Oxford pbk.
Everyman's hardcover edition, which is actually a compilation of various translations.
Penguin pbk
Monday, June 30, 2014
3 Arabian Nights editions
Oxford pbk.
Everyman's hardcover edition, which is actually a compilation of various translations.
Penguin pbk
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Zweig had to learn 5 languages
This is late 19th century Austria:
French, English, Italian, Latin & Ancient Greek.
Me, I have both Italian and Deutch dictionaries but that 's all lol, learned a bit of French in high school(plan to learn more by reading Montaigne), and am leasurely reading Latin and Ancient Greek classics. I envy Zweig lol.
French, English, Italian, Latin & Ancient Greek.
Me, I have both Italian and Deutch dictionaries but that 's all lol, learned a bit of French in high school(plan to learn more by reading Montaigne), and am leasurely reading Latin and Ancient Greek classics. I envy Zweig lol.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Tennyson's Ulysses
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Saving Mr. Banks
I almost didn't recognize Jason Schwartzman
in Saving Mr. Banks (2013) lol.
And..are all those episodes true? I heard she could be tiring but not THAT tiring lol. What a supreme revenge by Disney for all those hassles she created!
in Saving Mr. Banks (2013) lol.
And..are all those episodes true? I heard she could be tiring but not THAT tiring lol. What a supreme revenge by Disney for all those hassles she created!
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
One thing I learned after reading Zweig's bio of Antoinette
That the famous painter Jacques-Louis David was a freaking rascal; the very definition of it lol.
Cruel and opportunistic, he was a quintessential survivor, just like his contemporary, Talleyrand.
But no doubt, he had talent.
Cruel and opportunistic, he was a quintessential survivor, just like his contemporary, Talleyrand.
But no doubt, he had talent.
Onward reading through July
NONFICTION
The age of atheists : how we have sought to live since the death of God / by Watson, Peter, 1943-
Jaques Barzun is gone but we can still delight in Peter Watson's erudition; those heady days of late 19th century to early 20th century until WWI is really an interesting period; mixture of uncertainty and optimism, culminating in...WWI :sobboing:
Chomsky and Dershowitz : on endless war and the end of civil liberties / by Friel, Howard, 1955-
Two prominent intellectuals
A concise history of Byzantium / by Treadgold, Warren T.
I'm interested in 3 empires; Spanish Habsburg, Austria-Hungary and Byzantine. This should be a good start. Should follow this with his more in depth book, also
History of the Byzantine State by George Ostrogorsky (Oct 1, 1986) as well.
I do have an abbreviated version of Norwich, but he was a diplomat, not an scholar.
For Spain, I did read
The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy by Peter H. Wilson (Sep 6, 2011)
but should resume reading
Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan by Hugh Thomas (May 31, 2005)
For A-H, somewhat lighter
Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe by Simon Winder (Jan 21, 2014)
Tennyson : to strive, to seek, to find / by Batchelor, John, 1942-
I was impressed with Tennyson's foresight in A.N. Wilson's Victorians
FICTION
Collected ghost stories / by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936
The castle / by Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924
You just can't resist brand new books; plucked those from the New books shelf lol, both gorgeous Oxford pbk.
I'll also finish King's Carrie as well, after watching the recent movie version; In Shining we encounter the problem of alcoholism; here, insane religiosity and peer pressure in high school.
Should also borrow
Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories: Winesburg, Ohio / The Triumph of the Egg / Horses and Men / Death in the... by Sherwood Anderson and Charles Baxter (Dec 27, 2012)
Will just read Ohio, which is said to evoke an idealistic rural community.
The age of atheists : how we have sought to live since the death of God / by Watson, Peter, 1943-
Jaques Barzun is gone but we can still delight in Peter Watson's erudition; those heady days of late 19th century to early 20th century until WWI is really an interesting period; mixture of uncertainty and optimism, culminating in...WWI :sobboing:
Chomsky and Dershowitz : on endless war and the end of civil liberties / by Friel, Howard, 1955-
Two prominent intellectuals
A concise history of Byzantium / by Treadgold, Warren T.
I'm interested in 3 empires; Spanish Habsburg, Austria-Hungary and Byzantine. This should be a good start. Should follow this with his more in depth book, also
History of the Byzantine State by George Ostrogorsky (Oct 1, 1986) as well.
