Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes. For a class. Just finished Machiavelli's "The Prince", and now discovering that Hobbes is refuting basically everything that we've read so far (Plato's "Republic", Aristotle's "Politics" and the Machiavelli). Have to basically forget about everything those guys said in order to understand the Hobbes properly. Yikes.

That actually sounds kinda awesome to me.

Even the research wasn't that bad, but I didn't enjoy the writing on the topic. I get more satisfaction out of assignments when they ask me to think for myself rather than draw on what many other critics have suggested.

As an asides, nearly through the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

The Count of Monte Cristo, for about the third time.

He totally should have teamed up with the Earl of Sandwich.

Eh, to make viciously charming yet retribution-seeking sarnie delicacies? Also, how is it any topic I've seen you discuss leads to sandwiches....

fuck hobbes, locke forever.

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Sudhir Venkatesh is a professor of sociology at Columbia University and a lead writer of urban life and underground economies. Once upon a time, he was a lowly grad student looking for something more meaningful than just writing numbers. He ended up making his way to one of the poorest areas of Chicago, and long story short, became best friends with a high level leader in the Black Kings, a large gang. This book basically documents his life with his new friend and talks in detail about gang life, relationships with non-gang members in gang territory, life in large urban housing apartment complexes, etc etc etc. Basically, it's awesome. Check it out if you're interested at all in any of those topics.

PS- I picked it up for $1! Gotta love used book stores.

When have I ever talked about sandwiches before? If I did, well...sandwiches are the perfect food. Quick and easy to make, but they are still legitimate food that can be as simple or as high class as you want them to be. Mmmm...sandwiches.

I always find those type of books interesting. The best i've read would have to be Monster about Kody Scott one of La's hardest gang members ever. Dude did a drive by on a bike once. You gotta have balls to do drive bys on a ten speed.

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