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Invisibleappleorange
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Re: Good Books [Re: Alec_Baldwin]
    #8261534 - 04/09/08 08:03 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)



Is a novel written by the late French Nihilist Antoine De Saint-Exupery. In it he explores man as a metaphysical concept that tries to consummate his relationship with god through symbols as an ontological argument for sin.

If that isn't deep enough for you, I don't know what the fuck is.

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Re: Good Books [Re: Alec_Baldwin]
    #8261539 - 04/09/08 08:03 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

The Otherland series by Tad Williams is pretty good. Just finished it up a month ago...it's reallly long.

It's a sci-fi story set in the near future, but he references lots of different drugs in the books, especially mushrooms. Apparently he got a lot of the ideas in there from his own trips. Great read if you're into cyberpunk stuff and aren't intimidated by something longer than the Bible haha...

http://www.amazon.com/Otherland-Vol-Sea-Silver-Light/dp/0756400309/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207792924&sr=8-3

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Re: Good Books [Re: 5150]
    #8261724 - 04/09/08 08:42 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

WTF is that list? LOL it repeats itself quite a bit.

All my faves have been listed, save a few I don't think are worth sharing. They're personal!

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Re: Good Books [Re: Brugman]
    #8261996 - 04/09/08 09:24 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

The Little Prince is my favorite book of all time.
Definitely check out Paulo Cuhuelo's The Alchemist (I so didn't spell his last name right)


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Re: Good Books [Re: 81Renaissance]
    #8262108 - 04/09/08 09:50 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Personal favorites are:

Confederacy of Dunces - Written by, John Kennedy Toole. How is this not mentioned yet? Fucking awesome book.
Grapes of Wrath - Steinbeck anyone?
The Long Walk - Written by, Slavomir Rawicz. Without a doubt, the greatest survivor story ever told. Amazing.


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Re: Good Books [Re: 81Renaissance]
    #8262132 - 04/09/08 09:55 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Good drug related or somewhat drug related books, in no particular order:

Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Narby
Any Terence McKenna
Liber Null & Psychonaut by Peter J. Carroll (magick related)
Pihkal & Tihkal by Alexander and Ann(sp) Shulgin
Stanislov Grof (mostly he writes about psychotherapy and that realm, mostly psychedelic therapy)
Nothing in this Book is True but it's Exactly the Way Things Are by Bob Frissel (this book is a fuckin triiiip, i highly recommend it) following the Bob Frissel book, check out Drunvala Melchizedek books.

Shit, I'm havin a hard time thinking right now, and I haven't gotten stoned all day...sheeez.

Btw, for some killer book recommendations, go the Music, Art and Literature forum here on the shroomery and go to the topic 'What book are you currently reading'. Usually it's on the first few pages of MAL. I've read the entire thread and wrote down sooo many good book titles. I've already read a few damn good books that someone else recommended.


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Re: Good Books [Re: KetamineKatalyst]
    #8262160 - 04/09/08 09:59 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Just started a new one the other day:

"The Phenomenon of Man" by Teilhard De Chardin

- its an intresting book of philosophy of life and the omega point by a well known french dude-

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Re: Good Books [Re: Brugman]
    #8264449 - 04/10/08 01:42 PM (16 years, 2 months ago)

ya i just copy and paste it everytime someone asks for books


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Re: Good Books [Re: yeahthatguy]
    #8268370 - 04/11/08 07:07 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

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yeahthatguy said:
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cheshirect666 said:
Not quite what your asking for but Night by Elie Wiessel (hope i spelled that right) Is one of the all time greatest books i have read.
Actually read it multiple times




One of the few books I was forced to read in school that I really enjoyed.





yeah same here i was told we were going to have to read it so i looked at it and went "Hey this looks like a good book."
I then read it twice before we actually had to fuckin great book


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Re: Good Books [Re: cheshirect666]
    #8268402 - 04/11/08 07:30 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

We need a book exchange here on the shroomery. Mycotopia has one, and it kicks ass.


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Re: Good Books [Re: mushfan01]
    #8268431 - 04/11/08 07:42 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

- "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. If you guys are into spirituality, you will LOVE AND WORSHIP this book. Serious.

- "Harry Potter" by J.K Rowling. Although lots of people find it childish, it is a very dark and violent heptalogy. Those 7 books got lots and lots of appeal, and when you really dive into the storyline, you won't want the book to finish.

- "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. Read that in secondary five (12th grade for you United-Statians) and loved it. I want some soma.

- "Dom Juan" by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Molière. Classic litterature, although it's a play, it can relate to any epoch and is overall a masterpiece in mankind's litterature. If you wanna inflict yourself a headache, read it in french.

Annnnnnnnnd.......

- "The Alphabet of Manliness" by Maddox. Need I say more?


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Re: Good Books [Re: Snape]
    #8268478 - 04/11/08 08:16 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

i will second catcher in the rye since its my favorite book. Too bad i can't find it cuz id probably read it again.


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Re: Good Books [Re: watchoutnow]
    #8268531 - 04/11/08 08:34 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
Bluebeard - Kur Vonnegut
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - Ken Kesey
Zen Mind Beginner's Mind - Suzuki
Empire State - Colin Bateman


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Re: Good Books [Re: theorganicdomino]
    #8268567 - 04/11/08 08:50 AM (16 years, 2 months ago)

The Glass Bead Game - Hermann Hesse

It's a masterpiece.

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