I am reading
books by Robert Anton Wilson
books by Roger Penrose

I am re-reading "Christine", by Stephen King. My husband found a copy of it at the county dump, and I used to read all of King back when I was in my teens, when "Christine" came out. I forgot what a good writer he is.

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Four Major Plays - Aristophanes... caricatures of Grecian life.

The Tao of Meditation - Tsung Hwa. Jou... meditation techniques and a practical guide to the fourth (or fifth) dimension... what? - i say fifth because one eye shows two dimensions; two eyes show three... what do three eyes show? think fibonacci...

Carlos Castaneda - The Power of Silence... while I sometimes doubt the timeline and authenticity of reported events, Castaneda's books are nevertheless an intriguing port into the world of cosmic spirituality

The book I'm reading now is called "Failed God" Fractured Myth in a Fragile World.
by John A Rush

"Does the "Politics of Truth" cloud our understanding of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?"

Great Book...

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Currently reading;
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp
A Vector Space Approach To Geometry by Melvin Hausner
Year's Best SF 14 Edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer

Read 25 books last year.

My three favorite books are;
Cats Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
First Circle by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
The Laws Of Thought by George Boole

I am currently reading three:
Modern and Modernism-The Sovereignty of the Artist 1885-1925-by Frederick Karl. While focused mainly on literature, this explores the growth of Modernism and Avant Garde movements. Equal parts literary and cultural criticism.
Jean-Christophe-by Romain Rolland-The story, both internal and external, of a musician who led an idyllic childhood (for an artist anyway), being beaten daily by an alcoholic father. He runs off to Paris to meet his (you fill in the blank).
Course in General Linguistics-Ferdinand de Saussure-Along with Pierce, this is one of the building blocks in the foundation of semiotics. A bit thick in places, but if you are interested in language (which everyone should be since language is now reality) it is well worth the read.

A few others you should check out-
Sleepwalkers-Hermann Broch
Mysteries-Knut Hamsun
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler-Italo Calvino-Quite simply, one of the best books ever written.
For you mathematicians and physicists out there, Flatland by Edwinn Abbot

Always remember, reading will take you further afield than any other endeavor, yet it is a dying art. Do the world a favor and turn someone on to reading.

Currently I am reading Daniel Dennett's Breaking the Spell, Richard Dawkin's Ancestor's Tale and Cormac McArthy's The Orchard Keeper.

"planet of slums" by Mike Davis- exaustively researched about the explosive rise in slums with industrialization of the globe, economics, ecology, politics of slums are discussed. Davis deserves a nobel in my opinion- the reality of truth about slums is horrifying.

I'm currently reading two books by the same author, and it's a great experience read them alternately, viewing two opposite sides of the same realty. They are "History of Beauty" and "On Ugliness", both by Umberto Eco, both Hardcover, both translated by Alastair McEwen.

I'm currently reading:Portugal's Golden Years, The life and Times of Prince Henry "The Navigator"

This is a great book. If you are interested in the history of Portugal, or just wanting to read a great book this is it.

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I am currently reading "The Praise of Folly" by Desiderius Erasmus. As personable as Augustine while remaining as entertaining as Voltaire. Fun and insightful in it's criticisms of 16th century society, many of which are still relavent today.

Also recommended:
"Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond. Clever theories pertaining to the question, "Why did certain cultures/civilizations expand and succeed while others were squashed?" Though biased, like all written analysis of history, I learned about cultures I would not have otherwise and obtained food for thought regarding the role that social need plays in the success of inventions.

"The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell annalizes the cultural phenomenon that occurs when a particular idea, fad, or product suddenly and unexpectedly catch on in mainstream society. The case studies presented are enthralling and the structure presented by Gladwell finds order in the seemingly chaotic worlds of fashion, crime, the spread of STDs, even addiction. Deffinatley worth the day or so that it will take to read.

I am reading Inner Paths to Outer Space by Rick Strassman et al

I recently finished "Lynch on Lynch" edited, by Chris Rodley.

Now waiting for Anna Halprin's "Moving Toward Life: Five Decades of Transformational Dance" to arrive!

I find Borges' "Labyrinths" and Italo Calvino's "Cities of Desire" fantastic. Those books will never leave my room.