I have 4 books on my night stand. The Bible, a Quran (this was from a challenge from Syriankid to read it), a Book of Mormon and Horton Hears a Who. I have had the Dr Suess book for several years and I have loved the story since I was a child.
This week I went and saw the movie and felt pretty stupid when at the end I had tears streaming down my face. It's funny how you can find truth both in the great religious texts of day and in something as simple as a childrens book.
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03-29-2008, 09:03 PM #1Stand Your Ground
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What books are on your night stand right now?
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03-29-2008, 09:05 PM #2I lift, therefore I am.
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Don't have a nightstand, but by my bead is the Shobogenzo, The Eight Gates of Zen, a Bible, and The Universe in a Single Atom by HHDL.
/Horton hears a Who is awesome
When you get to the top of the mountain, keep climbing
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03-29-2008, 09:06 PM #3Banned
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None. I don't read.
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03-29-2008, 09:07 PM #4Registered User
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Turkey and the War on Terror: For Forty Years We Fought Alone by Andrew Mango
Also reading the Art of War and Ghost Wars which is about the CIA and some of their operations from the soviet invasion(s) to today.
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03-29-2008, 09:09 PM #5God is Greater
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Qur'an
Intro to Chem. Engineering
Basic Electrical Engineering
Thermodynamics
Fortran 77
Organic Chem
C Programming
Linear Algebra
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
The Art of Modelling in Engineering
The Upside of Down
No I am not simultaneously reading all of them but I hope to get through most during the summer.*** There is no one free of all need, of whom all else are in absolute need, but God ***
Pbuh: If anyone testifies that None has the right to be worshipped but God Alone Who has no partners, and that Muhammad is His Servant and His Apostle, and that Jesus is God's Servant and His Apostle and His Word which He bestowed on Mary and a Spirit created by Him, and that Paradise is true, and Hell is true, God will admit him into Paradise
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03-29-2008, 09:11 PM #6A memory of Light..
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Bible/Book of Mormon. Crossroads of Twighlight (wheel of time).
"Sa souvraya niende misain ye ... I am lost in my own mind"
― Robert Jordan, A Memory of Light
For he cannot read his tombstone when he’s dead.
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03-29-2008, 09:11 PM #7Stand Your Ground
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Dude that is some serious reading you have got to lighten upOriginally Posted by SYRIANKID
Hey BTW I didn't get all the way through the Qur'an but I did read a lot.
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03-29-2008, 09:12 PM #8Registered User
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my GF been making me sleep on the couch, so i dont know
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03-29-2008, 09:12 PM #9Mod Hated My Prev Title
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I found the Qur'an a very interesting read. It gives a somewhat different perspective on a number of familiar events. And good ol' Horton.Originally Posted by mntbikedude
By my bed at the moment is Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb by Richard Rhodes. And re-reading Shelby Foote's The Civil War (into Volume 2)."You will give the people an ideal to strive towards. They'll race behind you. They will stumble; they will fall. But, in time, they will join you in the sun. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders." Jor-El
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Kris Gethin's Body By Design, pg. 43/44 (Yes, that s me)
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03-29-2008, 09:18 PM #10Mod Hated My Prev Title
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Whoa. Brings back a a few memories from my first spin at college. Can still remember my Thermo prof's Lesson of Life: "Life is never fair, and seldom cheap." Of curse, he was a little different (Ex. He collected Fire Engines. Real Fire Engines. He had 5)Originally Posted by SYRIANKID
And the Linear Algebra is after this math lover's heart. What text?"You will give the people an ideal to strive towards. They'll race behind you. They will stumble; they will fall. But, in time, they will join you in the sun. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders." Jor-El
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Kris Gethin's Body By Design, pg. 43/44 (Yes, that s me)
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03-29-2008, 09:27 PM #11Stand Your Ground
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Yeah I thought the same thing about my read of the Qur'an. And Horton there is a lot deeper message there than at first glance. The movie really develops that. I have always tended to see the world from a little different angle than most of my peers. So I totaly loved how Horton hangs on to what he knows even though everyone around him doesn't share his belief. Sounds a bit like your story as well.Originally Posted by b.spencer
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03-29-2008, 09:30 PM #12
A Study Bible and a Qur'an, both of which I rarely read anymore. And a brand spanking new copy of Julius Norwhich's A Brief History of Byzantium, which is doing nothing but collecting dust. I'll get around to reading again during summer break.
