Huayna Capac357
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EDIT from 2012: Unnecessary post
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
Should be able to get through it in a single weekend. Unless you're a slow reader or something. You're not a slow reader, are you?
flyingchicken
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Thank you, Azale!
An internet test told me that I am a slow reader at around 380 words per minute and a comprehension of 70%.
An internet test told me that I am a slow reader at around 380 words per minute and a comprehension of 70%.
Sharwood
Rich, doctor nephew
Doesn't sound that slow. About how fast I'd read, just working it out in my own head. Of course, I also read slowly so I can retain stuff for uni.Thank you, Azale!
An internet test told me that I am a slow reader at around 380 words per minute and a comprehension of 70%.
Thank you, Azale!
An internet test told me that I am a slow reader at around 380 words per minute and a comprehension of 70%.
What test was this? You owe me
JonathanStrange
PrinceWithA1000Enemies
Finishing: Empires of Trust How Rome Built - and America is Building - a New World by Thomas F. Madden.
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http://www.readingsoft.com/
WARNING it is part-ad, and really only good for one go for honest results.
If I ever become well-read, I will pay back with interest!You owe me
thats long...
That's what she said.
I honestly can't remember off the top of my head. I read that book two years ago and haven't touched it since (mostly because more books have found their way into my study). If you do a quick JSTOR search of the book, you'll find two reviews, both of which argue the "factual error" (which I feel is a difference of interpretation).
Huayna Capac357
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Lockesdonkey
Liberal Jihadist
I read two books on the intellectual history of the United States that were rather interesting:
1. Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution by Forrest McDonald. American Studies departments appear to consider McDonald a conspiracy theorist, but I suspect that's because he probably single-handedly destroyed the (if not socialist, then socialist-esque) economic thesis about the Constitution. This particular book goes into great detail about the intellectual history surrounding the writing of the United States Constitution, as well as a dissection of the Constitutional Convention and its results. It's also very lively and occasionally quite funny, both because McDonald is one of the rare academic historians who actually knows how to write and because some of the stuff that happened is in fact amusing (for instance, the [wiki]Contract Clause[/wiki] was probably slipped into the Constitution surreptitiously by Alexander Hamilton as part of his work with the Committee of Style--which was just supposed to make the text of the Constitution sound coherent and elegant--after the Convention had voted it down).
2. Reconstructing America: The Symbol of America in Modern Thought by James W. Ceaser. This one's more of a 1990s polemic than a history, but it traces the interesting history of European intellectual anti-Americanism from before the Revolution (from "natural historians" who claimed, among other things, that American frogs were bloated and American dogs had forgotten how to bark) to the present (as in 1996, which is when the book was written). While I don't appreciate his linkage of modern multiculturalism to the racism espoused by various 19th-century intellectuals, or the various potshots he takes at positions taken by American liberals today (he's a conservative), I personally excuse him on the basis that it was the 90s, since at that time there was a serious crisis in the way politics was studied (the problem, for those who know, was about the same as the one the Sokal Affair exemplified in the "Science Wars").
In addition, I would highly recommend Lord Charnwood's biography of Abraham Lincoln--titled Abraham Lincoln: A Biography--for not only anyone who wishes to understand the 16th President but also all of American history from the Jacksonian Era to the Civil War.
1. Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution by Forrest McDonald. American Studies departments appear to consider McDonald a conspiracy theorist, but I suspect that's because he probably single-handedly destroyed the (if not socialist, then socialist-esque) economic thesis about the Constitution. This particular book goes into great detail about the intellectual history surrounding the writing of the United States Constitution, as well as a dissection of the Constitutional Convention and its results. It's also very lively and occasionally quite funny, both because McDonald is one of the rare academic historians who actually knows how to write and because some of the stuff that happened is in fact amusing (for instance, the [wiki]Contract Clause[/wiki] was probably slipped into the Constitution surreptitiously by Alexander Hamilton as part of his work with the Committee of Style--which was just supposed to make the text of the Constitution sound coherent and elegant--after the Convention had voted it down).