I do have an abbreviated version of Norwich, but he was a diplomat, not an scholar.
For Spain, I did read
The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy by Peter H. Wilson (Sep 6, 2011)
but should resume reading
Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan by Hugh Thomas (May 31, 2005)
For A-H, somewhat lighter
Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe by Simon Winder (Jan 21, 2014)
Tennyson : to strive, to seek, to find / by Batchelor, John, 1942-
I was impressed with Tennyson's foresight in A.N. Wilson's Victorians
FICTION
Collected ghost stories / by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936
The castle / by Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924
You just can't resist brand new books; plucked those from the New books shelf lol, both gorgeous Oxford pbk.
I'll also finish King's Carrie as well, after watching the recent movie version; In Shining we encounter the problem of alcoholism; here, insane religiosity and peer pressure in high school.
Should also borrow
Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories: Winesburg, Ohio / The Triumph of the Egg / Horses and Men / Death in the... by Sherwood Anderson and Charles Baxter (Dec 27, 2012)
Will just read Ohio, which is said to evoke an idealistic rural community.
Profitable June reading
Finished so many books(not necessarily started this month)
Illiad bk 4
Cicero's Verrem I
Aeneid bk 1
Larry Witham's bio of Pierro della Francesca
The Embrace of Unreason: France, 1914-1940 by Frederick Brown (Apr 1, 2014)
Genesis: Truman, American Jews, and the Origins of the Arab/Israeli Conflict by John B. Judis (Feb 4, 2014)
Zweig's bio of Mari Antoinette
The Impossible Exile: Stefan Zweig at the End of the World by George Prochnik (May 6, 2014)
D.H. Lawrence's Chatterley
Stephen King's Salem's Lot and Shining
Zweig's various novellas
Yes it has been Stefan Zweig month lol, only his memoir(hasn't arrived yet) and novella Confusion left.
Will prorably finish
Illiad bk 4
Cicero's Verrem I
Aeneid bk 1
Larry Witham's bio of Pierro della Francesca
The Embrace of Unreason: France, 1914-1940 by Frederick Brown (Apr 1, 2014)
Genesis: Truman, American Jews, and the Origins of the Arab/Israeli Conflict by John B. Judis (Feb 4, 2014)
Zweig's bio of Mari Antoinette
The Impossible Exile: Stefan Zweig at the End of the World by George Prochnik (May 6, 2014)
D.H. Lawrence's Chatterley
Stephen King's Salem's Lot and Shining
Zweig's various novellas
Yes it has been Stefan Zweig month lol, only his memoir(hasn't arrived yet) and novella Confusion left.
Will prorably finish
A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History by Nicholas Wade (May 6, 2014)
too, since it's about 200 pages.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
NYRB books at the library
Dorothy Baker Cassandra at the Wedding
Frans G. Bengtsson The Long Ships
Adolfo Bioy Casares Asleep in the Sun, The Invention of Morel
Caroline Blackwood Corrigan
Upamanyu Chatterjee English, August: An Indian Story
Ivy Compton-Burnett Manservant and Maidservant
Albert Cossery The Jokers
J.G. Farrell The Siege of Krishnapur
Mavis Gallant The Cost of Living
Vasily Grossman The Road
Patrick Hamilton Twenty 2000 Streets under the Sky
Peter Handke Short Letter, Long Farewell
L.P. Hartley Eustace and Hilda
Geoffrey HOUSEHOLD Rogue Male
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS Indian Summer
RICHARD HUGHES A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA
HENRY JAMES The Other House, the Outcry
DEZSO KOSZTOLANYI Skylark
SIGIZMUND KRZHIZHANOVSKY
OLIVIA MANNING Fortunes of War
JAMES MCCOURT Mawrdew Czgowchwz
HENRY DE MONTHERLANT Chaos and Night
CESARE PAVESE
ANDREY PLATONOV
JULES RENARD Nature Stories
FR. ROLFE Hadrian the 7th
LEONARDO SCIASCIA Equal Danger
George Simenon
CHRISTINA STEAD Letty Fox
TATYANA TOLSTAYA The Slynx
ELIZABETH VON ARNIM The Enchanted April
REBECCA WEST The Fountain Overflows
Frans G. Bengtsson The Long Ships
Adolfo Bioy Casares Asleep in the Sun, The Invention of Morel
Caroline Blackwood Corrigan
Upamanyu Chatterjee English, August: An Indian Story
Ivy Compton-Burnett Manservant and Maidservant
Albert Cossery The Jokers
