Yesterday I went to town and had a book-shopping spree. I couldn't help myself; I haven't bought a new book in months. So I said to myself: "I'll just buy one... maybe two books... tops", and I ended up with a few more :). Typical. I have trained myself not to buy clothes on a whim, but books... I've got a long way to go before I manage to train myself not to buy those.
Anyway, let me share with you what I bought :):
A Dictionary of Diplomacy by G.R. Berridge and Alan James
The Queen and I by Sue Townsend
Lyonesse by Jack Vance
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell
New Scientist – scientific magazine, very good issue about new black holes and string theory, and the review of the year our robots spent on Mars
A notebook :) for classes
There you have it. I bought five books, a magazine and a notebook, all because I just couldn’t part with any of them. I was also looking for I. Kant’s “Critique of Judgment” but I couldn’t find it, otherwise I would have bought that too :).
It’s funny when you look at the themes of books: I bought two light comedies, one fantasy classic, a specialized dictionary, a collection of philosophical essays, and a scientific magazine. Books that have nothing in common, well, except the fantasy ones.
I started reading Russell’s “In Praise of Idleness” last night and loved it.
Here he is, one of world’s greatest philosophers, telling us that laziness is virtue and hard work just a remnant of our slavery past :).
I’ve only read the first part, and I’ll probably write a little essay to you about this book since it really looks like I’m going to love it, and if I do love it, I’m going to have to share my love with the world :).
Until I do, love and kisses to you all from
Tiamat
Post je objavljen 02.02.2005. u 09:49 sati.