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03-29-2008, 09:35 PM #13Registered User
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No war but class war
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03-29-2008, 09:37 PM #14
Biased as hell towards Islam. And she reads dry.Originally Posted by squanto
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03-29-2008, 09:39 PM #15Registered User
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What makes you say that? I honestly haven't even started yet, bought it 2 nights ago after reading the back cover.Originally Posted by Perspacitos
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03-29-2008, 09:44 PM #16Registered User
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The Libertarian Manifesto: Kooks, Crackpots, and Creationism by Ron Paul
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03-29-2008, 09:50 PM #17She's a little too sympathetic towards the Islamic perspective. At least that is my opinion of her "A History of God". "The Battle for God" may not be the same, as it (I believe) focuses more on the actual physical confrontation between the three monotheistic faiths. At least I would hope not.Originally Posted by squanto
Maybe stating that she's a dry read is a bit too much, at least relative to other history writers. Some of what she says is interesting, but I found other parts boring. Maybe it was the material. Or her.100% ä¸å›½äºº / Chinese
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03-29-2008, 09:55 PM #18AKA The Gingerbread Man
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An old edition of Muscular Development and my wife's crossword puzzle book
STRENGTH AND HONOR
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03-29-2008, 10:05 PM #19Registered User
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The God Delusion, The Elegant Universe, The End of Faith, Aquagenesis, 501 Spanish Verbs, Echo of the Big Bang, Mastering Jujitsu, Ultimate Flexibility, Maya Angelou Poems, Superstrings and other Things: A Guide to Physics, Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
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03-29-2008, 10:09 PM #20A memory of Light..
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No fiction books? Come on, i've encountered a few Wheel of Time fans on here before..
Where are you!?"Sa souvraya niende misain ye ... I am lost in my own mind"
― Robert Jordan, A Memory of Light
For he cannot read his tombstone when he’s dead.
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03-29-2008, 10:09 PM #21God is Greater
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I'm a big fan of the Schaum's Outlines series.Originally Posted by b.spencer
*** There is no one free of all need, of whom all else are in absolute need, but God ***
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Never been a fan of fiction myself.Originally Posted by bmy-
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03-29-2008, 10:15 PM #23ᕙ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ᕗ
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"I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."
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Is this as funny as it looks?Originally Posted by Kiefer 2004
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03-29-2008, 10:17 PM #25A memory of Light..
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Man I am.. it very well be near an obsession.Originally Posted by diffusion
"Sa souvraya niende misain ye ... I am lost in my own mind"
― Robert Jordan, A Memory of Light
For he cannot read his tombstone when he’s dead.
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Consciousness Explained, In Defense of Food, Into the Wild, Breaking the Spell, The Elegant Universe, Revolution: The Making of the Beatles' White Album, Music Theory, Pale Blue Dot, Animal Behavior
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03-29-2008, 10:18 PM #27I read more than I post.
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Churchill Bio by R. Jenkins
Orthodox Atheist.
Concealed Hatred Is Cowardice - Henry Rollins.
"I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men." -The Ghosts, 1877
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03-29-2008, 10:18 PM #28ᕙ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ᕗ
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It is hilarious. I definitely recommend you spend your hard earned money on it.Originally Posted by squanto
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03-29-2008, 10:19 PM #29A memory of Light..
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I bought that book for my girlfriends birthday. She loves it.
"Sa souvraya niende misain ye ... I am lost in my own mind"
― Robert Jordan, A Memory of Light
For he cannot read his tombstone when he’s dead.
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03-29-2008, 10:52 PM #30Registered User
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For school:
Voltaire
"On Christian Liberty" by martin Luther
Jesus The savior
Memories of God
Free time:
Broken Government
Serve God save the planet
Running the world- inside story of the national security council
chairman GREENSPAN
Hey BTW I didn't get all the way through the Qur'an but I did read a lot.
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