I have some news. Len has finally moved into a real, actual home of his own. Among other things, I finally have a space of my own to store my books, or in my case, my own personal library. The author has been an avid reader of history; an interest which slowly expanded into other disciplines. (Interest in history does have a way of dovetailing to other subjects and disciplines, by the way, but that is another matter.)
Unfortunately, since graduating from university up until recently, I have lived a fairly transient life, bouncing between cities, states, jobs, career paths, and sometimes other countries. Since doing so I have opted for electronic reading options, and, with every move and every year, my nicely-sized library has thinned and thinned.
Well, I decided to fix that, and just earlier this week I went shopping on Amazon.
I picked up Eusebius’ History of the Church, from Jesus to Constantine, on a whim after buying another Penguin Classics history book. I got a slight discount on this one and decided to buy it. Eusebius’ account of the early church is the only remaining historical source on early Christianity, which is a new interest of mine since becoming Christian a year ago.
These historical atlases are extremely handy, as it’s impossible to remember everything about history, and these quick timeline-maps are always able to give a quick refresher. Since university I have been a huge admirer of Greece, both Hellenic and Hellenistic. This was another Penguin history book that I figured I should pick up.
Oh man I love this atlas. I used to own a copy when I was in high school and somewhere along the lines of my adulthood it disappeared. Now I have another copy on the way. They just don’t make stuff like this anymore! I had to settle for the ’90s edition. I also need this, for a future novel I am planning to write due to inspiration gotten from playing Chrono Trigger.
I also picked up the Rules of St. Benedict on a whim after Amazon offered it to me at a mere $3. How could anyone not want that.
Self-improvement books are a genre that I’ve cultivated an interest in as I progressed through my 20s. This particular book I was introduced to while listening to a real estate podcast and the author of this one was a guest. As he coached a ‘client,’ I very quickly and immediately realized that I could apply the same principals to my life and really change things. I have continued to apply the principals Mr. Keller outlined in the consultation, but I think it would be best if I just get the book myself. I’m very excited about this one.
This one I’ve had on Kindle since living in Taiwan. This book has provided the foundation of my writing through its exercises and insights. Now that I’m in one place, it’s time for me to get a physical version of this one. By the way, if you want to be a writer, I would highly recommend this one.
General Erich von Manstein was, in my opinion, the best general in WWII and quite possibly the entire 20th century. Manstein managed to stabilize the Ostfront after the annihilation of the 6th Army in Stalingrad. I’d like to see what his perspective is.
Stonks. I got fundamental guide to investing as an audiobook and listened during morning commutes in Dallas when I was a loan officer. I wanted Graham’s more extensive ‘Securities Analysis,’ but that one was expensive. I got this one on a decent discount. Excited to own an actual physical copy of this.
Picked up the Song of Roland on a whim because of a nice discount. This one hardly set me back anything. I’ve never read it and would like to have it in my library to read one of these days. I noticed some liberal atheists complaining about it in the Amazon reviews, which made me want to buy it even more. Fuck them, by the way.
I have the Alchemist on audiobook somewhere, the version narrated by Jeremy Irons. I listened to it on a road trip to New Orleans some years ago. What an uplifting story it is, and a very clever way of cramming the wisdom and power of Babylonian mystery religion into a story. Now I’m gonna have it in my book shelf.
Another Penguin History Classic I picked up at a reasonable price. This is the two most reliable and contemporary(ish) accounts of the life of Charlemagne, the King that was the architect of modern Europe as we know it.
So sad that I lost my copy of the Denning & Phillips Creative Visualization guide. I got into this when I was in university, had some extra time to myself and started getting the feeling there was a lot more to this world than what modernity shows us. As I dug into them I found out that Denning & Phillips were practictioners of what media called “the occult.” Well, sort of. Actually, the authors were really interested in reviving the practices of some of “mystery religions” that showed up in Imperial Rome from various points east. I firmly believe this book was the product of that effort.
The elite ruling class of the contemporary Western world are some sick puppies. I’m not particularly a fan of their vision of the world they want to have, but these people have manifested depravity that I couldn’t even have imagined just half a decade ago. My interest in this book was actually sparked by a favorite 90s roleplaying game of mine, whose dystopic future had some almost exact analogues to what Jacques Attali wrote about since then.
Well heck, I guess that’s it for now. I’d like to have ordered a lot more. My Amazon wish list is a mile long, if anyone is thinking of getting me a birthday present.
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