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The Madman: His Parables and Poems by Kahlil Gibran

The Wise King
Once there ruled in the distant city of Wirani a king who was both mighty and wise. And he was feared for his might and loved for his wisdom.

Now, in the heart of that city was a well, whose water was cool and crystalline, from which all the inhabitants drank, even the king and his courtiers; for there was no other well.

One night when all were asleep, a witch entered the city, and poured seven drops of strange liquid into the well, and said, “From this hour he who drinks this water shall become mad.”

Next morning all the inhabitants, save the king and his lord chamberlain, drank from the well and became mad, even as the witch had foretold.

And during that day the people in the narrow streets and in the market places did naught but whisper to one another, “The king is mad. Our king and his lord chamberlain have lost their reason. Surely we cannot be ruled by a mad king. We must dethrone him.”

That evening the king ordered a golden goblet to be filled from the well. And when it was brought to him he drank deeply, and gave it to his lord chamberlain to drink.

And there was great rejoicing in that distant city of Wirani, because its king and its lord chamberlain had regained their reason.
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1001 Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht.

soooooooo good. it's a collection of short pieces, mostly character sketches, that Hecht wrote for the Chicago Daily News in 1921. Years later he received a telegram from Herman Mankiewicz (Citizen Kane) in Hollywood saying, "Millions are to be grabbed out here and your only competition is idiots. Don't let this get around." So he moved to Hollywood and wrote or helped write (often without credit) more than 100 movies, including some of the best movies ever made: Strangers On A Train, Notorious, Gone With The Wind, Rope, The Shop Around The Corner, Scarface, Angels With Dirty Faces, A Star Is Born, Spellbound, Gilda, Foreign Correspondent, Gunga Din, Guys And Dolls, The Front Page...
 
The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century Translation by Ross E. Dunn.

Twenty-four years' travel from Tanger to Mecca and most of the Middle East, Central Asia, and points beyond from 1325 to 1349 A.D.

Plus, it was apparently written by an unusually long-lived DVXUser member.
 
I skim read thru this thread and acknowledge the sad fact that I have not read a book for many many years. A by product of the crazy pace of living in NYC. My only comfort can be taken by the fact that I turn to dvxuser as my source of reading while waiting for media to render. Many posts, much knowledge. Thanks peeps.
 
Here's what I'm reading now. Not sure what it says, but working on it.

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Just about to re read Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami in aniticipation of being able to see the film sometime soon.

Most recently read

War Trash - Ha Jin
The Bridegroom - Ha Jin
A dictionary of Maqiao - Han Shaogong

Will be moving on to some northern european literature soon.
 
Jordan_S said:
Has anyone made it through Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace? If so, is it worthwhile?

I have a copy of this tome and my mind wanders every time I try to read it.
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I had to try this book three times before it took. But then I tore through it and it's one of my all time favorites, along with House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.

I'm currently reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Totally different than what I expected, but still a long way to go.
 
I was never a big reader. Blame it on the internet and TV. But recently I've been trying to correct that. Being a big sci-fi fan I'm trying to catch up on some sci-fi classics.

Just Read Dune.

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Just began, I Robot.

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And YES, the one I bought does have this picture of will smith on the cover. I'm so embarrassed to read a sci-fi classic with will smith on it that I ended up covering the picture up with black gaffer tape.
 
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