J.G. Farrell The Siege of Krishnapur
Mavis Gallant The Cost of Living
Vasily Grossman The Road
Patrick Hamilton Twenty 2000 Streets under the Sky
Peter Handke Short Letter, Long Farewell
L.P. Hartley Eustace and Hilda
Geoffrey HOUSEHOLD Rogue Male
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS Indian Summer
RICHARD HUGHES A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA
HENRY JAMES The Other House, the Outcry
DEZSO KOSZTOLANYI Skylark
SIGIZMUND KRZHIZHANOVSKY
OLIVIA MANNING Fortunes of War
JAMES MCCOURT Mawrdew Czgowchwz
HENRY DE MONTHERLANT Chaos and Night
CESARE PAVESE
ANDREY PLATONOV
JULES RENARD Nature Stories
FR. ROLFE Hadrian the 7th
LEONARDO SCIASCIA Equal Danger
George Simenon
CHRISTINA STEAD Letty Fox
TATYANA TOLSTAYA The Slynx
ELIZABETH VON ARNIM The Enchanted April
REBECCA WEST The Fountain Overflows
Friday, June 20, 2014
In the house(2012)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1964624/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Initially grabbed my attention because Emmanuelle Seigner of The Ninth Gate starred in it- and Kirsten Scott Thomas starrs in a lot of French movies lol, like Love Crime - but it's actually quite hilarious, just watched about 15 minutes of it so far.
Initially grabbed my attention because Emmanuelle Seigner of The Ninth Gate starred in it- and Kirsten Scott Thomas starrs in a lot of French movies lol, like Love Crime - but it's actually quite hilarious, just watched about 15 minutes of it so far.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Nietzsche's Zarathustra publication delayed because of hymnal orders!
Wasn't particularly intersted in Peter Watson's recent
The Age of Atheists: How We Have Sought to Live Since the Death of God by Peter Watson (Feb 18, 2014)
(enjoyed his earlier German Genius, hence borrowing his book)
but reading the long Introduction got me hooked. Nice introduction on the theme of religious revival. And as he emphasizes, USA is unique in so many ways, can't generalize upon its phenomena. He persuasively argues that religious piety is proportional of lack of existential security.
Anyway, Nietzsche is inevitably the starting point of this book.
He was dismayed and at the same time struck by the irony that his book Zarathustra, in which he claimed that God is dead, was delayed publication by a rush order of Hymnals for the Easter or something :tape:
How ironic haha.
The Age of Atheists: How We Have Sought to Live Since the Death of God by Peter Watson (Feb 18, 2014)
(enjoyed his earlier German Genius, hence borrowing his book)
but reading the long Introduction got me hooked. Nice introduction on the theme of religious revival. And as he emphasizes, USA is unique in so many ways, can't generalize upon its phenomena. He persuasively argues that religious piety is proportional of lack of existential security.
Anyway, Nietzsche is inevitably the starting point of this book.
He was dismayed and at the same time struck by the irony that his book Zarathustra, in which he claimed that God is dead, was delayed publication by a rush order of Hymnals for the Easter or something :tape:
How ironic haha.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Piero della Francesca & Michelangelo Antonioni?
After watching La Notte and the bonus feature, A's extreme black and white contrast kinda reminds me of Piero..the so-called chiaroscuro effect.
Also A's frequent use of multiple frames..Piero was famous for his use of geometric forms and perspective.
A was born in Ferrara..maybe he was influenced by Pierro's paintings? Who knows..a silly thought.
Also A's frequent use of multiple frames..Piero was famous for his use of geometric forms and perspective.
A was born in Ferrara..maybe he was influenced by Pierro's paintings? Who knows..a silly thought.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Formula one documentaries and movie
Suddenly I'm watching 3 movies about car racing, finished Senna (2010) today, which was one of Turan's favorite films, and also borrowed 1 (2013) & Rush (I) (2013) as well(all were at the library, there must be a F1 fan among librarians..lol)
Enjoyed Senna, just knew his reputation and it was good to have watched the film.
