tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post2188493447255779587..comments2023-10-02T16:29:40.087+01:00Comments on neo-resistance: The books we readNajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-74464243434251035092007-04-24T19:13:00.000+01:002007-04-24T19:13:00.000+01:00Thanks for posting my "Little Black Sambo" book. ...Thanks for posting my "Little Black Sambo" book. I hadn't realized that the child seems to be Indian or Persian; with turbin and curly-toed shoes. Don't remember knowing that when I first read the childs' book.<BR/>Just read the following facts in the NY Times recently and had to come over to say them: Books published by Iran in 2002 are 35,854; Persian titles published in English translation goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-89204464379445761152007-04-20T00:55:00.000+01:002007-04-20T00:55:00.000+01:00Hi Naj,I wanted to say that I just bought a set of...Hi Naj,<BR/>I wanted to say <BR/>that I just bought <BR/>a set of those Encyclopedias from eBay.<BR/><BR/>For me those volumes <BR/>were chest full of treasures. <BR/>I lost them once.<BR/>So many years after, <BR/>I have them again.<BR/><BR/>I do not care<BR/>if they are out dated,<BR/>or I am too old to read them,<BR/>I simply do not care.<BR/><BR/>A big part of me <BR/>was shaped by those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-16620496734439689252007-04-15T00:47:00.000+01:002007-04-15T00:47:00.000+01:00Aside from classics, my best-loved reads as a chil...Aside from classics, my best-loved reads as a child were ROALD DAHL's crazy stories ... <BR/><BR/>Charlie & the Chocolate Factory<BR/>The BFG<BR/>Matilda<BR/>etc. <BR/><BR/>Great illustrations by Quentin Blake. <BR/><BR/>Now, as a 25-yr-old, I enjoy his adult fiction such as "Tales of the Unexpected" short stories collection ... <BR/>(Tarantino based his "The Man From Hollywood", in the film FOURAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583508265063755986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-21257470097949890632007-04-09T16:57:00.000+01:002007-04-09T16:57:00.000+01:00Sorry -posted this on the worng thread.The Secret ...Sorry -posted this on the worng thread.<BR/><BR/>The Secret Garden<BR/>The Land of Foam<BR/>The Talisman of the Dark City (Telism-e Shahr-e Tariki)<BR/>The Children of Captain Grant<BR/>The Citizen of the Galaxy<BR/>Mooon in Valley of the Lilies (Mah dar Dare-ye Niloo=far-ha)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-75265645573776646902007-04-09T16:45:00.000+01:002007-04-09T16:45:00.000+01:00I can't beieve you missed R.L.Stevenson's immortal...I can't beieve you missed R.L.Stevenson's immortal works<BR/>The Kidnapped<BR/>The Naval Kitchner (AKA THE TREASURE ISLAND)<BR/><BR/>unless you consider it Excessively Classic<BR/><BR/>Find the original treasure map at <BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island<BR/><BR/>God Bless WikiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-7481444686445048552007-04-08T14:33:00.000+01:002007-04-08T14:33:00.000+01:00:) I know Quasar9.Take your MAGNIFICENT blog for e...:) I know Quasar9.<BR/><BR/>Take <B>your MAGNIFICENT blog</B> for example. <BR/><BR/>I just meant I am deficient in the science fiction compartment. (Although I do a bit of biophilosophy every now and then)Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-35212585433758570022007-04-08T09:32:00.000+01:002007-04-08T09:32:00.000+01:00"Verne and Assimov, I had a collection of each tha...<EM>"Verne and Assimov, I had a collection of each that I never read. I think I am not very ambitious or creative and am happy with the little earth that I can see/touoch :)"</EM><BR/><BR/>lol Naj, writing and imagination<BR/>enables us to <EM>almost</EM> touch what is and sometimes what is notQUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-47410731282781770522007-04-08T03:42:00.000+01:002007-04-08T03:42:00.000+01:00Sophia Kalila va Demna was also a part of the "Go...<B>Sophia</B><BR/><BR/><B> Kalila va Demna </B> was also a part of the "Good stories for Good children" series. Of course it came in many different series as well. I liked it too.<BR/><BR/><B>Sojourn</B><BR/>I loved Mulla Nasreddin. I thought he was an Iranian concept; I would love to get my hands on one of his translations.Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-6974927717393711462007-04-08T03:16:00.000+01:002007-04-08T03:16:00.000+01:00Mulla Nasreddin?There used to be translations of h...Mulla Nasreddin?<BR/>There used to be translations of his stories in all sorts of magazines - for kids and elsewhere too. I don't remember much... but it is a genre of stories that every land has: the simple wise man who advises any and all including the king...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-61597663531014758552007-04-07T18:31:00.000+01:002007-04-07T18:31:00.000+01:00Ouch Naj,I didn't answer your request on this one ...Ouch Naj,<BR/>I didn't answer your request on this one but I remember more the books i read to my children than the books I read when I was little. However, 'Les fables de La Fontaine' or the French adaptation of 'Kalila wa Dumna' were a preferred reading, as well as the history of Islam (I used to like the intrigues and conspirations in this romanced history) 'Ivanhoé' and 'Don Quichotte' (the Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577807573716384982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-16681963679380583352007-04-07T15:32:00.000+01:002007-04-07T15:32:00.000+01:00...and I still remember that picture,used to be in......and I still remember that picture,<BR/>used to be inside the front cover of each volume.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-50012058298197702952007-04-07T15:27:00.000+01:002007-04-07T15:27:00.000+01:00What can I say.It's my childhood you brought back ...What can I say.<BR/>It's my childhood you brought back to me.