Post by Barrow-wight aka MELLON on Jun 25, 2003 16:01:22 GMT
I didnt have that much time for proper reading over past couple of ... years, lol ... mostly I was reading stuff related to my profession, then computer / internet books, plus Tolkien, indeed and some medieval things.
But, over these couple of weeks I do a bit of reading actually: when in Oxford I bought two books by Paulo Coelho : The Alchemist; and Manual of the Warrior of Light .
I knew his name but was never sure whether I should read his books, for one reason his language (or the translation) seemed a bit simplistic to me.
Anyway, I started with the Manual and finished it in a couple of hours. RECOMMENDED ... if you look for a kind of contemplative reading, this is a very good thing to start with.
Then while still in Oxford I continued with the Alchemist, which is actually a good way to go, though the Alchemist was written much earlier. Btw. I dunno whether it was coincidence, but I was reading the book and almost finished it on the night the hotel start burning, lol ... I was just at the point where there was a lot of talk about "signs" on ones path. ;D
Anyway, this one I can recommend as well.
Now when at home, I combine reading with work for my office,
... and finished another book which was "stocked" on my bookshelf for considerable time:
Carlos Castaneda : The Teachings of Don Juan : A Yaqui Way of KNowledge.
And since I have part 3 of this book, but not part 2, I skipped over to Geoffrey Moorhouse' Sun Dancing ... Life in a Medieval Monastery and How Celtic Spirituality Influenced the World.
Now, this is a kind of relaxed reading to me since for me it is a subject of my "professional" interest (I did early Irish monasticism: monastic rules and penitential books for my MA thesis) ... Moorhouse' s book is more a collection of stories, but that is alright for a change.
But, over these couple of weeks I do a bit of reading actually: when in Oxford I bought two books by Paulo Coelho : The Alchemist; and Manual of the Warrior of Light .
I knew his name but was never sure whether I should read his books, for one reason his language (or the translation) seemed a bit simplistic to me.
Anyway, I started with the Manual and finished it in a couple of hours. RECOMMENDED ... if you look for a kind of contemplative reading, this is a very good thing to start with.
Then while still in Oxford I continued with the Alchemist, which is actually a good way to go, though the Alchemist was written much earlier. Btw. I dunno whether it was coincidence, but I was reading the book and almost finished it on the night the hotel start burning, lol ... I was just at the point where there was a lot of talk about "signs" on ones path. ;D
Anyway, this one I can recommend as well.
Now when at home, I combine reading with work for my office,
... and finished another book which was "stocked" on my bookshelf for considerable time:Carlos Castaneda : The Teachings of Don Juan : A Yaqui Way of KNowledge.
And since I have part 3 of this book, but not part 2, I skipped over to Geoffrey Moorhouse' Sun Dancing ... Life in a Medieval Monastery and How Celtic Spirituality Influenced the World.
Now, this is a kind of relaxed reading to me since for me it is a subject of my "professional" interest (I did early Irish monasticism: monastic rules and penitential books for my MA thesis) ... Moorhouse' s book is more a collection of stories, but that is alright for a change.
