Barista's reading books - Barista Exchange2024-03-28T17:33:03Zhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/1688216:Topic:14071?commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A27665&feed=yes&xn_auth=noi just finished "wicked" and…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-04-02:1688216:Comment:4168182009-04-02T17:20:04.193ZGreenway Baristahttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/BuehrerakaDonutDave
i just finished "wicked" and it was.... wicked!!!
i just finished "wicked" and it was.... wicked!!! Books very fitting to these t…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-04-02:1688216:Comment:4167762009-04-02T16:56:38.547ZJason Haegerhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JasonHaeger
Books very fitting to these times would be Atlas Shrugged, which I've read, but would like to revisit again soon.<br />
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Another book I've been working my way through is The Unseen Hand. I usually prefer non-fiction, but I settle for philosophical fiction from time to time.<br />
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Also, Being and Time by Martin Heidegger. I always have too many books going at once, and I just skip between them until one is finished, then I stick another book into the rotation. Perhaps I need help.. or Ritalin.
Books very fitting to these times would be Atlas Shrugged, which I've read, but would like to revisit again soon.<br />
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Another book I've been working my way through is The Unseen Hand. I usually prefer non-fiction, but I settle for philosophical fiction from time to time.<br />
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Also, Being and Time by Martin Heidegger. I always have too many books going at once, and I just skip between them until one is finished, then I stick another book into the rotation. Perhaps I need help.. or Ritalin. Re-reading Iliad thanks to iP…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-04-02:1688216:Comment:4167692009-04-02T16:55:42.313ZMatt Millettohttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/mattmilletto
Re-reading Iliad thanks to iPhone "Classics" app.
Re-reading Iliad thanks to iPhone "Classics" app. Damion - if you liked Watersh…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-04-02:1688216:Comment:4167432009-04-02T16:27:36.564ZSamantha Bakohttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/SamanthaBako
Damion - if you liked Watership Down, I definitely recommend Richard Adams' other books, Traveler and Plague Dogs. They're both written from animal perspectives, but they never seemed very youth-oriented to me, given all the violence going on in them. Traveler is about the civil war from the perspective of Robert E. Lee's horse, and Plague Dogs is about a couple dogs escaping from a science facility (very NIMH-ish). I loved this stuff growing up, and fortunately it's still pretty reputable…
Damion - if you liked Watership Down, I definitely recommend Richard Adams' other books, Traveler and Plague Dogs. They're both written from animal perspectives, but they never seemed very youth-oriented to me, given all the violence going on in them. Traveler is about the civil war from the perspective of Robert E. Lee's horse, and Plague Dogs is about a couple dogs escaping from a science facility (very NIMH-ish). I loved this stuff growing up, and fortunately it's still pretty reputable fiction ;)<br />
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I'm working my way through some coffee literature, myself. Uncommon Grounds, Devil's Cup, God in a Cup, those are all on my current reading list. I feel like reading about coffee while drinking coffee in a coffee shop might be a violation of the space-time continuum. I think I need some more fiction. Might seem egotistical of me,…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-04-02:1688216:Comment:4166382009-04-02T15:13:28.609Zbrett felchnerhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/BrettF
Might seem egotistical of me, but Robert Greene's <i>48 Laws of Power</i>. If you want to learn where you stand in life and how you can get to be where you want, this is a great book. Otherwise, if you just like historical stories that correlate to power, greed, corruption, or war then that works.
Might seem egotistical of me, but Robert Greene's <i>48 Laws of Power</i>. If you want to learn where you stand in life and how you can get to be where you want, this is a great book. Otherwise, if you just like historical stories that correlate to power, greed, corruption, or war then that works. I've started reading The Phys…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-03-08:1688216:Comment:3631562009-03-08T20:47:49.285ZJason Haegerhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/JasonHaeger
I've started reading The Physiology of Taste. More about gastronomy in a particular time period, and less about coffee, but there is some interesting stuff in it nonetheless.