Enjoyed Senna, just knew his reputation and it was good to have watched the film.
La Notte(1961) lookalikes
Watching the movie by Michelangelo Antonioni and
Jeanne Moreau looks like Leighton Meester & Monica Vitti, Blake Lively lol.
Jeanne Moreau looks like Leighton Meester & Monica Vitti, Blake Lively lol.
Friday, June 13, 2014
Visit to the Last Bookstore
Would you believe it I parked at the street for free...not an easy task in downtown LA lol. Was right on time, just parked around 7pm.
Store, not bad, I was mainly interested in classic literature in history, and they had;
J.R. Hale's Renaissance,
Pater's Renaissance,
Jackson's Vichy France HC for $8,
Gibbon Everyman HC vol. 1 for same,
etc.
Classics.
Loeb History & Annals Loeb edition for....$4!!!!!
Fairie Queene pbk 5,
Motteaux tr. of Don Quixote, Everyman's HC...I didn't know that version was around, and the typset was atrocious, too small and the spacing also.
Cellini's memoir for $4 ; was hooked because it was mentioned in DHL's Chatterley(the so-called 'Italian way' lol)
Brown's bio of Flaubert HC for $6.
Zweig was all new lol.
At least wanted to buy Tacitus but wasn't sure if I've already bought it -_-
So bought none(I had another one, Histories I-IV, should've bought it -_-), and huried to California Plaza to watch Keaton.
And lost my wallet -_-
Store, not bad, I was mainly interested in classic literature in history, and they had;
J.R. Hale's Renaissance,
Pater's Renaissance,
Jackson's Vichy France HC for $8,
Gibbon Everyman HC vol. 1 for same,
etc.
Classics.
Loeb History & Annals Loeb edition for....$4!!!!!
Fairie Queene pbk 5,
Motteaux tr. of Don Quixote, Everyman's HC...I didn't know that version was around, and the typset was atrocious, too small and the spacing also.
Cellini's memoir for $4 ; was hooked because it was mentioned in DHL's Chatterley(the so-called 'Italian way' lol)
Brown's bio of Flaubert HC for $6.
Zweig was all new lol.
At least wanted to buy Tacitus but wasn't sure if I've already bought it -_-
So bought none(I had another one, Histories I-IV, should've bought it -_-), and huried to California Plaza to watch Keaton.
And lost my wallet -_-
L'Oreal founder finaced terrorist group
Eugene Schueller financed a terrorist group Cagoule in 1937.
It's admin. officer was Eugene Deloncle, wealthy director of large corporate firms.
From 'The Embrace of Unreason', p. 268
It's admin. officer was Eugene Deloncle, wealthy director of large corporate firms.
From 'The Embrace of Unreason', p. 268
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Zweig following Gibbon
Reading his bio of Marie Antoinette,
and he 'evades' just like Gibbon; does NOT translate the Spanish ambassador's reportage of Louis XVI's sexual problem..so it's in original Spanish -_-
Just like Gibbon 'hiding' all those salacious gossip in latin and in ancient Greek.
and he 'evades' just like Gibbon; does NOT translate the Spanish ambassador's reportage of Louis XVI's sexual problem..so it's in original Spanish -_-
Just like Gibbon 'hiding' all those salacious gossip in latin and in ancient Greek.
I'm 15th on queue to read Stefan Zweig's autobiography?
The world of yesterday /
Hold placed on 05/27/2014
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2013
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832 Z79Z 2013
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Request pending
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Branch
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15
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5
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No shit lol. Probably fellow WSJ Review section readers, who saw the same article..
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Monday, June 9, 2014
Mari Antoinette
http://www.amazon.com/Marie-Antoinette-Portrait-Average-Woman/dp/0802139094/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1402373988&sr=1-1-spell
After reading Zweig's illuminating account, should watch Dunst again in;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422720/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_16
Books to read
Ordered lots of Stefan Zweig's at the library, and will probably read a couple of Stephen King's horror novels(yes it's summer!)
Also Frederick Brown's bio of Flaubert & Zola
Modern Library hardcover editions(which I love) of
A.S. Byatt's Possession,
Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian (on the flyleaf Harold Bloom even thought it's in some way more superior than Pynchon, so I'm hooked)
And I really, really need to resume reading Proust(Only what, read less than 100 page of Swann's Way) and Joyce's Ulysses.
