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What are some good books for ww2?
Also, not your usual "nazis are ebil" stuff but not the "hitler did nothing wrong 14/88" shit either
debunking both sides objectively
>>8236125
The Cannibal
Though it doesn't really support or debunk anything.
>>8236125
"Flyboys:A True Story of Courage", James Bradley.
Focuses on the Pacific theater. I thought it was pretty objective, maybe I'm wrong: read-it back when I was 17 (still a shit-head kid, should probably re-read it).
>>8236125
Also, "Flags of Our Fathers", James Bradley.
Let's write a novel, one post at a time. Make it classy.
CHAPTER 1
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Miss Eldnersnuff awoke from her daily slumber. Feeling slightly dizzy, she slowly stretched her arms and proceeded to softly rub them against each other. As she got up from the comfort of her expensive leather chair, she opened her eyes and started to gaze in wonder as a magnificent figure glistened in a corner with purple outlines that were mesmerizing to the eye. The silhouette shivered and danced in peculiar ways as the outlines started to change colors from...
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>>8236102
nigger tits bum jew
CHAPTER 2
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The truth, the harsh truth has yet to fold.
CHAPTER 4
I am getting sick every third-class writer uses this expecting his story be more entertaining/complex.
stop reading shitty authors?
There's a lot a books I wanna get. Any a these worth getting?
you have the tunnel on there twice
>>8235916
I have a lot of things there twice, it doesn't matter. This is just my wishlist, not my shopping cart. It may take me a while to get all of these, if I even decide I want all of them.
all of them are, except for the sam harris and palaniukh. there's better atheist rhetoric around, especially if you're open to reading plato. (inb4 ur an idiot plato wasn't an atheist, i didn't say he was)
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/07/elena-ferrante-covers-bad-no-good/488732/
>Thoughts on Marketing
how about no, post about a book or fuck off to /his/
Horrible. I remember I wanted to buy Sylvia Plath and the cover had some photo of a pocket mirror reflecting a woman putting on lipstick.
Disgusts me.Patriarchy is to blame.
Was he just a starry eyed idealist?
His eyes don't really sparkle that much.
He took idealism to its logical conclusion and thereby killed it.
Looks more like he's seen some shit, like he's constantly having flashbacks of fighting in 'Nam
>read original works by philosophers
>read books about specific philosophers
>read books about philosophy in a given period
>read books about a given branch of philosophy
Is any of these better than the others, or should you just do all of them, in general.
Pic unrelated.
>>8235760
Books about a certain branch works better with analytic philosophy.
>>8235760
>should you just do all of them
yes
heres a priority
1
>read original works by philosophers
(be sure to have read the prequisites first (i.e no reading hegel or schopenhauer withou having read kant, no aristotle without plato, etc))
2
>read books about a given branch of philosophy
for introductions
3
>read books about specific philosophers
for...
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>read and watched Peter Hitchens stuff
>similarly for Zizek but more so
I now think that P hitchens is just a stop liking what I don't like 60sboo and zizek is just a very good comedian but I still like them both .
Now who else is there? I never had a Dawkins or C Hitchens phase and don't really want one
>>8235725
Stalin's pretty badass.
OP here, also read the last psychiatrist and Icycalm.
IGNORE ALL PSEUDO-INTELLECTUAL RHETORICIANS
Do you believe in logic?
Yes.
>>8235726
What logic do you prefer?
>Do you believe in belief?
What are some good poets that don't just talk about religious stuff?
>>8235676
that's a tough one
>>8235676
tennyson, ogden nash
>>8235676
When it was created, the language of poetry was a magical language bound up with popular religious ceremonies in honor of the Moon goddess, or Muse and this remains the language of true poetry, ‘true’ in the nostalgic modern sense of the unimprovable original, not a synthetic substitute. The true poet worships the White Goddess, or goddess of creation; unswerving and absolute devotion to her is the poet's only path.
What books would you consider extremely edgy, and appeal to a crowd that seeks to corrupt morality, and see things from an outsider perspective that appeals to people who strongly distaste to the fabric of our society? I'm not looking for garbage, or simply something that fits this description, I'm looking for something that you'd consider good, or something that even if you didn't consider good, you'd still respect and admire and appreciate that if you did feel that way, then you'd think it was good.
Alice in wonderlands
>>8235614
Sade
Hegel's greater logic.
I need a book that will explain the basic of contemporary finance. I need to learn in more depth the meaning of terms such as
>credit swap
>exchange traded derivative
>stock shorting
>futures and options
and the mechanics of markets and financial instruments.
>>8235557
As some one who works in finance, and really didn't know anything at all when I started, I can't recommend this book enough. It literally covers everything:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Know-City-2015-Christopher-Stoakes/dp/0957494653
>>8235569
Thank you, just the person I was looking for.
Are there any other books (including text books) which helped you?
I was seriously considering just doing the CFA course in my spare time as an alternative to reading, but I had a look at the exam and it focused too much on practical stuff like compliance and tiny legal points that don't really matter if you're just looking for an overview.
hey /lit/, /sci/ and /k/ browser here. Do you guys know of any sci-fi books where humans are the alien invaders of a planet or occupiers.
how about you read an adult book instead
>>8235464
>Starship Troopers
>Ender's Game
>The Lorax
>Ringworld series
>The Forever War
Post more alien titties, and we might give more recs.
>>8235464
Go to /tg/ and ask for HFY
/lit/ podcasts?
The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast
re:Joyce with Frank Delaney
>>8235472
Hmmmmmm
Does anyone know an interesting non-fiction book on Japanese literature in a historical context or perhaps a book that provides biographies of authors? I have been reading a lot of Japanese authors lately, my favorites being Dazai, Akutagawa, Soseki and Tanizaki.
>>8235298
How about sun and steel, anon? It was