I've started reading The Physiology of Taste. More about gastronomy in a particular time period, and less about coffee, but there is some interesting stuff in it nonetheless. i've been re-reading the clas…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-03-08:1688216:Comment:3631272009-03-08T20:19:33.371ZMhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/M
i've been re-reading the classics lately, and am finishing up madame bovary. i'm not really sure what i'll be reading next.
i've been re-reading the classics lately, and am finishing up madame bovary. i'm not really sure what i'll be reading next. Jason Haeger said:"The Devil'…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-03-08:1688216:Comment:3627892009-03-08T08:00:42.172ZClint Slaglehttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/ClintSlagle
<cite>Jason Haeger said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/1688216:Topic:14071#1688216Comment27623"><div>"The Devil's Cup" was certainly entertaining, though I thought it more of an opinion piece with historical cultural context. Almost a philosophy of the culture of coffee more than about coffee itself. It was an enjoyable read.</div>
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This + All quiet on the western front (sometimes in my underwear) + David Schoemer's book + On the Road(which i…
<cite>Jason Haeger said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/1688216:Topic:14071#1688216Comment27623"><div>"The Devil's Cup" was certainly entertaining, though I thought it more of an opinion piece with historical cultural context. Almost a philosophy of the culture of coffee more than about coffee itself. It was an enjoyable read.</div>
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This + All quiet on the western front (sometimes in my underwear) + David Schoemer's book + On the Road(which i HATED(dont care what any of you english majors say!)) I just finished "Watership Do…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-03-08:1688216:Comment:3627482009-03-08T06:23:38.957ZDamion Ahttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DamionA
I just finished "Watership Down" and found it really interesting despite being shelved as "young adult" fiction. It's fascinating in that these rabbits do very rabbit-like things and yet, for the sake of storytelling, they also speak and have complex thoughts. I like books that use those differences to call into question those parts of human nature we usually take for granted.<br />
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I just started "God in a Cup" which seems promising but a little obnoxious at times (in the way the writer is so…
I just finished "Watership Down" and found it really interesting despite being shelved as "young adult" fiction. It's fascinating in that these rabbits do very rabbit-like things and yet, for the sake of storytelling, they also speak and have complex thoughts. I like books that use those differences to call into question those parts of human nature we usually take for granted.<br />
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I just started "God in a Cup" which seems promising but a little obnoxious at times (in the way the writer is so obviously trying to sound hip at every opportunity). So, I'm obviously really late…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2008-11-05:1688216:Comment:2111852008-11-05T02:10:08.147ZMike Salahttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/MikeSala
So, I'm obviously really late to this discussion, but way to go with <i>Being and Time</i>, it was certainly one of the most rewarding books I've ever read. The notion of phenomenological ontology blew my mind and got me interested in phenomenology more generally. If you haven't yet, I'd read <i>Phenomenology of Perception</i> by Maurice Merleau-Ponty, I think the notion of the embodied mind is one of the most convincing and interesting philosophical concepts I've ever examined. Plus,…
So, I'm obviously really late to this discussion, but way to go with <i>Being and Time</i>, it was certainly one of the most rewarding books I've ever read. The notion of phenomenological ontology blew my mind and got me interested in phenomenology more generally. If you haven't yet, I'd read <i>Phenomenology of Perception</i> by Maurice Merleau-Ponty, I think the notion of the embodied mind is one of the most convincing and interesting philosophical concepts I've ever examined. Plus, Merleau-Ponty's great, I've even heard critiques from analytic philosophers who think he's worth reading, which is something you can't even say for Heidegger most of the time. To throw my own reading projects into the mix, I'm in the midst of Heidegger's <i>Introduction to Metaphysics</i> and getting reading to delve into Hegel's <i>Phenomenology of Spirit</i>, I think it's gonna be a doozy.<br />
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<cite>jeff webre said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/1688216:Topic:14071#1688216Comment14103"><div>I am about 70 pages away from.....finally....finishing Being and Time by Martin Heidegger, I am engaged in some Socratic dialogues by Plate (Crito, Meno, and Phaedo), and about to begin my next endeavor in ficiton, The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. Yay for winter reading!!!</div>
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