Also Frederick Brown's bio of Flaubert & Zola
Modern Library hardcover editions(which I love) of
A.S. Byatt's Possession,
Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian (on the flyleaf Harold Bloom even thought it's in some way more superior than Pynchon, so I'm hooked)
And I really, really need to resume reading Proust(Only what, read less than 100 page of Swann's Way) and Joyce's Ulysses.
Kenneth Turan's favorite movies
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-kenneth-turan-on-film-20140601-column.html#page=1
photos here.
Films I haven't seen, in italics.
In the Beginning
"Fantomas" — 1913-14
I'm not sure I've seen this, I've seen Les Vampires and enjoyed, and also have it though.
Silent comedy double feature:
"Sherlock Jr." — 1924; and "Pass the Gravy" — 1928
Purists will object strongly to him choosing so few silent movies and choosing so much from the 1980s lol. Me too for that matter, where's 'The General' &Chaplin movies :p
The '30s
"I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" — 1932
"Bombshell" —1933
I really need to see this, by Harlow.
"The Dybbuk" — 1937
The heck? There's a TF user whose username is this...
Leo McCarey double feature:
"Make Way for Tomorrow" — 1937; and "Love Affair" — 1939
The '40s
"Pride and Prejudice" — 1940
Yes!!! Garson rules!!
"The Lady Eve" — 1941
"The Strawberry Blonde" — 1941
"Casablanca" — 1942
"Random Harvest" —1942
"Children of Paradise" — 1945
"Great Expectations" — 1946
"Bicycle Thieves" — 1948
"The Third Man" — 1949
Ernst Lubitsch double feature:
"The Shop Around the Corner" — 1940; and "To Be or Not to Be" — 1942
Yes!! Turan is now in my good grace lol.
The '50s
"All About Eve" — 1950
"The Asphalt Jungle" — 1950
"Sunset Boulevard" — 1950
"Casque d'Or" — 1952
"The Importance of Being Earnest" — 1952
"Singin' in the Rain" — 1952
"The Earrings of Madame de ..." — 1953
"Seven Samurai" — 1954
"Kiss Me Deadly" — 1955
"Seven Men From Now" — 1956
"Sweet Smell of Success" — 1957
"Vertigo" — 1958
The '60s
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" — 1962
"The Gospel According to St. Matthew" — 1964
"Point Blank" — 1967
"Le Samourai" — 1967
"Kes" — 1969
The '70s
"The Godfather" — 1972
"Chinatown" — 1974
Only 2 movies from the 70s!!! Surprising?
The '80s
"The Day After Trinity" — 1981
"First Contact" — 1982
"Distant Voices, Still Lives" — 1988
The '90s
"Howards End" — 1992
"Leolo" — 1992
"Unforgiven" — 1992
The New Century
"Spirited Away" — 2001
"The Best of Youth" — 2003
"The Five Obstructions" — 2003
"A Prophet" — 2009
"Of Gods and Men" — 2010
"Footnote" — 2011
Documentary double feature:
"Stranded" — 2007; and "Senna" — 2010
Senna is in the library, should check it out
Orson Welles double feature:
"Touch of Evil" — 1958; and "Falstaff"/"Chimes at Midnight" — 1965
photos here.
Films I haven't seen, in italics.
In the Beginning
"Fantomas" — 1913-14
I'm not sure I've seen this, I've seen Les Vampires and enjoyed, and also have it though.
Silent comedy double feature:
"Sherlock Jr." — 1924; and "Pass the Gravy" — 1928
Purists will object strongly to him choosing so few silent movies and choosing so much from the 1980s lol. Me too for that matter, where's 'The General' &Chaplin movies :p
The '30s
"I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" — 1932
"Bombshell" —1933
I really need to see this, by Harlow.
"The Dybbuk" — 1937
The heck? There's a TF user whose username is this...
Leo McCarey double feature:
"Make Way for Tomorrow" — 1937; and "Love Affair" — 1939
The '40s
"Pride and Prejudice" — 1940
Yes!!! Garson rules!!
