Music Banter - What are you reading right now?

If you're not already familiar with the concept of aggregate book search engines I am going to unleash an insatiable beast upon you with this info.

There are free search engines dedicated to indexing over 150 million online book listings, searchable by any criteria you can imagine, from author and title to a user-specified ranges of publications dates, to keywords describing an edition, (e.g. gilt edging, leather, or signed editions). These sites instantaneously populate qualifying results across all known new and used book marketplaces, sort results by price including shipping, and you're on your way.

The two holy grails for this are bookfinder.com and vialibri.net. They've never failed me.

Definitely let me know if you score any finds using these sites. Merry Christmas, batty.

Neat.

WWWP	11-29-2019 05:53 PM

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i've been told men don't like this book and that's the only reason i'm reading it

The Batlord

11-30-2019 03:21 PM

Now do you understand why I love Nazis so much?

The Batlord

12-01-2019 02:42 PM

Reading Jurassic Park for the first time in like twenty years and I think Crichton's key to bestseller success is his books are smart but not too smart, exactly what bestseller readers want to read while having imaginative gimmicks, and he writes characters that don't require you to think about their motivations but who are still engaging on the surface. In the book Ian Malcom isn't a showcase for Jeff Goldblum being Jeff Goldblum but he's still easily the best character and I feel like I'd remember him after I finished reading the book even if the movie didn't exist. Hammond being more of an ambiguous villain is also neat.

WWWP	12-01-2019 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2092885)

I love that book. Makes you feel clever for following the science jargon while being perfectly dumbed down without patronizing the reader. The first chapter of that book is a great piece in itself.

The Batlord

12-01-2019 03:01 PM

I actually liked the intro chapters before you meet Grant more than the stuff so far that's actually in the movie (I'm up to around when they start the tour). Crichton definitely does really cool foreshadowing. Probably the reason why Ian Malcolm is the best character cause he just exists to foreshadow.

Bedlam Ballroom

12-02-2019 08:27 AM

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innerspaceboy

12-04-2019 06:15 PM

When once asked: What do you draw inspiration from for your work?

Moondog replied: "Silence mostly."

Just arrived is the first and only authorized biography of this iconic artist. The book provides a firsthand account of his life, features a forward by Moondog's former roommate - the great Philip Glass, and a companion disc of the artist's music.

Hammond Guthrie of EmptyMirrorBooks calls the book, "an evocative tribute, and essential reference for understanding and appreciating one of the 20th century's most unique and misunderstood composers."

Essential for all lovers of great music.

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e_dennis

12-06-2019 10:19 AM

The Good Earth is really interesting so far. It was lent to me by one of my teachers, she salvaged it from the library's discarded books.