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Hello,

interesting . Are the reports edited so they meet modern Dutch language?

Regards
Gyro

 

If you ever happen to come across info that it got translated into English, I'd be much obliged if you'd let me know. Sounds really interesting, and I'm a fan of medieval European history; particularly if they would be first hand accounts.

Anyway, started reading Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke. After that I have Prelude to Foundation by Asimov. The only sci fi author left of the 'Big Three' I haven't touched is Heinlein; I suppose I'll get to him at some point.

 

'The 4-Hour Body' by Tim Ferriss.

 

Yes, lots of those reports are by people from and about events elsewhere in the world too. Not only medieval dutch events or reports.
There's also another similar book but focussed on eyewitness reports in dutch history alone. That one starts with Pliny the Elder who went on a boat exploring the coast of west Europe north as far as southern Scandinavia (and actually wrote it down ). Then there are some other accounts (originally mostly written in latin) until around halfway the middle ages people started writing in their own local languages around these parts. Some rich people wrote in french too. So yeah, these books kinda have to be edited to be understandable easy reads.

 

This was given to me as a gift months ago (because for some unexplained reason it reminded the person of me), and I figure it's about time I read it

 

I am reading the Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay

 

Dune

 

Anger: Wisdom for cooling the flames

By Tich Nhat Hanh

 

Would Tich be pronounced as Tits? Just wondering.

 

Dead Souls - Nikolai Gogol

 

GHOSTY MEN (The Strange but True Story of the Collyer Brothers, New York's Greatest Hoarders).

Totally weird and cool. These dudes lived in a rat infested 12 room mansion (without a phone, electricity, or running water) for more than 2 decades. Yet they had money enough to survive: They chose NOT to cave in to the system.

Their mansion in Harlem ( a wealthy area when they moved there during the start of the 20th century) was a poverty stricken area towards the end of their lives. People called them the Ghosty Brothers (because they only left their house after midnight).

When the cops (and Health Dept.) finally managed to break into their home, they discovered 12 pianos, tons of old newspapers dating back to the 1920s, more than 20 very hungry stray cats, 150,OOO books, an old model T-Ford in the basement, plus a boat in the attic. Oh, and Homer and Langley Collyer (quite dead).

Stephen King could not have done better! I eagerly await the film version.

QP

 

yes, but it's Thich Nhat Hanh. He's one of those special ones, a true enlightened Zen Master. Way back in 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

 

last time i posted i said i was reading mike doughtys book on drugs but i havnt read it since. but i did read some more of craig fergusons book american on purpose.
that reminds me i have to charge the kindle.

 

Manifesting Minds

 

Im currently reading Carlos Castenada's Fire from Within. The 7th (I think) of 12. I have all 12 books on my bookshelf. Getting through them pretty quickly and looking for something similar.

Any suggestions??

 

Gods & Kings by Lynn Austin

 

Silmarillion JRR Tolkien