"The Lady Eve" — 1941
"The Strawberry Blonde" — 1941
"Casablanca" — 1942
"Random Harvest" —1942
"Children of Paradise" — 1945
"Great Expectations" — 1946
"Bicycle Thieves" — 1948
"The Third Man" — 1949
Ernst Lubitsch double feature:
"The Shop Around the Corner" — 1940; and "To Be or Not to Be" — 1942
Yes!! Turan is now in my good grace lol.
The '50s
"All About Eve" — 1950
"The Asphalt Jungle" — 1950
"Sunset Boulevard" — 1950
"Casque d'Or" — 1952
"The Importance of Being Earnest" — 1952
"Singin' in the Rain" — 1952
"The Earrings of Madame de ..." — 1953
"Seven Samurai" — 1954
"Kiss Me Deadly" — 1955
"Seven Men From Now" — 1956
"Sweet Smell of Success" — 1957
"Vertigo" — 1958
The '60s
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" — 1962
"The Gospel According to St. Matthew" — 1964
"Point Blank" — 1967
"Le Samourai" — 1967
"Kes" — 1969
The '70s
"The Godfather" — 1972
"Chinatown" — 1974
Only 2 movies from the 70s!!! Surprising?
The '80s
"The Day After Trinity" — 1981
"First Contact" — 1982
"Distant Voices, Still Lives" — 1988
The '90s
"Howards End" — 1992
"Leolo" — 1992
"Unforgiven" — 1992
The New Century
"Spirited Away" — 2001
"The Best of Youth" — 2003
"The Five Obstructions" — 2003
"A Prophet" — 2009
"Of Gods and Men" — 2010
"Footnote" — 2011
Documentary double feature:
"Stranded" — 2007; and "Senna" — 2010
Senna is in the library, should check it out
Orson Welles double feature:
"Touch of Evil" — 1958; and "Falstaff"/"Chimes at Midnight" — 1965
Sunday, June 8, 2014
LA FILM FEST
(United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, 2014, 96 min)
(2014, 120 min)
Buster Keaton for free? Can't beat it, I'll probably just watch that one, if I am to go there at all lol.
Friday, June 6, 2014
Impairment of hearing can be healed??!!
Witham ch. 10 n.32
"Current science shows that attitudes, such as "postiive thinking," can indeed heal the brain, or that impairment of hearing, sight, or phobias can be altered by daily practice."
No shit.
How can I contact Witham..lol.
"Current science shows that attitudes, such as "postiive thinking," can indeed heal the brain, or that impairment of hearing, sight, or phobias can be altered by daily practice."
No shit.
How can I contact Witham..lol.
What Cambridge excels in
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
In depth discussion along with the text, standard for College texts.
Cambridge Companions to series(Lit, Religion, Philosopy)
Another useful tool.
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Yeah expensive, but OCT is, too. And unlike OCT, does provide notes(Both don't have english translation; ideal for teaching, so this is usually selected for College courses)
Cambridge History series
More of a Reference, but pretty authoritative. Even has a Cold War series lol. And yeah, it's freaking expensive haha, haven't bought one, though I'm tempted with Byzantine one volume edition. Anyone interested in gifting me this? Lol.
In depth discussion along with the text, standard for College texts.
Cambridge Companions to series(Lit, Religion, Philosopy)
Another useful tool.
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Yeah expensive, but OCT is, too. And unlike OCT, does provide notes(Both don't have english translation; ideal for teaching, so this is usually selected for College courses)
Cambridge History series
More of a Reference, but pretty authoritative. Even has a Cold War series lol. And yeah, it's freaking expensive haha, haven't bought one, though I'm tempted with Byzantine one volume edition. Anyone interested in gifting me this? Lol.
The result of trimming borrowing books
I have a bad and compulsive habit of borrowing new books as many as possible lol.
So trimmed it to a minimum; can't read all those as once, anyway;
Literature
Ordered plenty of Stefan Zweig so really should finish Lawarence and Leroux in a hurry;
Yeah it's summer so..spend it with Zweig & King? Lol. Sounds a bit morbid..haha
History
It's written by a Catholic, not a professional historian, maybe that's the reason I borrowed this; wanted to see 'his' version.
Really should finish this fast, almost done, like 40 pages left. Quite instructive too, didn't know a lot about him. Useful introduction to Renaissance as well, heartily recommend it.
I know, already read about this topic, haven't finished Shirer either, but still. It's relatively short too, less than 300 pages.