<BR/>I do not know where the set is now,<BR/>it stayed with my dad <BR/>when I had to leave home.<BR/>Forever.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-4375809202932950192007-04-07T14:58:00.000+01:002007-04-07T14:58:00.000+01:00Sooorrry, FIXED! Thanks for letting me know!Sooorrry, FIXED! Thanks for letting me know!Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-38650963838496510212007-04-07T14:52:00.000+01:002007-04-07T14:52:00.000+01:00Dr V!No I haven't seen banana, but I must!Which li...Dr V!<BR/><BR/>No I haven't seen banana, but I must!<BR/><BR/>Which link doesn't work??Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-53542822082224899132007-04-07T14:48:00.001+01:002007-04-07T14:48:00.001+01:00Hi Naj,Great post- but some of the link don’t seem...Hi Naj,<BR/><BR/>Great post- but some of the link don’t seem to be working.<BR/><BR/>I really love that Rumi tale…<BR/>Reminds of Hindu theosophy and other Asian symbolist schools.<BR/><BR/>BTW have you seen Bananas? <BR/><BR/><I>- Yoga. l love yoga.<BR/><BR/>- Do you really? <BR/><BR/>- Yoga -it's one of my great passions.<BR/>I love Eastern philosophies.<BR/>It's... metaphysical and redundant.<Dr Victorino de la Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03383153981550886276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-50593534616596632332007-04-07T14:48:00.000+01:002007-04-07T14:48:00.000+01:00mystic,speaking of political poetry ... I think it...mystic,<BR/><BR/>speaking of political poetry ... I think it's bad form! Anything that date stamps poetry makes it a non poem for me. (now that doesn't mean they did not gave me a hard time at some point, judging my metaphor heretical and anti-regime, those good old days that I used to write and read my poems to others!)<BR/><BR/>I guess I have an Aristotelian approach to engaging with politics Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-23992432696761033662007-04-07T14:43:00.000+01:002007-04-07T14:43:00.000+01:00:))I'm so glad you all liked this idea.I will perh...:))<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you all liked this idea.<BR/>I will perhaps add new pictures of the books you are mentioning now as well.<BR/><BR/>Verne and Assimov, I had a collection of each that I never read. I think I am not very ambitious or creative and am happy with the little earth that I can see/touoch :)<BR/><BR/>Soujourner: how do you know Mulla Nasreddin?!Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-47422719194600789122007-04-07T14:25:00.000+01:002007-04-07T14:25:00.000+01:00I liked the adaptation of rumi's mathnavi and got ...I liked the adaptation of rumi's mathnavi and got reminded of mullah nasruddin :)<BR/>so witty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-5231295236822471462007-04-07T10:11:00.000+01:002007-04-07T10:11:00.000+01:00Nice post,great selection of readers & booksI've r...Nice post,<BR/>great selection of readers & books<BR/>I've read alomost all of them, though some I've speed read in film format. lol!<BR/>I tend to read books as if they were films and remember the gist or story line that way - with vivid detail.<BR/><BR/>I would have added Jules Verne, or maybe from the greek 'classics' Jason & the Argonauts ... daring to go where no man has gone before.<BR/><BRQUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-64294398849969172342007-04-07T09:24:00.000+01:002007-04-07T09:24:00.000+01:00Salam :)A nice compilation (colorful as promised)....Salam :)<BR/><BR/>A nice compilation (colorful as promised)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-46950738490043216672007-04-07T08:05:00.000+01:002007-04-07T08:05:00.000+01:00ah, welll...(about your poetry)..:)i think you iwl...ah, welll...(about your poetry)..:)<BR/>i think you iwll find plenty of people who iwll nejoy it Naj. I wish i was clever enough to write about politics and social issues that way..:) (in poems i mean)Mystic Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421998236544595260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-32542754964829227652007-04-07T08:04:00.000+01:002007-04-07T08:04:00.000+01:00Naj,what a wonderful idea!! ofcourse i did read th...Naj,<BR/>what a wonderful idea!! ofcourse i did read the ocmments but it is so nice to see the pics of these books and the comments...:)<BR/>makes me want to go get them from the library now ...Mystic Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421998236544595260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-4829184503754545372007-04-07T04:28:00.000+01:002007-04-07T04:28:00.000+01:00and who CAN forget little Prince, damian?That is m...and who CAN forget little Prince, <B>damian</B>?<BR/><BR/>That is my bible! :)<BR/><BR/><B>bet</B><BR/>trust me, i had my share of theocratic discourse for ages to come. It's only silly-grownups-blabber!<BR/><BR/>No god needs any government!<BR/>Desire for ruling is for the weak!Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-34444296339350675672007-04-07T04:24:00.000+01:002007-04-07T04:24:00.000+01:00Oh and how could I forget the Little Prince. A Pil...Oh and how could I forget the Little Prince. A Pilot crashes in the Sahara desert and meets up with a little boy that is from another planet no larger than a small asteroid with a few small volcanoes and a beautiful little flower. The boy goes on about his adventure through space and the different people he meets on the way. <BR/><BR/>Cheers!Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685125376038245332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-27464614904964099992007-04-07T02:40:00.000+01:002007-04-07T02:40:00.000+01:00i see alot of other titles i read as a child as we...i see alot of other titles i read as a child as well. it is nice to remember back to reading them for the first time- before they became old friends. the logo looks great! perhaps that is another rung on the ladder of common ground :)billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.com