Is #Bookstr a thing yet? Would love to start a trend of sharing great book reviews + discussions
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Not that i know of.
But love it. Great idea!!
Nice idea!
I am in!
Yes it is seems now !
#NostrBookClub #Books and #Writing are a few of my favorites!
Cool, I'll keep a watch on those. Thanks
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In 🤓
I’ll start — People often ask me which Alan Watts book to read first. In my opinion, “The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are” is his magnum opus. It’s short, and yet every word of it has depth. I find myself thinking about its teachings nearly every day, as it so perfectly relays the internal debate curious people have surrounding the age-old question: “Who am I?” The answers will astound you, particularly if you are a Westerner who’s unfamiliar with Buddhist/Hindu philosophy. Alan has a unique ability to bring to bear both Eastern and Western thought for a remarkably well-rounded view of reality
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I absolutely loved the Wisdom of Insecurity and Zen... Gonna put it on my list. Thanks for the suggestion. ❤️
I’m imagining basically a decentralized GoodReads that just aggregates all data, quotes, recommendations, and users for a searchable “bookverse.”
This is a cool ass idea. You can do this for so many topics 🤔🔥💜
This sounds great, and thanks for getting the ball rolling, Alan. Here’s a favourite of mine which seems to complement yours:
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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse is a short Bildungsroman which focuses on the spiritual, social and moral growth of the protagonist, named Siddhartha, from childhood to adulthood.
Originally written in German, Siddhartha is beautifully written and is set during the time of the Buddha.
It’s a serene and thought-provoking read and one which I often find myself reflecting on. If you enjoy this Hesse has written plenty more brilliant, insightful, and lyrical novels.
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One of my all-time favorites as well 🤝
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Great idea!
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I’m there 👏🏻👏🏻
Would be a wonderful way to separate out and share quotes and snippets of audiobooks too!
Particularly interested in sci-fi, libertarian fiction, historical fiction, and Bitcoin books.
Add your favorite rec’s to this thread or with the #Bookstr tag
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Also books on spirituality + philosophy
Highly recommend “Everything you need to know but have never been told” by David Icke
Also found “The Psychic Pathway” by Sonia Choquette a really practical guide to reconnecting to and trusting your intuition ✨ #bookstr
John Lennox books are amazing!!
“God and Stephen Hawking”, “Gunning for God”, “2084”, “Being Truly Human”, Suffering Life’s Pain”, God’s Undertaker”, “Finding Ultimate Reality”, and so many more! Lennox has debates Singer, Dawkins, Hitchens and Adkins.
All of his debates, along with countless other videos, are on YouTube.
He’s by far more favorite author. The evidence that he gives on life, reality, meaning and purpose is second to none!
any by k dick or, being specific, landscapes of tomorrow by j. g. ballard
kingdom come by ballard, actually. the title in portuguese is “o reino do amanhã”, I got confused.
(Historical Fiction) The Painted Bird by Jerry Kosinski
(Spiritual Philosophy)The Corpus Hermeticum and The Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius
(SCI-fi) Eon by Greg Bear
(Bitcoin) Everything Divided by 21 Million by Knut Svanholm
Not sure on libertarian fiction
Hyperion Cantos series by Dan Simmons. Absolutely some of my favorite books.
Honorable mention for the Galactic Center Saga by Gregory Benford. Some of the later books in the series started to feel tired, even though the premise was cool. But Across The Sea Of Suns stood out as the best book in that series and one of my favorites in general.
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Love the Hyperion series. Will def check out the others
I don't think there's anything else I've read in the genre quite as well written. Considering Simmons isn't even an exclusive science fiction writer, the concepts and the research are really quite astounding. Some of his other work is amazing too, Olympos series and more recently, The Terror. Real high art, literature science fiction 👌
Since I only recently discovered this book (late to the party apparently) I’d have to say “The Mandibles” by Lionel Shriver. Perhaps there are still others who haven’t heard of the best “Bitcoin book” ever. #Bookstr
https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAudiobook?id=1441472131
Fantastic rec
Sci-fi: the moon is a harsh mistress.
Dystopian: Atlas Shrugged
Bitcoin: Bitcoin Red Pill
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Love the first two. Hadn’t hear of Bitcoin Red Pill yet. I’ll check it out. Thanks
Bitcoin red pill was written by two Brazilian early adopters and was recently translated into English.
It’s a punch in the face. 😀
It doesn’t fit into those categories (perhaps the most related is Philosophy), but if you want your brain to explode read The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch. Here’s the description:
“In this groundbreaking book, award-winning physicist David Deutsch argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe—and that improving them is the basic regulating principle of all successful human endeavor. Taking us on a journey through every fundamental field of science, as well as the history of civilization, art, moral values, and the theory of political institutions, Deutsch tracks how we form new explanations and drop bad ones, explaining the conditions under which progress—which he argues is potentially boundless—can and cannot happen. Hugely ambitious and highly original, The Beginning of Infinity explores and establishes deep connections between the laws of nature, the human condition, knowledge, and the possibility for progress.”
I'm currently slogging my way through Conceived in Liberty Vol. I-IV.
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Definitely should be a thing!
great idea📚
would love this, yes
True Names by Vernor Vinge
"It is one of the earliest stories to present a fully fleshed-out concept of cyberspace" from wikipedia.
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It’s possible to post an entire book right? Is anyone working on sending pdf’s on demand for sats in a nostr dm?