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text 2019-12-23 18:08
24 Festive Tasks: Door 9 - World Philosphy Day: Book
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Timaeus & Critias - Plato,Desmond Lee,Thomas Kjeller Johansen
The Socratic Dialogues: Late Period, Volume 1: Timaeus, Critias, Sophist, Statesman, Philebus - Plato,Benjamin Jowett,Full Cast,David Timson,David Rintoul,Peter Kenny

Plato's cosmology and theory of the human body, and the story of Atlantis; courtesy of a phantastic audio version featuring David Rintoul as Socrates, David Timson as Timaeus, and Peter Kenny as Critias.  Philosophical and scientific enquiry redolent with the joy of the intellectual exercsie for its own sake -- that alone makes it a joy to tag along (however much Plato might be distressed to learn that his theories on the human body have at long last, after some two millennia. been proved wrong after all -- and despite his warnings about the falliability of the human mind, even by scientific experiment).

 

(Task: Read a book about philosophy or a philosopher, or a how-to book about changing your life in a significant way or suggesting a particular lifestyle (Hygge, Marie Kobo, etc.).

 

classics nonfiction Philosophy Greece Science cooking - food - drink booklikes games ancient classics essays - addresses - lectures festive tasks game 24 tasks 24 festive tasks 24 tasks - door 9 - book 1000 books mustich fadiman lifetime reading plan
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2016 Reading Challenge- End of December Update
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The Desire Of Ages - The Conflict of the Ages Illustrated in the Life of Christ - Ellen G. White
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1 - Edward Gibbon,Daniel J. Boorstin
My Turn: A Life of Total Football - Johan Cruyff
The Last Hero - Terry Pratchett,Paul Kidby
Voices of the Rocks : A Scientist Looks at Catastrophes and Ancient Civilizations - Robert M. Schoch
Waste Land and Other Poems, The (Barnes & Noble classics) - introduction and notes by Randy Malamud T. S. Eliot
The Hitler Options: Alternate Decisions of World War II - Kenneth John Macksey

2016 is at an end and frankly I'm surprised how I finished the year.  Instead of just reading 54 or 55 books for the year, I finished with 58!  Personally I believe I completed 7 books this month to actually break my personal best total for books read.  My total for pages is officially 27606, which if you remember my November update I had already passed by old record.

 

As for 2017, well given the last year here on BookLikes I'll be doing more stuff on my Wordpress page than here.  If BookLikes makes a comeback then I might show up here more.  Anyways, have a Happy New Year...

 

1) Revolutionary Heart by Diane Eickoff [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
2) The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3) The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin
4) A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich
5) Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
6) A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
7) The Separation of Church and State edited by Forrest Church
8) The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf
9) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
10) Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
11) Before the Storm by Rick Perlstein- REREAD
12) We the People by Juan Williams [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
13) Nixonland by Rick Perlstein- REREAD
14) Blood Stain (Volume One) by Linda Sejic
15) The Invisible Bridge by Rick Perlstein
16) Oddly Normal Book 3 by Otis Frampton
17) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
18) Jingo by Terry Pratchett
19) Jefferson's America by Julie M. Fenster [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
20) The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel by George R.R. Martin, Mike S. Miller, & Ben Avery
21) Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King edited by Robert Silverberg- REREAD of The Sworn Sword
22) Marlborough: His Life and Times Book One by Winston Churchill
23) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
24) The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
25) How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
26) Marlborough: His Life and Times Book Two by Winston Churchill
27) The Poetry of Robert Frost
28) Seventh-day Adventists Believe by General Conference of SDA
29) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
30) Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
31) A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
32) A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
33) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
34) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
35) Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
36) Patriarchs and Prophets by Ellen G. White
37) The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
38) The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
39) Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
40) The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith Jr.
41) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
42) The Truth by Terry Pratchett
43) Warriors I edited by George R.R. Martin- REREAD of The Mystery Knight
44) Who Travels with the Doctor? edited by Gillian I. Leitch & Sherry Ginn [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
45) The Black Count by Tom Reiss
46) Prophets and Kings by Ellen G. White
47) The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
48) The True Flag by Stephen Kinzer [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
49) Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
50) Desire of the Everlasting Hills by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
51) Waiting to Die Longing to Love by Russell K. Lanier
52) The Desire of Ages by Ellen G. White
53) The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1 by Edward Gibbon
54) My Turn: A Life of Total Football by Johan Cruyff [Goodreads First Reads]
55) The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett, Paul Kidby (Illustrator)
56) Voices of the Rocks by Robert M. Schoch
57) The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot
58) The Hitler Options: Alternate Decisions of WWII edited by Kenneth Macksey
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2016 Reading Challenge- End of November Update
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Who Travels With the Doctor?: Essays on the Companions of Doctor Who - Gillian I. Leitch,Sherry Ginn
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (Pulitzer Prize for Biography) - Tom Reiss
The Story of Prophets And Kings - As Illustrated In The Captivity And Restoration Of Israel - Ellen G. White
The Moonstone - Joy Connolly,Wilkie Collins
The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire - Stephen Kinzer
Thief of Time - Terry Pratchett
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus - Thomas Cahill
Waiting to Die Longing to Love - Russell K. Lanier

