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Trilby · 11-23-2005, 02:33 PM

Yes, I am duly reassured!---Now--can you explain THE WAY OF THE PILGRIM? coz after reading FRANNY AND ZOOEY, I got that book and tried to read it and I think I may have (read it) but I didn't get much out of it. Yeah--it's Russian Mystic shit and it made Franny have a complete breakdown....so....what is the deal with that book?

wolf · 11-24-2005, 02:27 AM

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Yes, I am duly reassured!---Now--can you explain THE WAY OF THE PILGRIM? coz after reading FRANNY AND ZOOEY, I got that book and tried to read it and I think I may have (read it) but I didn't get much out of it. Yeah--it's Russian Mystic shit and it made Franny have a complete breakdown....so....what is the deal with that book?

Ooooh. I didn't realize that what I thought was a relatively obscure book was referenced in another relatively obscure book.

I'm halfway through it, but it's like this.

There's this Russian peasant, see, and it's like when there were still Tsars and Pogroms and such, and he just kind of wanders around all over. Well, in the first few pages of chapter one he explains that he heard this sermon focused on a passage in First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians (not one of the more remarkable bits of the New Testament) where Paul says one should "Pray without Ceasing".

Deceptively simple, isn't it?

The Pilgrim, of course, doesn't get it.

So off he wanders until he comes upon an old priest who gives him this book of commentary by Eastern Orthodox mystics and ascetics called the Philokalia (The Love of Spiritual Beauty). He learns from this book that he should repeat the "Jesus Prayer" thousands of times per day. Ways of working up to the recommended total are provided.

The old priest dies, and the Pilgrim spends the rest of the book wandering from place to place, finding other people from a variety of social strata (from other peasants to very wealthy landed gentry) who coincidentally are ALSO endlessly repeating the Jesus Prayer, or he talks folks into doing so to enrich their spiritual lives. He has many encounters which at first glance seem coincidental, but in which he certainly sees the hand of God at work.

And he eats a lot of bread.

Trilby · 11-24-2005, 04:36 AM

Wolf: Thanks for the sum-up. Yeah, the Jesus Prayer. Kinda like magic, right?

wolf · 11-25-2005, 01:13 PM

Sycamore, my dear boy, get a copy of Covey's 7 Habits. They can be had for $1.99 or less from amazon.com marketplace. Then get yourself a nice degree from one of those internet diploma mills.

Intereject wise sounding nonsense from the 7 Habits into your conversations, particularly admonishing people to "Stay in Quadrant II!!" (as I recall, that's the quadrant where the Klingons aren't, so it's always a good choice)

This method will waste less of your time and money than actually going to business school, and will be just as useful in the long run.

wolf · 11-27-2005, 10:25 AM

Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue

Not a book that I would ordinarily read. It was a Quality Paperback Book Club main selection about five years ago. You all know what happened ... I forgot to send one of the little cards back, and it's less hassle to send them money once you open the package than it is to send the book back.

Follows two years of a young girl's life in London in 1760something.

It's grittier than it sounds.

bargalunan · 12-08-2005, 04:23 PM

"the 12th planet" and "Stairway to heaven" Zecharia Sitchin

"Gateway to Atlantis" Andrew Collins

bookbuyer · 12-08-2005, 06:46 PM

I'm just finishing up "48 Laws of Power" by Greene. A good psychology/business book that goes about teaching its lessons in story form from history with lessons learned.

wolf · 12-08-2005, 11:11 PM

I heard about that book at a community group meeting I attended. I'm getting it from amazon at some point. (It's ordered, it's just clumped with a buncha other stuff for cheaper shipping and one of the items is taking longer than I expected)

My latest
From a Buick 8 - Stephen King

lookout123 · 12-09-2005, 04:53 AM

How to win friends and influence people - Carnegie
think and grow rich - napoleon hill

the bibles of sales. my stubborness has prevented me from reading them for a decade or so. my knowledge and skill have taken me as far as they will, i guess i better learn to communicate with people now.

bookbuyer · 12-09-2005, 08:39 AM

Lookout, you want the book "Master the Art of Selling" by Tom Hopkins. HTWFAIP and Think/Grow Rich are good books, but Hopkins book is in a class by itself. Really. Pick it up.

ArcReforged · 12-26-2005, 01:37 PM

Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card. Classic stuff.
Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind - The sequels, also great, classic stuff.

The latter 3 include a lot of philosophy. Interesting read for any deep thinkers.

