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 morrowasted
 
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 Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? 
#16260123 - 05/20/12 11:01 PM (1 year, 29 days ago) |
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I've always been a reader. But- with a few exceptions- I have, for as long as I can remember, had a distaste for reading fiction. To me, the most I could get out of reading fiction was enjoyment and abstract sorts of lessons based on my subjective interpretation of the story and how it would hypothetically relate to my life, given the difference between the world I am reading about and the world I live in.
Reading about linguistic anthropology, archaeology, world history, or ethical philosophy gives me more of a thrill than reading about the accomplishments of some made up character.
Non-fiction crew: What are your favorite books?
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: morrowasted]
#16260169 - 05/20/12 11:13 PM (1 year, 29 days ago) |
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I really dig eastern philosophy books. I'm reading "Think on These Things" by Krishamurti right now.
I can only read(and enjoy) non-fiction if it relates to my life somehow. Which usually means I end up reading self-improvement type books
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: tito123]
#16260177 - 05/20/12 11:16 PM (1 year, 29 days ago) |
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Great additions.
I'd recommend The People's History of the United States by Zimmer. Great book that sheds light on some pages that were apparently stuck together in your public school textbooks.
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: morrowasted]
#16260188 - 05/20/12 11:18 PM (1 year, 29 days ago) |
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: The Ecstatic]
#16260206 - 05/20/12 11:23 PM (1 year, 29 days ago) |
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The Puppet and the Dwarf: The Perverse Core of Christianity by Slavoj Zizek.
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
The Prince by Machiavelli
The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (especially in conjunction with Aristotle's Politics and Plato's Alcibiades dialogues)
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: SlashOZ]
#16260257 - 05/20/12 11:36 PM (1 year, 29 days ago) |
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Should I check this out? I am really interested in linguistic anthropology. I think our ability to represent actions using symbols is the key to our domination on the planet, and I think our tendency to subsequently represent so-called "entities" or "bodies" is responsible for the kinds of atypical behaviors (in the context of all behaviors) you see on our planet, like prisons, and peace rallies, and large-scale slaughter.
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: SlashOZ] 1
#16260265 - 05/20/12 11:37 PM (1 year, 29 days ago) |
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hAy did u guyz 4get Twilite?
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: newgui]
#16260273 - 05/20/12 11:39 PM (1 year, 29 days ago) |
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all i read is non fiction even since i was a kid. i never could get into fiction idk why. i don even really like to watxh movies much  i would way rather spend time learning about real things than trying to get into a fake story that i dont care about..im mot into fantasy at all.
ill post some of my collection tomorrow
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: newgui]
#16260277 - 05/20/12 11:41 PM (1 year, 29 days ago) |
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I actually am very nearly finished with this nonfiction book:
its a funny coincidence that this thread was made when it was, because since i started this book i've been thinking about the exact same question...I know that a lot of people dislike history but it's always been a passion of mine, but i've gotten some very weird responses/looks when someone asks what i'm reading and i explain it's just a straightforward history of the spanish civil war. why is it so strange to read about real things as opposed to novels/stories?
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: SlashOZ]
#16260301 - 05/20/12 11:45 PM (1 year, 29 days ago) |
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Just off the top of my head:
They're all fairly easy reads, I get bored with non-fiction fairly quickly if the author doesn't do a good job of keeping me engaged. The Botany of desire gets a bit philosophical at points and is more of an essay but it's quite good. I never thought reading about potatoes would be interesting but he makes it work imo.
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: orangeyouglad] 2
#16260425 - 05/21/12 12:14 AM (1 year, 28 days ago) |
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: sanchothestoner]
#16260511 - 05/21/12 12:32 AM (1 year, 28 days ago) |
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Botany of Desire is Good
Omnivore's Dilemma
Soul Made Flesh
Parasite Rex
The Red Queen
The Universe in a Single Atom
The Overview Effect
The Structure of Magic
The Denial of Death
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: fiddle]
#16260576 - 05/21/12 12:46 AM (1 year, 28 days ago) |
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outside of school, these have been the past few non fiction reads for me. i highly recommend all of these.
next up on deck:
("historical fiction", but still)
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: millzy]
#16260690 - 05/21/12 01:07 AM (1 year, 28 days ago) |
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These are a few of the history books I read last semester. I like non-fiction as long as it's well written, sometimes it can be boring as hell.
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: Dr. P. Silocybin]
#16260843 - 05/21/12 01:35 AM (1 year, 28 days ago) |
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This is my first non Fiction im currently reading, aside from the required readings in school. After this one I want to get a book on meditation.
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: brokentv]
#16262444 - 05/21/12 01:38 PM (1 year, 28 days ago) |
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Go after it, dude. Not to deter you from reading, but watch this video:
you might like this one. quick read but very deep
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: morrowasted]
#16262449 - 05/21/12 01:38 PM (1 year, 28 days ago) |
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Quote:
This looks really entertaining
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: morrowasted]
#16262465 - 05/21/12 01:42 PM (1 year, 28 days ago) |
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I have been spending most of time studying/reading books on the brain and how it works. It is simply for the building of knowledge and enrichment. 
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: morrowasted]
#16262583 - 05/21/12 02:14 PM (1 year, 28 days ago) |
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Another mind-shatterer by Douglas Hofstadter:
It's a collection of articles he wrote for Scientific American in the 80s. Really scattered but all delicious.
some snapshots. and one of my copy of the tao. to this day I can't remember how it came into my possession.
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Re: Do any of my fellow Shroomerites indulge in reading non-fiction for pleasure and/or enrichment? [Re: morrowasted]
#16262835 - 05/21/12 03:22 PM (1 year, 28 days ago) |
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i with you man. never been very interested in reading fiction (tho i've been reading some lately)..
Phaedo is great
but i have to disagree about the Tao Te Ching being a 'quick read'.
it's very deep, and you can find different meaning hidden in each poem each time you read.
someone posted Be Here Now. it's a great book also, but you can't take it literally, imo.
my favorite books, by far, are Castaneda's first four. i take it as fiction but the message is very rich and deep.
but mainly philosophy, psychology, social sciences books and also biographies.
have you heard about this (Shelfari) website?
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