Well unexpectedly November was my most productive month as I completed 8 books!  My total for the year is 51 books, which is currently my third most I've read in year with 31 days still to go.  My overall total of 24658 pages is my highest total all-time over last year's 24655 pages.

 

Overall I'll be able to read 4 books from my original 40 that I started the year with, but given that 5 of the books I didn't plan on reading were free via LibraryThing I'm okay with that.  My plan for December is finishing the three books I'm currently in the process of reading.  I might squeeze in an unscheduled REREAD after I finished Decline and Fall, Vol. 1 if I have time by the end of the year.  Right now I'm looking at a total of 54 books, maybe 55, which would be my second highest total for a year (57 last year).

 

1) Revolutionary Heart by Diane Eickoff [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
2) The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3) The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin
4) A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich
5) Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
6) A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
7) The Separation of Church and State edited by Forrest Church
8) The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf
9) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
10) Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
11) Before the Storm by Rick Perlstein- REREAD
12) We the People by Juan Williams [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
13) Nixonland by Rick Perlstein- REREAD
14) Blood Stain (Volume One) by Linda Sejic
15) The Invisible Bridge by Rick Perlstein
16) Oddly Normal Book 3 by Otis Frampton
17) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
18) Jingo by Terry Pratchett
19) Jefferson's America by Julie M. Fenster [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
20) The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel by George R.R. Martin, Mike S. Miller, & Ben Avery
21) Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King edited by Robert Silverberg- REREAD of The Sworn Sword
22) Marlborough: His Life and Times Book One by Winston Churchill
23) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
24) The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
25) How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
26) Marlborough: His Life and Times Book Two by Winston Churchill
27) The Poetry of Robert Frost
28) Seventh-day Adventists Believe by General Conference of SDA
29) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
30) Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
31) A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
32) A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
33) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
34) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
35) Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
36) Patriarchs and Prophets by Ellen G. White
37) The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
38) The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
39) Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
40) The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith Jr.
41) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
42) The Truth by Terry Pratchett
43) Warriors I edited by George R.R. Martin- REREAD of The Mystery Knight
44) Who Travels with the Doctor? edited by Gillian I. Leitch & Sherry Ginn [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
45) The Black Count by Tom Reiss
46) Prophets and Kings by Ellen G. White
47) The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
48) The True Flag by Stephen Kinzer [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
49) Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
50) Desire of the Everlasting Hills by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
51) Waiting to Die Longing to Love by Russell K. Lanier
-->The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1 by Edward Gibbon
 
 
Also reading:
The Desire of Ages by Ellen G. White (60%)
The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot (38%)
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2016 Reading Challenge- End of October Update
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The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ - Joseph Smith Jr.
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas, Robin Buss
The Truth (Discworld, #25) - Terry Pratchett
Warriors 1 -

On October 6, I completed my 40th book of the year thus achieving my reading goal for the year.  However unlike last year, I really didn't feel like celebrating as my achievement book was The Book of Mormon which lets just say wasn't something I wanted to remember fondly.  However I was surprised I even finished four books in October since I thought The Count of Monte Cristo was going to take me nearly the entire month, however I finished it on the 19th and then read three, admittedly short at between 300-400 pages, books over the course of the last eleven days.

 

My basic plan for the rest of the year is to get through as much of my original 2016 list as possible, finished Waiting to Die Longing to Love since I'm reading it for a neighbor (his brother is the author), and write some articles for my WordPress blog that I'll post here as well.