Happy Monkey · 12-26-2005, 01:42 PM

I finally got to "Devil in the White City". Very good.

richlevy · 12-26-2005, 02:05 PM

I think that I will bounce into the closeout section at Barnes and Noble and buy another box of books.

If I spend $25, I get free shipping and about 10-15 titles of books and software.

So far it's a book on birdwatching, a book and software on quotations, 'In Search of America' by Peter Jennings, and a few others on various political and social topics, including My Peoples Waltz.

This should provide some reading material for my next business trip.

Unfortunately, with 1334 items under $2, I'm getting information overload. Plus the fact they only list 10 per page and I can't find a way to change that.

wolf · 12-26-2005, 02:31 PM

Oh shit.

I totally did NOT need to see that.

richlevy · 12-26-2005, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Oh shit.

I totally did NOT need to see that.

Did I mention the extra %5 discount for AAA members if you go in from the AAA web site?

Actually, it's a weird experience. My shopping cart went from $25 to $35 between moving to correct something. One of the books went out-of-stock and the price jumped.

11-23-2005, 02:33 PM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Yes, I am duly reassured!---Now--can you explain THE WAY OF THE PILGRIM? coz after reading FRANNY AND ZOOEY, I got that book and tried to read it and I think I may have (read it) but I didn't get much out of it. Yeah--it's Russian Mystic shit and it made Franny have a complete breakdown....so....what is the deal with that book? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-24-2005, 04:36 AM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Wolf: Thanks for the sum-up. Yeah, the Jesus Prayer. Kinda like magic, right? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-25-2005, 01:13 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Sycamore, my dear boy, get a copy of Covey's 7 Habits. They can be had for $1.99 or less from amazon.com marketplace. Then get yourself a nice degree from one of those internet diploma mills. Intereject wise sounding nonsense from the 7 Habits into your conversations, particularly admonishing people to "Stay in Quadrant II!!" (as I recall, that's the quadrant where the Klingons aren't, so it's always a good choice) This method will waste less of your time and money than actually going to business school, and will be just as useful in the long run. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-27-2005, 10:25 AM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue Not a book that I would ordinarily read. It was a Quality Paperback Book Club main selection about five years ago. You all know what happened ... I forgot to send one of the little cards back, and it's less hassle to send them money once you open the package than it is to send the book back. Follows two years of a young girl's life in London in 1760something. It's grittier than it sounds. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-08-2005, 11:11 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I heard about that book at a community group meeting I attended. I'm getting it from amazon at some point. (It's ordered, it's just clumped with a buncha other stuff for cheaper shipping and one of the items is taking longer than I expected) My latest From a Buick 8 - Stephen King __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-08-2005, 04:23 PM	#6
bargalunan Abecedarian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nantes (France) Posts: 175	"the 12th planet" and "Stairway to heaven" Zecharia Sitchin "Gateway to Atlantis" Andrew Collins

12-08-2005, 06:46 PM	#7
bookbuyer Brand Spankin New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Carolina -- Upcountry Posts: 5	I'm just finishing up "48 Laws of Power" by Greene. A good psychology/business book that goes about teaching its lessons in story form from history with lessons learned.

12-09-2005, 04:53 AM	#9
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	How to win friends and influence people - Carnegie think and grow rich - napoleon hill the bibles of sales. my stubborness has prevented me from reading them for a decade or so. my knowledge and skill have taken me as far as they will, i guess i better learn to communicate with people now.

12-09-2005, 08:39 AM	#10
bookbuyer Brand Spankin New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Carolina -- Upcountry Posts: 5	Lookout, you want the book "Master the Art of Selling" by Tom Hopkins. HTWFAIP and Think/Grow Rich are good books, but Hopkins book is in a class by itself. Really. Pick it up.

12-26-2005, 01:37 PM	#11
ArcReforged Insert Random Title Here Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 23	Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card. Classic stuff. Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind - The sequels, also great, classic stuff. The latter 3 include a lot of philosophy. Interesting read for any deep thinkers.

12-26-2005, 01:42 PM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I finally got to "Devil in the White City". Very good. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-26-2005, 02:05 PM	#13
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I think that I will bounce into the closeout section at Barnes and Noble and buy another box of books. If I spend $25, I get free shipping and about 10-15 titles of books and software. So far it's a book on birdwatching, a book and software on quotations, 'In Search of America' by Peter Jennings, and a few others on various political and social topics, including My Peoples Waltz. This should provide some reading material for my next business trip. Unfortunately, with 1334 items under $2, I'm getting information overload. Plus the fact they only list 10 per page and I can't find a way to change that. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

12-26-2005, 02:31 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Oh shit. I totally did NOT need to see that. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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