What are you reading right now?

Gone Sugaring · 06-22-2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

That was a good book. Fuck Oprah's silly ass!

What did Oprah say about it?

adidasss · 06-23-2009, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Gone Sugaring

What did Oprah say about it?

There was a major controversy about it because until Oprah chose it for her Book club it went fairly unnoticed, then it sold a few million copies and all under the assumption that it was a true memoir of Frey's life. Later it was found out that it was "embellished" (=a pack of lies), which lead Oprah to feel a bit duped, so she called him on the show and slaughtered him. The man is obviously demented and caused his own ruin...but hopefully his lies did make him enough money because something tells me he's not a good enough writer to let his work (as fiction) stand on its own (certainly not good enough to sell in the millions).

Rx Tone · 06-23-2009, 07:49 AM

Hi.
I'm reading "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene.

It's a study of human relations and "power". I call it cynical pragmatic sociology.
Here's a description from the back cover.

"The bestselling book for those who want power, watch power, or want to arm themselves against power.
Amoral, cunning, ruthless and instructive, this piercing work distills 3000 years of the history of power into 48 well explicated laws.
This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl Von Clausewitz, and many other great thinkers.
Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P.T. Barnum and other famous figures who have wielded or been victimized by power.These laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control."

The book uses historical references and situations to illustrate it's points. It examines the observance of the "laws of power" and it uses historical events to illustrate the results of violating the "laws of power.

Like I said, cynical sociology with huge helpings of history to illustrate the principles.

FaSho · 06-24-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

There was a major controversy about it because until Oprah chose it for her Book club it went fairly unnoticed, then it sold a few million copies and all under the assumption that it was a true memoir of Frey's life. Later it was found out that it was "embellished" (=a pack of lies), which lead Oprah to feel a bit duped, so she called him on the show and slaughtered him. The man is obviously demented and caused his own ruin...but hopefully his lies did make him enough money because something tells me he's not a good enough writer to let his work (as fiction) stand on its own (certainly not good enough to sell in the millions).

Couldn't have waited til I finished? I wasn't aware, so the book isn't so great anymore. I was really looking forward to seeing him on Late Late show on friday too.

SATCHMO · 06-24-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FaSho

Couldn't have waited til I finished? I wasn't aware, so the book isn't so great anymore. I was really looking forward to seeing him on Late Late show on friday too.

What was embellished is negligible. It's 90% true story.

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Rx Tone Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 26	Hi. I'm reading "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene. It's a study of human relations and "power". I call it cynical pragmatic sociology. Here's a description from the back cover. "The bestselling book for those who want power, watch power, or want to arm themselves against power. Amoral, cunning, ruthless and instructive, this piercing work distills 3000 years of the history of power into 48 well explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl Von Clausewitz, and many other great thinkers. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P.T. Barnum and other famous figures who have wielded or been victimized by power.These laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control." The book uses historical references and situations to illustrate it's points. It examines the observance of the "laws of power" and it uses historical events to illustrate the results of violating the "laws of power. Like I said, cynical sociology with huge helpings of history to illustrate the principles.