archives.

06-13-2010, 09:45 AM	#186
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06-13-2010, 12:58 PM	#187
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06-14-2010, 07:31 AM	#190
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06-14-2010, 05:17 PM	#192
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06-14-2010, 06:23 PM	#193
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06-14-2010, 06:58 PM	#194
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06-14-2010, 07:51 PM	#195
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06-15-2010, 07:50 PM	#199
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06-17-2010, 07:46 AM	#200
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	Well, I am now 6 chapters into the 4th Harry Potter book - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I am still truly amazed at how much I am enjoying the read of this series. I had serious doubts. Oh, and My list is still the same as the earlier post. Just the Harry Potter change-up.