 

1) Revolutionary Heart by Diane Eickoff [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
2) The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3) The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin
4) A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich
5) Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
6) A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
7) The Separation of Church and State edited by Forrest Church
8) The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf
9) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
10) Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
11) Before the Storm by Rick Perlstein- REREAD
12) We the People by Juan Williams [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
13) Nixonland by Rick Perlstein- REREAD
14) Blood Stain (Volume One) by Linda Sejic
15) The Invisible Bridge by Rick Perlstein
16) Oddly Normal Book 3 by Otis Frampton
17) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
18) Jingo by Terry Pratchett
19) Jefferson's America by Julie M. Fenster [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
20) The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel by George R.R. Martin, Mike S. Miller, & Ben Avery
21) Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King edited by Robert Silverberg- REREAD of The Sworn Sword
22) Marlborough: His Life and Times Book One by Winston Churchill
23) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
24) The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
25) How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
26) Marlborough: His Life and Times Book Two by Winston Churchill
27) The Poetry of Robert Frost
28) Seventh-day Adventists Believe by General Conference of SDA
29) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
30) Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
31) A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
32) A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
33) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
34) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
35) Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
36) Patriarchs and Prophets by Ellen G. White
37) The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
38) The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
39) Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
40) The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith Jr.
41) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
42) The Truth by Terry Pratchett
43) Warriors I edited by George R.R. Martin- REREAD of The Mystery Knight
--> Who Travels with the Doctor? edited by Gillian I. Leitch & Sherry Ginn [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
The Black Count by Tom Reiss
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
Desire of the Everlasting Hills by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1 by Edward Gibbon
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavendra
The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett
Dangerous Women edited by George R.R. Martin (The Princess and the Queen)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 by Edward Gibbon
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
 
Also reading:
Prophets and Kings (77%)
The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot (38%)
Waiting to Die Longing to Love (22%)
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2016 Reading Challenge- End of September Update
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope - William Kamkwamba,Bryan Mealer
The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24) - Terry Pratchett
Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War - Ben Macintyre
The Story of Patriarchs and Prophets - As Illustrated in the Lives of Holy Men of Old - Ellen G. White
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels - Thomas Cahill
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power - Jon Meacham
Well September turned out to be a really good reading month for me.  In the calendar month alone I started and completed five books as well as completed two books I had started at the end of August or earlier in the year.  This month I completed my Goodreads Reading Challenge by achieving and surpassing 30 never-before read books for the year.  My overall total so far is 39 and by this time next week I will have finished The Book of Mormon completing my challenge.
 
October is probably going to be pretty silent from me on reviews, The Book of Mormon not withstanding, because my next book is The Count of Monte Cristo which is 1256 pages.  So I might be doing some miscellaneous posts that I have been wanting to write for my WordPress blog and sharing them here as well. 
 
1) Revolutionary Heart by Diane Eickoff [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
2) The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
-> The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin
3) A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich
4) Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
5) A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
-> The Separation of Church and State edited by Forrest Church
6) The Crusades Through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf
7) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
8) Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
-> Before the Storm by Rick Perlstein- REREAD
-> We the People by Juan Williams [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
9) Nixonland by Rick Perlstein- REREAD
-> Blood Stain (Volume One) by Linda Sejic
10) The Invisible Bridge by Rick Perlstein
--> Oddly Normal Book 3 by Otis Frampton
11) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
12) Jingo by Terry Pratchett
--> Jefferson's America by Julie M. Fenster [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
13) The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel by George R.R. Martin, Mike S. Miller, & Ben Avery
14) Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King edited by Robert Silverberg- REREAD of The Sworn Sword
15) Marlborough: His Life and Times Book One by Winston Churchill
16) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
17) The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
18) How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
19) Marlborough: His Life and Times Book Two by Winston Churchill
--> The Poetry of Robert Frost
--> Seventh-day Adventists Believe by General Conference of SDA
20) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
21) Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
22) A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
23) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
24) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
--> Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre [LibraryThing Early Reviewers]
--> Patriarchs and Prophets by Ellen G. White
25) The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
26) The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
27) Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
28) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
29) The Truth by Terry Pratchett
30) Warriors I edited by George R.R. Martin- REREAD of The Mystery Knight
31) The Black Count by Tom Reiss
32) The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
33) Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
34) Desire of the Everlasting Hills by Thomas Cahill- REREAD
35) The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1 by Edward Gibbon
36) Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavendra
37) The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett
38) A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin- REREAD
39) The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 by Edward Gibbon
40) The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
 
Also reading:
The Book of Mormon (86%)
The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot (24%)
Prophets and Kings (16%)
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