Jash Dholani Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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2/ History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides The father of “Scientific History” The first to show how international relations boils down to fear & self-interest A quote from Pericles’ Funeral Oration👇🏻 A thrilling passage about heroism & the meaning of happiness: https://t.co/MN81SpoQjX

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You're preparing. You're in "writing school." You're not "ready yet." Edgar Rice Burroughs thumbed through a pulp magazine, said "I can create stories just as bad," and made Tarzan. The most adapted character of all time. Meanwhile you're reading a theory book about structure

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1/ William Blake wrote about "the marriage" of heaven and hell, but C.S. Lewis argues that DIVORCE is a much better metaphor. It is a romantic lie that heaven and hell are two points on the same spectrum. They are more alike two roads diverging in the woods. This meme is correct: https://t.co/HoR18uIRyw

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Top old books I recommend people read • Nietzsche: The Gay Science • Chesterton: What's Wrong With The World • Johan Huizinga: Homo Ludens • Carlyle: Hero-Worship & The Heroic in History • Surprise troll entry: The Dice Man What would you add? https://t.co/mFXkIC1YFS

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A surprising connection: Emerson was the Godfather of William James, widely considered the Father Of Psychology In a great lecture, James defended the right - and the logic! - of having faith without evidence Top insights from "The Will To Believe"👇🏻 https://t.co/rQXFNaWv7Q

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4/ The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon Gibbon’s six-volume masterpiece has made the phrase “decline and fall” a mainstay of history books Why do great powers fall? What are the signs of decline? Using the example of Ancient Rome, Gibbon answers: https://t.co/NpKlvYA1ml

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Discover an old but brilliant book today: Beyond Good And Evil (1886) Learn 11 life-enhancing ideas from Nietzsche 1/ "Under conditions of peace, the warlike man attacks himself." https://t.co/62zXlJa5eL

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1/ Agamemnon by Aeschylus The father of Tragedy as an art form The father of the “trilogy” format which continues to thrive today Never mentioned his writing career on his epitaph Only talked about his war heroics That’s Aeschylus 2 memorable quotes from a timeless play: https://t.co/HpeGOkU3Ny

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Interesting responses here: 1. The Hideous Strength 2. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 3. Book of the New Sun 4. Jurassic Park 5. A Canticle for Leibowitz 6. Dune (Most mentioned) 7. Ubik 8. PastMaster by R.A. Lafferty 9. Story of your life

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@Carie90532098 I've read Still Life With Woodpecker 3 times. I'm a huge Tom Robbins fan