tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post9128661708882008689..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Book-coveting Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-64430771935176618292019-01-25T21:02:29.664-06:002019-01-25T21:02:29.664-06:00Huh. Looks interesting, given the Chinese connecti...Huh. Looks interesting, given the Chinese connection.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-66947899530120286032019-01-17T00:38:31.332-06:002019-01-17T00:38:31.332-06:00Nope, I don't think so. The cover mentions the...Nope, I don't think so. The cover mentions the previous book and how this one is different.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-7834593489870811212019-01-16T18:59:47.670-06:002019-01-16T18:59:47.670-06:00Maybe it has different names in the US and UK?Maybe it has different names in the US and UK?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-42959991219170105072019-01-16T15:22:34.898-06:002019-01-16T15:22:34.898-06:00The New Silk Roads: The Present & Future of th...The New Silk Roads: The Present & Future of the World (same author) published in 2018.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-33945528585739009792019-01-16T09:35:02.116-06:002019-01-16T09:35:02.116-06:00The sequel? The sequel? Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-14731979529748895682019-01-14T15:45:19.804-06:002019-01-14T15:45:19.804-06:00I've added the Bruce Schneier to my Wish List....I've added the Bruce Schneier to my Wish List. Thinking about the Zombie book. It's publish by Penguin which is nearly always a very good sign... Oh, and I picked up the sequel to the Silk Roads book this weekend as a half price hardback (bargain!)...CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-10243520841486779832019-01-13T23:33:34.728-06:002019-01-13T23:33:34.728-06:00He's not someone I've read. I think it was...He's not someone I've read. I think it was the title which mostly got my attention.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-72722877634620454762019-01-13T23:29:52.161-06:002019-01-13T23:29:52.161-06:00some good stuff, there... the Alan Watts, in part...some good stuff, there... the Alan Watts, in particular... i've read a few of his books and he's a smart guy, but a bit amoral for my taste... standard Zen is not quite as flamboyant as he is; but it's impossible to read one of his works without acquiring a curiousity and a bit of familiarity with Zen: there are better books, and quite complex ones, but the basic idea is quite simple... having to do with reality, mostly...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.com