Who's reading what,when & the experience

Darmabum · Aug 30th, 2006, 00:55

Got home just over three weeks ago, from Trip #5 . . . five months in Varanasi. Just finished unpacking too . . . took a look at the books I brought back - The Mysticism of Sound and Music (Hazrat Inayat Khan); The World is Sound:Nada Brahma; The Ragas of Northern Indian Music (Alain Danielou) . . . all research books, for my own writing . . . then under Khan I found Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. Nothing too dense and deep, really a beautiful ride though . . . read it twice . . . underneath Gilbert was someone who just writes beautifully on many topics: Geoff Dyer. The book I found is Out of Sheer Rage. Others of his - But Beautiful - A Book About Jazz (amazing!) and Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered It Do It . . . also read in India (and left there) Jorge Luis Borges - The Complete Fictions. I LOVE Borges!

lotus blossom · Aug 30th, 2006, 01:15

welcome home Darmabum! be sure and share your incredible india experiences with us!

Sama · Aug 30th, 2006, 01:36

totally loved Eat Pray Love.....

fromusawithluv · Sep 4th, 2006, 15:24

Finished several collections (including The Prophet) of Kahlil Gibran! His works still give me goosebumps! BEAUTIFUL!

Reading (2) books currently: The Lake by the Nobel price winner, Yasunari Kawabata! Very unusual and very interesting!
and the 2nd - Paulo Coehlo's By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept...

have you read a million little pieces?

and other reco..i'm "ashamed" to say..but I've never personally read Tagore's works.. .. could you please recommend some works for me? book titles (even collections) would help! - preferrably translated in English. How I wish I understood/spoke Bengali!!
-off subject - do you know a good Bengali (or otherwise) singer, who sings Tagore?? Pls PM me if you can recommend any..

thanks!

rangss · Sep 4th, 2006, 15:50

Reading the best one of all...Indiamike posts....

capt_mahajan · Sep 4th, 2006, 15:55

The Road to Airstrip One... Ian Slater

good book on George Orwell. we often dont realise he had many facets besides 1984, and animal farm or his other lesser known books.

Casey · Sep 4th, 2006, 19:35

Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz. The author just died last week. In the 1990s he was stabbed outside of his home (he was 82) because Islamic extremists, believed there was a fatwa issued against him. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988.

Sama · Sep 4th, 2006, 19:37

Still Here.....by Ram Das

Eve68 · Sep 4th, 2006, 20:19

I have to read History and GEography texts due to the nature of my work. For pleasure I'm reading The Rothschilds by Frederick Morton and Eyewitness Travel Guide India.

yogagal- really like your avatar!

Dave&Jewel · Sep 4th, 2006, 21:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by axanup

im reading "zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" a philosiphical one bout values, a must read!!

my blog

http://afteruse.blogspot.com

I agree!...read this book when it first came out and again last year..brilliant.
Reading 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts at the moment.
Also read this year...
The Sea ~ John Banville
The Society of Others ~ William Nicholson

girlfromvenus · Sep 6th, 2006, 15:30

in a little clean-up I have found my old Carlos Castaneda books again.....great, I will definitely carry one to the pool today and spend my day with the "teachings of Don Juan"

fromusawithluv · Sep 14th, 2006, 23:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darmabum

Got home just over three weeks ago, from Trip #5 . . . five months in Varanasi. Just finished unpacking too . . . took a look at the books I brought back - The Mysticism of Sound and Music (Hazrat Inayat Khan); The World is Sound:Nada Brahma; The Ragas of Northern Indian Music (Alain Danielou) . . . all research books, for my own writing . . . then under Khan I found Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. Nothing too dense and deep, really a beautiful ride though . . . read it twice . . . underneath Gilbert was someone who just writes beautifully on many topics: Geoff Dyer. The book I found is Out of Sheer Rage. Others of his - But Beautiful - A Book About Jazz (amazing!) and Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered It Do It . . . also read in India (and left there) Jorge Luis Borges - The Complete Fictions. I LOVE Borges!

What did you think of the Ragas of Northern Indian Music? Is it comprehensive? I'm looking for a comprehensive book with loads of alankaras to practice.

I just bought a book, Nad:Understanding Raga Music by Sandeep Bagchee. It's an overall book detailing from instruments to voice to artists.
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So, i'm not getting any recommendations on Tagore here??

I was looking for some book titles (compilations).

Reading catch-22 right now. didn't have time to start coelho's book - had to be given back.

happy reading!