Movies
Interesting movies just keep popping up; have to praise my library system. Watching one movie per day..
Don't you love European Cinema, not as prudish as USA in portraying female nude lol.
Have been a fan of Ronan after Atonement, like many others.
So trimmed it to a minimum; can't read all those as once, anyway;
Literature
Ordered plenty of Stefan Zweig so really should finish Lawarence and Leroux in a hurry;
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Yeah it's summer so..spend it with Zweig & King? Lol. Sounds a bit morbid..haha
History
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Really should finish this fast, almost done, like 40 pages left. Quite instructive too, didn't know a lot about him. Useful introduction to Renaissance as well, heartily recommend it.
| The embrace of unreason : France, 1914-1940 / |
| by Brown, Frederick, 1934- |
I know, already read about this topic, haven't finished Shirer either, but still. It's relatively short too, less than 300 pages.
| Genesis : Truman, American Jews, and the origins of the Arab/Israeli conflict / |
| by Judis, John B. |
Movies
Interesting movies just keep popping up; have to praise my library system. Watching one movie per day..
| Artist and the model El artista y la modelo / |
| by Trueba, Fernando |
Don't you love European Cinema, not as prudish as USA in portraying female nude lol.
| Hannah Arendt |
| by Hannah Arendt (Motion picture) |
| How I live now |
| by Macdonald, Kevin, 1967- |
Have been a fan of Ronan after Atonement, like many others.
| Prisoners |
| by Johnson, Broderick |
| Thérèse |
| by Miller, Claude |
Only 34 fellow bloggers like Gibbon
Was intriuged so checked it out;
Only 34 liked Edward Gibbon's magnum opus, a pity. All male, methink.
Only 34 liked Edward Gibbon's magnum opus, a pity. All male, methink.
Should I buy Scorsese's 4 movie collection?
In a single disc methinks.
Selling at Best Buy for $7.99
MEAN STREETS
GOODFELLAS
AVIATOR
THE DEPARTED
The problem is, I'm not overly enthusiastic of gangster movies, and I've seen those films.
And inevitably, women are sidelined; when one of the main reasons I watch is actresses lol(well, I watch adventure and sci fi genres anyway).
Movies I've watched(bolded)
Director (57 credits)
Selling at Best Buy for $7.99
MEAN STREETS
GOODFELLAS
AVIATOR
THE DEPARTED
The problem is, I'm not overly enthusiastic of gangster movies, and I've seen those films.
And inevitably, women are sidelined; when one of the main reasons I watch is actresses lol(well, I watch adventure and sci fi genres anyway).
Movies I've watched(bolded)
Director (57 credits)
2011 Hugo
2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Documentary)
2010 Public Speaking (Documentary)
2005-2010 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes)
- A Letter to Elia (2010)
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
2010 Shutter Island
2008 Shine a Light (Documentary)
2007 The Key to Reserva (Short)
2006 The Departed
2004 The Aviator
2004 Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (TV Movie documentary)
2003 Michael Jackson: Number Ones (Video) (video "Bad")
2002 Gangs of New York Couldn't understand what the fuck they were talking about at the theater; their diction was..and the local libraries don't have this either
2001 The Neighborhood (Short)
2001 The Concert for New York City (TV Special documentary) (segment "The Neighborhood")
2001 My Voyage to Italy (Documentary)
1997 Kundun
1995 Casino Watched a bit(have it)
1995 Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (Video documentary) (video "Bad")
1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (TV Movie documentary)
1993 The King of Ads (Documentary)
1993 The Age of Innocence
1991 Cape Fear
1990 Made in Milan (Short documentary)
1990 Goodfellas
1989 New York Stories (segment "Life Lessons")
1988 Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ (Video documentary short)
1987 Bad (Video short)
1986 The Color of Money
1985 After Hours
1982 The King of Comedy
1980 Raging Bull
1978 American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (Documentary)
1978 The Last Waltz (Documentary)
1977 New York, New York Have this, but haven't seen it yet.
1976 Taxi Driver
1974 Italianamerican (Documentary)
1973 Mean Streets
1972 Boxcar Bertha
1970 Street Scenes (Documentary)
1968 The Big Shave (Short)
1966 New York City... Melting Point (Documentary)
1964 It's Not Just You, Murray! (Short)
1959
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