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01-25-17 11:57 AM #51
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-Kevin
"My point is you can't compare things with statistics." Joe Morgan
"I'd have won that trial. I've often said that." Stephen A. Smith on the OJ Simpson trial
RIP, Pete.
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01-25-17 12:19 PM #52
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I don't think I know of anyone who's read any Huxley book other than Brave New World, and I don't think I've often heard of him cited as one of the greatest 20th-century writers. (Links unnecessary. I'm sure they exist, and they don't change what I said.)
He and C. S. Lewis were among the unluckiest writers of the 20th century in one way. Both died on November 22, 1963, so no one outside their families even noticed.A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.- Barry Manilow
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01-25-17 12:29 PM #53
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Did not know that. I have also read The Doors of Perception (Jim Morrison's inspiration) & Heaven and Hell - not really for anybody who hasn't expanded their mind, if you know what I mean. The Devils of Loudon is actually an account of a true story about an entire convent falling under demonic possession in Loudon, France in the late 1800's and is a pretty compelling read.
I agree, he wasn't a "great writer," but he did write a couple of very good books.
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01-25-17 01:12 PM #54
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He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in seven different years.[10]
Interesting fact about his and Lewis' deaths. Of course, I guess it didn't matter to them.
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01-25-17 01:55 PM #55
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"Deep to left! Yastrzemski will not get it! It's a home run! A three-run homer by Bucky Dent! And the Yankees now lead by a score of 3-2!" - New York Yankees announcer Bill White (October 2, 1978)
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01-25-17 03:56 PM #56
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Being nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature isn't nearly as big a deal as you might think. You can poke around the nomination database and get an idea: http://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/
From 1901 to 1966, there were 3104 nomination for the Nobel Prize in Literature.A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.- Barry Manilow
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01-25-17 05:23 PM #57
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01-25-17 06:25 PM #58
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I'm pretty sure a lot of people were nominated 7 times. Some of them even won.
Yes, 3104 out of billions is a small percentage. It still falls short of "one of the greatest writers." He wrote a very famous book that, I discovered, hasn't aged all that well. I've never heard him mentioned as one of the elite 20th-century writers.A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.- Barry Manilow
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01-25-17 08:44 PM #59
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01-25-17 09:05 PM #60
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.- Barry Manilow
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01-25-17 10:43 PM #61
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01-26-17 07:36 AM #62
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01-26-17 07:59 AM #63
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01-26-17 08:09 AM #64
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Sadly, I finished book #10, The Flame Bearer by Bernard Cornwell just last week. The whole series of 10 books was great. The author left a tidbit of hope for me in the last sentence, '...his story is also unfinished.'
If you can't change your mind, you can't change anything
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01-26-17 01:54 PM #65
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01-27-17 04:27 AM #66
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01-27-17 07:51 AM #67
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Check your library's website.
The info is usually there.
In my case, I just had to sign up using my library card number, and it's linked through another website to my Amazon account, where the books I've requested show up and I manage from there. The best part is you don't have to return anything.
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01-27-17 08:22 AM #68
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01-27-17 08:23 AM #69
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I liked Brave New World.
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01-27-17 08:30 AM #70
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-Kevin
"My point is you can't compare things with statistics." Joe Morgan
"I'd have won that trial. I've often said that." Stephen A. Smith on the OJ Simpson trial
RIP, Pete.
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01-27-17 08:31 AM #71
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01-27-17 09:21 AM #72
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01-27-17 02:33 PM #73
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01-27-17 02:36 PM #74
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