The first season actually covered only like a third of the first book I discovered as I was reading it. I didn't want to have to wait 3 years for the show on TV
Probably gonna ruin the 2nd season for yourself
I have no deep fear of reading anything but I'd be a fool to read what doesn't interest me.No offense but is there a fear deep down that you might get affected by what you read?
There's trashy novels and poorly written books that don't deserve anyone's attention.
You may not agree with everything the bible says (and I would recommend the Jefferson one too) but I would be surprised if you don't agree with a single thing the bible says. There's goodness in religious books but unfortunately, it is overshadowed by stuff taken out of context or whatever was the norm when those books were written (or revealed) and people of those times did not have that much aversion to some of the disturbing or controversial notions. Remember, once upon a time, it was pretty normal for a caveman to hit a cave woman on the head and take her as his slave/property.
After several years I finally finished all 8 books of the Dark Tower series. It really was a struggle to get through at times. Now that it's done I can't say I'm not somewhat disappointed. It wasn't bad, just unsatisfying at the end.
Oh I'm on book 2 of the Mistborn, I really enjoy Brandon Sanderson's writing.
Well I am up to speed on his Stormlight series and really enjoyed it so I tend to follow authors I like. I did read/hear that this series is considered some what of a classic, even if it's relatively new to the literary world.This guy at my last bookclub meeting said he was a fantasy genre whore and he said that series is S-tier, that the author is phenomenal. One of the best he's ever read. I have book one ready to go. Glad to hear random endorsements of it.
After I finish the Left Hand of Darkness, by Le Guin, for a different book club meeting soon.
As far as the Silo series, overall excellent. The second book, Shift, was one of the best sci-fi books I've ever read period. Absolute brilliance.
I have rather enjoyed most of Sandersons books as well and Michael Sullivans world also.Well I am up to speed on his Stormlight series and really enjoyed it so I tend to follow authors I like. I did read/hear that this series is considered some what of a classic, even if it's relatively new to the literary world.
Another author I love is James Islington, I'm all in on his new series after finishing the Will of the Many and his first trilogy is fantastic imo the Licanius Trilogy.
All this while waiting for my faux leather cover of Esrahaddon to finish that trilogy by Michael Sullivan.
Shit guess I'm a bit of a whore myself....
Oh I'm on book 2 of the Mistborn, I really enjoy Brandon Sanderson's writing.
I've also heard that, why is it always like thatThe original trilogy is superb.
The followup series...not so much.
I used to read a book every couple weeks. Now I can't remember the last book I read
I've also heard that, why is it always like that
My understanding is that there are 2 more trilogies planned. One will be set in the early computer age and the other will be in the future, in a space opera.Every series is different, but for the Mistborn series, the first one was mostly high fantasy, with an absolutely unique magic system, and the followup felt like a completely different genre.
The followup series, I read the first two books, and it's a completely different feel. It's more like a western mixed in with some mystery. I may try to pick it up again, and finish the followup 4-book series.
Its a steampunk western vibe, I actually though it was more fun than the original trilogy, but of course everyone's tastes differ at least a little.I've also heard that, why is it always like that
"Blitzed" from Norman Ohler.
It is about the widespread use of drugs during nazi Germany like pervitin which is basically crystal meth AKA Methamphetamine. Think "Breaking Bad".
And how Hitler also was empowered by drugs.
If i remember correctly, adolf hitler was trained by theatrical people to perform to give his speeches and presentations a lot more oompf , kind of like having had a mediatraining...
Add the stimulating drugs to make him more emotional in a weird motivating way...
Als add the invention of the magnetic tape "Magnetophon Audio Tape Recorder" around 1935 and AC-bias for magnetic tape around 1940 so that he could give his presentation without sound distortion everywhere in Germany at roughly the same time without the need of a wireless radiosetup and that would make him at the time even more powerful.
In reality, in those days and before 1800-1900 and beyond , a lot of drugs was for a short time widely and legally available in the western world. Only after all mishaps because of substance abuse by people who are no longer sane enough to use it responsible, most drugs became illegal.
But that is the caveat with drugs, it does affect your mental processes and with the sad parts, the dissapointing parts and the cruel parts of everyday life going on as time happens, you might make wrong decisions. And those decisions can result in dramatic events...
Something to think about.
Anyway, it is a good book and also focuses on Pervitin. A meth pil that was even advertised for the public , for housewives, for every day men...
And Hitler was once a human but life and disease happened and perhaps drugs also happened. Making him and his gathering as they where...
Fun fact is that one of the chapters is called : "High Hitler". Imagine that in "Allo allo" style : "High Hitlah !"
Or : "Sieg High !"
The magnetic tape part has nothing to do with the book but it explains his media power hitler had at that time.
Excert from the article about the origin of magnetic tape :
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Joining AEG and BASF in 1938, the Reichs-Rundfunkgesellschaft (RRG) became the third branch of the Magnetophon R&D effort. Starting in 1940, the RRG successfully applied AC-bias to the new recording technology. RRG engineer Walter Weber discovered the AC-bias application through a combination of systematic research and a bit of luck. Weber was not the first to apply AC bias to magnetic recording, although he evidently had no knowledge of the earlier work. The engineer’s success was due to his ability to recognize immediately the practical value of his discovery and to use it to improve the Magnetophon’s recording quality.
Weber had been experimenting with phase-cancellation circuits in an attempt to reduce the distortion and noise of DC-bias recordings. An amplifier in a test set-up went into oscillation, accidentally creating an AC-bias current in the record circuit. It took some systematic engineering detective work before Weber found what had happened and could recreate the phenomenon.
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Magnetic moments in magnetic tape have hysteresis. This hysteresis causes distortion when you record sound as analog information directly. And the AC-Bias is a way to record audio without the hysteresis of the magnetic moments in the magnetic tape to influence the information : In this case the analog audio.
High on Hitler and Meth: Book Says Nazis Were Fueled by Drugs (Published 2016)
A German writer tells how he unearthed a startling fact about the Third Reich for his best-selling book, “Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany.”www.nytimes.com
‘Pilot’s Salt’: The Third Reich Kept Its Soldiers Alert With Meth
For a while, the stuff seemed to be “the ideal war drug.”www.theatlantic.com
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