I know it's going to sound hypocritical of me, but can we simply return to books?
what's the point in having a book club, it's all subjective
libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual. http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/
It's so interdisciplinary though - they certainly have an almost equal amount of relevance in, say, history, as well. Wasn't Said an English professor?
My point was that IR is such a broad subject, that you're not going to properly read the works of the top three contributors of every single single academic branch/theory touched upon in introductory modules. you pick those that fit (in your first years) your essays, and in subsequent years the topic you've chosen to specialise in. At least that's how it's organised here.
My point was that IR is such a broad subject, that you're not going to properly read the works of the top three contributors of every single single academic branch/theory touched upon in introductory modules. you pick those that fit (in your first years) your essays, and in subsequent years the topic you've chosen to specialise in. At least that's how it's organised here.
yeah, i understand. my first year went from homer through dante and chaucer and shakespeare to modern day 21st century. the first year reading lists are the best.
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You read a few things from people in a very narrow area.Uzique wrote:
lol politsci majors talking about their subject being too broad when i've done their reading in a degree that isn't even about politsci
It would be great if every physical book you bought you would get a digital copy of it. I have a ton of history books that I sometimes need to look up stuff for. It's a pain trying to find a single line of text in a 700 page book.
I highlight and mark my books up a lot. One of the reasons I'm hesitant to loan some of them outMacbeth wrote:
It would be great if every physical book you bought you would get a digital copy of it. I have a ton of history books that I sometimes need to look up stuff for. It's a pain trying to find a single line of text in a 700 page book.
Thats the whole point of a book club, because it is subjective there are things to discuss.Uzique wrote:
what's the point in having a book club, it's all subjective
If it were objective we could look it up in tables - "Das Kapital is a 7.3, I thought it was more a 6.7, silly me being so wrong and stupid"
Edit: Typo
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Fuck Israel
Dilbert_X wrote:
Da Kapital
SACRILEGE. Unless it's a college text.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
I highlight and mark my books up a lot.Macbeth wrote:
It would be great if every physical book you bought you would get a digital copy of it. I have a ton of history books that I sometimes need to look up stuff for. It's a pain trying to find a single line of text in a 700 page book.
The pirate bay's ebook section is 99% self help and trivia books
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The shape of an eye in front of the ocean, digging for stones and throwing them against its window pane. Take it down dreamer, take it down deep. - Other Families
Barnes and Nobles lets you downloadthousands of free older books from their site. But if I wanted something old and free, I wouldn't be going to piratebay.
I'm just disappointed that the only books I could steal are the hunger games and song of fire and ice series
I'm just disappointed that the only books I could steal are the hunger games and song of fire and ice series
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Fair. I don't read a whole lot of contemporary literature, so I've never had to find a way to find ebooks for free. What recent stuff I do read I get off my girlfriend's Kindle.Macbeth wrote:
Barnes and Nobles lets you downloadthousands of free older books from their site. But if I wanted something old and free, I wouldn't be going to piratebay.
I'm just disappointed that the only books I could steal are the hunger games and song of fire and ice series
The shape of an eye in front of the ocean, digging for stones and throwing them against its window pane. Take it down dreamer, take it down deep. - Other Families
you honestly have a problem paying a current-contemporary author money for their books? writing a good book is a pretty mean feat. i'd say it deserves $5 when it's out in mass-market paperback. i dunno but i've never really had a problem paying money for books or records if they are top-quality... it seems like an awful disrespect to me. plus you'll probably be on here in a few weeks time recycling that same book for some historical trivia or d&st political point. you should give the guy his well-earned money.Macbeth wrote:
Barnes and Nobles lets you downloadthousands of free older books from their site. But if I wanted something old and free, I wouldn't be going to piratebay.
I'm just disappointed that the only books I could steal are the hunger games and song of fire and ice series
libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual. http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/
Book piracy is silly.
/public library
/penny sales
/public library
/penny sales
- Superior Mind
- (not macbeth)
- +1,755|6953
For real. There are so many places to get books for free/about $1.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Book piracy is silly.
/public library
/penny sales
I was joking about the stealing/pirating part.
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 1#p3789531
I went there to see if they have digital copies of some books I have.
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 1#p3789531
I went there to see if they have digital copies of some books I have.
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And you won't have to read a bootleg novel with a dozen pages or so missing or altered.
In my version of game of thrones, Jon Snow dies on every page.
yeah, Spivak's Calculus is definitely a must-read for undergraduate mathematicians or engineers.Uzique wrote:
spivak [...] massive must-reads here.
i actually have to read a bunch of cantor and poincare for my MA dissertation. i might have to take some summer classes as well to brush up on the maths i haven't used in about 3 years. obviously not going to be aiming for college-level comprehension but my dissertation relies quite heavily on the concept of infinity (if only in epistemological and metaphysical aspects of philosophy, rather than pure math). i'm sure you'll love that. just to say, 'our' spivak and 'your' spivak are not so disconnected :p
libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual. http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/
Finished 'The Picture of Dorian Grey' this week.
Oh wow, the entire middle of the book was so slow. Simile following adjective following pondering thoughts. I get the pint it's meant to be about how he feels about his situation and how he handles it, but it just goes onnnn.
Oh wow, the entire middle of the book was so slow. Simile following adjective following pondering thoughts. I get the pint it's meant to be about how he feels about his situation and how he handles it, but it just goes onnnn.
lmao
reads the text at the centre of the aestheticist movement
complains it dwells too much on aesthetics
next week pv reads the bible and complains about use of religious imagery
i don't like dorian grey or wilde, either... but your criticisms are a bit dumb. what were you expecting? concrete simple sentences?
reads the text at the centre of the aestheticist movement
complains it dwells too much on aesthetics
next week pv reads the bible and complains about use of religious imagery
i don't like dorian grey or wilde, either... but your criticisms are a bit dumb. what were you expecting? concrete simple sentences?
libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual. http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/
rdx-fx wrote:
yeah, Spivak's Calculus is definitely a must-read for undergraduate mathematicians or engineers.
The "math Spivak" is actually pleasant to read.Uzique wrote:
i'm sure you'll love that. just to say, 'our' spivak and 'your' spivak are not so disconnected :p
He's put out 4 editions of his textbook in 50+ years, unlike the money making machine that is the usual university textbook author (Stewart comes to mind..).
Comes across as a deeply knowledgeable old professor that genuinely cares about his topic.
Like Donald Knuth, except with a sense of brevity.
Where Knuth is pedantically thorough, Spivak is concise and to-the-point.
In tone and style, Spivak reminds me of Horowitz & Hill The Art of Electronics