Sama · Sep 19th, 2006, 06:32

Spending
a novel by Mary Gordon

a novel about a 50 yr. old woman artist and her lover, a younger fabulously wealthy commodities broker who is her muse, her collector, and her lover, and who offers her everything that male artists have always had to produce great art: time, space, money, and sex. about art, love, and passion told from a feminist perspective....

love it

robotvoice · Sep 19th, 2006, 09:05

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

sam371 · Sep 19th, 2006, 20:33

The Last Mughal by William Dalrymple will be available in the US on October 1st. Dalrymple is one of my favorite authors on Indian history and I will be sure to pick up a copy of this book.

Aug 30th, 2006, 00:55	#166
Darmabum Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: in the mountains of Idaho Posts: 781	Got home just over three weeks ago, from Trip #5 . . . five months in Varanasi. Just finished unpacking too . . . took a look at the books I brought back - The Mysticism of Sound and Music (Hazrat Inayat Khan); The World is Sound:Nada Brahma; The Ragas of Northern Indian Music (Alain Danielou) . . . all research books, for my own writing . . . then under Khan I found Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. Nothing too dense and deep, really a beautiful ride though . . . read it twice . . . underneath Gilbert was someone who just writes beautifully on many topics: Geoff Dyer. The book I found is Out of Sheer Rage. Others of his - But Beautiful - A Book About Jazz (amazing!) and Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered It Do It . . . also read in India (and left there) Jorge Luis Borges - The Complete Fictions. I LOVE Borges! __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure - Marianne Williamson

Aug 30th, 2006, 01:15	#167
lotus blossom re-member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: blowin' in the wind Posts: 1,885	welcome home Darmabum! be sure and share your incredible india experiences with us! __________________ Not all who wander are lost

Aug 30th, 2006, 01:36	#168
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,146	totally loved Eat Pray Love..... __________________ *My India, 2005-2008*

Sep 4th, 2006, 15:24	#169
fromusawithluv desi_chic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: US, but daydreaming in India Posts: 206	Finished several collections (including The Prophet) of Kahlil Gibran! His works still give me goosebumps! BEAUTIFUL! Reading (2) books currently: The Lake by the Nobel price winner, Yasunari Kawabata! Very unusual and very interesting! and the 2nd - Paulo Coehlo's By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept... have you read a million little pieces? and other reco..i'm "ashamed" to say..but I've never personally read Tagore's works.. .. could you please recommend some works for me? book titles (even collections) would help! - preferrably translated in English. How I wish I understood/spoke Bengali!! -off subject - do you know a good Bengali (or otherwise) singer, who sings Tagore?? Pls PM me if you can recommend any.. thanks! __________________ Om Shanti

Sep 4th, 2006, 15:50	#170
rangss Bulk Carrier Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,832	Reading the best one of all...Indiamike posts.... __________________ ...and I took the road less travelled.

Sep 4th, 2006, 15:55	#171
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 9,509	The Road to Airstrip One... Ian Slater good book on George Orwell. we often dont realise he had many facets besides 1984, and animal farm or his other lesser known books.

Sep 4th, 2006, 19:35	#172
Casey Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 621	Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz. The author just died last week. In the 1990s he was stabbed outside of his home (he was 82) because Islamic extremists, believed there was a fatwa issued against him. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988.

Sep 4th, 2006, 19:37	#173
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,146	Still Here.....by Ram Das

Sep 4th, 2006, 20:19	#174
Eve68 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA Posts: 105	I have to read History and GEography texts due to the nature of my work. For pleasure I'm reading The Rothschilds by Frederick Morton and Eyewitness Travel Guide India. yogagal- really like your avatar!

Sep 6th, 2006, 15:30	#176
girlfromvenus Seeker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 109	in a little clean-up I have found my old Carlos Castaneda books again.....great, I will definitely carry one to the pool today and spend my day with the "teachings of Don Juan"

Sep 19th, 2006, 06:32	#178
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,146	Spending a novel by Mary Gordon a novel about a 50 yr. old woman artist and her lover, a younger fabulously wealthy commodities broker who is her muse, her collector, and her lover, and who offers her everything that male artists have always had to produce great art: time, space, money, and sex. about art, love, and passion told from a feminist perspective.... love it

Sep 19th, 2006, 09:05	#179
robotvoice mikeaholic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: california Posts: 1,145	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Sep 19th, 2006, 20:33	#180
sam371 Dreaming of India... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York Posts: 370	The Last Mughal by William Dalrymple will be available in the US on October 1st. Dalrymple is one of my favorite authors on Indian history and I will be sure to pick up a copy of this book.

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