2. Reconstructing America: The Symbol of America in Modern Thought by James W. Ceaser. This one's more of a 1990s polemic than a history, but it traces the interesting history of European intellectual anti-Americanism from before the Revolution (from "natural historians" who claimed, among other things, that American frogs were bloated and American dogs had forgotten how to bark) to the present (as in 1996, which is when the book was written). While I don't appreciate his linkage of modern multiculturalism to the racism espoused by various 19th-century intellectuals, or the various potshots he takes at positions taken by American liberals today (he's a conservative), I personally excuse him on the basis that it was the 90s, since at that time there was a serious crisis in the way politics was studied (the problem, for those who know, was about the same as the one the Sokal Affair exemplified in the "Science Wars").
In addition, I would highly recommend Lord Charnwood's biography of Abraham Lincoln--titled Abraham Lincoln: A Biography--for not only anyone who wishes to understand the 16th President but also all of American history from the Jacksonian Era to the Civil War.
Ice_Tyrant
Prince
EDIT: nvm
Sima Cirkovic wrote The Serbs, which covers the relevant period. Dunno if it's any good though.
Anybody know of any good books on the second half of the fifteenth century in Europe? You know, collapse of Burgundy, rising tide of Swedish independence, coalescence of Russia, advance of the Ottomans in the Balkans, the Hungarian golden age of Matthias Corvinus, the Spider King, the personal union in Spain, Charles VIII's plunge into the peninsula...
Anybody know of any good books on the second half of the fifteenth century in Europe? You know, collapse of Burgundy, rising tide of Swedish independence, coalescence of Russia, advance of the Ottomans in the Balkans, the Hungarian golden age of Matthias Corvinus, the Spider King, the personal union in Spain, Charles VIII's plunge into the peninsula...
Julian Delphiki
Anton's key
Well, lets just say that the three Discworld books I read at while peeking to 1434 weren't nearly as imaginative.
JonathanStrange
PrinceWithA1000Enemies
The Third Reich At War Richard J. Evans
carmen510
Deity
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt
Ice_Tyrant
Prince
Does anybody know any good books describing the Norse exploration of America and their interaction with "Skraelings" (American Indians)?
Hey guys, I have a question. I bought A History of Russia by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky ($5 at local bookstore) and it looks really awesome and fairly comprehensive for 1 volume, but the only hangup for me is that it is a 2nd edition. Apparently the series is on its 7th edition already.
My question is, can anyone tell me how much difference there is between the various editions of Riasanovsky in general?
My question is, can anyone tell me how much difference there is between the various editions of Riasanovsky in general?
Thank you, Azale!
An internet test told me that I am a slow reader at around 380 words per minute and a comprehension of 70%.
It practically calls me god with 1014 WPM and 100% reading comprehension...
I'm looking for books on the Constitution because I want to build a model of her or her brethren, while learning about her history
Stolen Rutters
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I am reading After Tamerlane - The global history of empire since 1405 by John Darwin. The premise is that the past 600 years aren't all about Europe. The author summarizes the 1400s and on from the perspective of Eurasia and the Outer world, stepping back and looking at the wider events that impacted history instead of focusing on what Western Europe did.
It's an ok written book, some good parts so far. I will save final decision whether I really like the book when I finish it. (There were a couple dry sections that lost me.) It's just over 500 pages, and I am a third of the way through, so it will be awhile.
My $0.02,
SR
p.s. I play an obscure historical strategy video game called Europa Universalis III-(In Nomine 3.1), so reading about the time period of this game is really neat.
It's an ok written book, some good parts so far. I will save final decision whether I really like the book when I finish it. (There were a couple dry sections that lost me.) It's just over 500 pages, and I am a third of the way through, so it will be awhile.
My $0.02,
SR
p.s. I play an obscure historical strategy video game called Europa Universalis III-(In Nomine 3.1), so reading about the time period of this game is really neat.
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