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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    THE BOOK OF THE DAMNED (Charles Fort, 1919)
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  • RevelatorRevelator
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    THE BOOK OF THE DAMNED (Charles Fort, 1919)

    A self-help book?

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    THE BOOK OF THE DAMNED (Charles Fort, 1919)
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    Oh, are you a fellow Fortean, @Thunderfinger?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    THE BOOK OF THE DAMNED (Charles Fort, 1919)
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    Oh, are you a fellow Fortean, @Thunderfinger?

    I haven t read his other books, but I aim to.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    THE BOOK OF THE DAMNED (Charles Fort, 1919)
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    Oh, are you a fellow Fortean, @Thunderfinger?

    I haven t read his other books, but I aim to.

    I've not read any of his books as yet but I do get The Fortean Times magazine every month and joined the forum a while ago. Not posted there very much yet, though. Have you ever read that magazine, @Thunderfinger?
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    THE BOOK OF THE DAMNED (Charles Fort, 1919)
    front.jpg

    Oh, are you a fellow Fortean, @Thunderfinger?

    I haven t read his other books, but I aim to.

    I've not read any of his books as yet but I do get The Fortean Times magazine every month and joined the forum a while ago. Not posted there very much yet, though. Have you ever read that magazine, @Thunderfinger?

    Yes, some of the old original ones online. This book is much smarter and more interesting.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    THE BOOK OF THE DAMNED (Charles Fort, 1919)
    front.jpg

    Oh, are you a fellow Fortean, @Thunderfinger?

    I haven t read his other books, but I aim to.

    I've not read any of his books as yet but I do get The Fortean Times magazine every month and joined the forum a while ago. Not posted there very much yet, though. Have you ever read that magazine, @Thunderfinger?

    Yes, some of the old original ones online. This book is much smarter and more interesting.

    I see. Didn't know that you could read old back issues online. That is one of Charles Fort's most famous books. It's referenced in the magazine a lot.
  • patbpatb
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    I stumbled across "The Longest Day" (movie) on daytime TV last week and it reminded my of how great the original book is so just started a re-read.

  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    I just finished Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War. Enjoyable, but hard to follow at times. Now I’m starting Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox.
  • CraterGunsCraterGuns
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  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    I'm reading a lot of big thick books at the moment, since I'm working from home and not going out much. I got Salman Rushdie's Quichotte for Christmas (I love Don Quixote and collect different versions of the story).

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  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    A couple of chapters into this one.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    I bought that when it came out and still haven't read it, @Torgeirtrap! Maybe I'll get to it next and we can discuss!
  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
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    Just finishing reading the final chapters of John Le Carré's Call for the Dead, his debut novel, and the first appearance of the character of George Smiley.

    Quite enjoyed that one. And Marlow is featured and I live here, so I found this quite amusing.

    I'm reading Poison by Ed McBain at the moment. He always delivers.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I bought that when it came out and still haven't read it, @Torgeirtrap! Maybe I'll get to it next and we can discuss!

    It's definitely worth the read, @Agent_99! If you've read any Jack Reacher novels, you know what to expect, but that doesn't keep it from being an entertaining read. I believe the first series of the upcoming Jack Reacher TV series will be based on this novel.
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    9780241330876.jpg?w=220
    Just finishing reading the final chapters of John Le Carré's Call for the Dead, his debut novel, and the first appearance of the character of George Smiley.

    Quite enjoyed that one. And Marlow is featured and I live here, so I found this quite amusing.

    I did too! Never been to the UK and Marlow, but it looks like a nice place going by photos I've seen online.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    THE REPUBLIC (Plato, 360 BC)
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    "The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself"
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    THE REPUBLIC

    Flashback to doing my degree!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    THE REPUBLIC

    Flashback to doing my degree!

    I am going to pass my degree, and party like it s @Agent_99 .
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Halfway into John Le Carré's A Murder of Quality. A whodunnit rather than a spy thriller, it's an enjoyable read so far.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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  • JamesCraigJamesCraig Ancient Rome
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  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I bought that when it came out and still haven't read it, @Torgeirtrap! Maybe I'll get to it next and we can discuss!

    It's definitely worth the read, @Agent_99! If you've read any Jack Reacher novels, you know what to expect, but that doesn't keep it from being an entertaining read. I believe the first series of the upcoming Jack Reacher TV series will be based on this novel.
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
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    Just finishing reading the final chapters of John Le Carré's Call for the Dead, his debut novel, and the first appearance of the character of George Smiley.

    Quite enjoyed that one. And Marlow is featured and I live here, so I found this quite amusing.

    I did too! Never been to the UK and Marlow, but it looks like a nice place going by photos I've seen online.

    It's a lovely town. Just finished Poison by Ed McBain and I'm reading Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    The Sign of the Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The second Sherlock Holmes book.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    The Sign of the Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The second Sherlock Holmes book.

    Great read.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I bought that when it came out and still haven't read it, @Torgeirtrap! Maybe I'll get to it next and we can discuss!

    It's definitely worth the read, @Agent_99! If you've read any Jack Reacher novels, you know what to expect, but that doesn't keep it from being an entertaining read. I believe the first series of the upcoming Jack Reacher TV series will be based on this novel.
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    9780241330876.jpg?w=220
    Just finishing reading the final chapters of John Le Carré's Call for the Dead, his debut novel, and the first appearance of the character of George Smiley.

    Quite enjoyed that one. And Marlow is featured and I live here, so I found this quite amusing.

    I did too! Never been to the UK and Marlow, but it looks like a nice place going by photos I've seen online.

    It's a lovely town. Just finished Poison by Ed McBain and I'm reading Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit.

    I must try and visit it at some point!
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    Currently reading Funeral in Berlin, the third novel by Len Deighton.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    The Sign of the Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The second Sherlock Holmes book.

    Excellent book, I studied The Sign of Four at both A Level and Degree (English Lit)
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    I'm reading Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit.

    Love E Nesbit - she wrote children as real children, not perfect little angels, which was rare in her time. (She sends up Victorian children's literature where kids end up dying and going to heaven as a reward for their extreme goodness.)

    Jacqueline Wilson has written a modern-day version called Four Children and It.
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