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Friendly librarian? I'm not so sure we have any of those around here. I pre-ordered a used copy, but I doubt anything will come out of it. As of right now nobody is selling a used copy of a Penguins Classics Upanishads in hardcover. I don't think calling penguin direct will help. I looked...

Is there any way that I can get those hardcovers without being affiliated in any way with a library or school? Why is the Avesta so hard to find? I can't find a complete Avesta anywhere. I know there are still Zoroastrians, so there have to be some Avestas available somewhere.

Hardcover without a doubt. Paperbacks are cheap and don't do justice to the book. If I buy something, I want it to last. With paperbacks, I am always hesitant to let my non-bibliophilic friends look them over, as I am ever-afraid that they might abuse it and perhaps hasten the appearance of...

I am trying to obtain a collection of holy books from all of the various religions of the world. I have a fine leather-bound copy of The Holy Bible (KJV) and a nice leather-bound Holy Qu'ran translated by a fellow named Nooruddin. I also ordered a copy of The Bhagavad Gita as translated by...

I'm reading The Gallic Wars right now. Caesar is an excellent writer, although I'm not sure how much of what he's saying I should believe.

"As geographers, Sosius, crowd into the edges of their maps parts of the world which they do not know about, adding notes in the margin to the effect, that beyond this lies nothing but the sandy deserts full of wild beasts, unapproachable bogs, Scythian ice, or a frozen sea, so in this work of...

I would suggest starting at the beginning. Now, I haven't read any of these, but I know that they were the ones that helped to start the Arthurian legends more or less. Lord Alfred Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Sir Thomas Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur. Some Guy's Sir Gawain and the Green...

I'll take your word for it, but I am not so sure where I am going to find an affordable copy of this book. First of all, I did a search on the Internet and found it listed at Amazon.com for $1,475. This must surely be a typo, though. I refuse to believe a book can cost that much. Then I...

I'm very surprised that nobody has mentioned the Aeneid. It is the Roman epic. Also look for Plutarch's Parallel Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans. Look for Pluto's The Republic. Look for something by Aristotle or Socrates. These things should really give you an insight into...

Sadly, nowadays, it is the exact opposite. Students read very few TRUE tragedies today. People seem to be too optimistic in this world. The bookshelves are full of Chicken Noodle Soup for the Whoever's Soul. When I speak to people about tragedy, their reaction is decidedly immature. I even...

Why such hostility against tragic literature? Are you saying that you would prefer to read optimistic, inspiring literature? Please! That stuff makes me sick! I can't stand those books with mahogany chairs, log cabins set against a background of towering snowy peaked mountains, and...

To tell you the truth I hate my English teacher for the stuff that she has us read. From what I have gathered, there are two kinds of English teachers, and they can be classified based on the activities they have you do. One teacher has the class read To Kill a Mockingbird and write an...

I'm a sophomore in high school and so far we've only had to watch a movie on To Kill a Mockingbird and write an essay on it. I read it three or four years ago and liked it then, but now I really don't care for it. I have other, more long-lasting favorites now.

I have received the Poem of the Cid and the Song of Roland. I also bought the Tale of Genji, which appears to be a Japanese medieval epic. I am currently reading the first cantara of the Poem of the Cid. It seems that this poem is different than all of the others in that it is distinctly...

I'm doing a report on Asclepius for my mythology class and I can't get it to print right. I don't use Microsoft Word, I use ThinkFree Write (man, that sounds like Orwellian Newspeak). For some reason, whenever the pages print, some words and letters are cut off at the sides. It is VERY...

Haethurn's post (moved from Recommendations, please!) If you are skeptical, then let me now SMASH, DESTROY your doubts. Here is an excerpt. I laugh at anyone who can find anything more powerful, more terrible. I laugh at Shakespeare, I laugh at Tolstoy, I laugh at Dostoevsky, I laugh at all...

Post moved to Fiction: Johnny Got His Gun Thread by Ell

Gazing into the valley He felt overcome with pain As a man Who has been in prison Feels his chains At his release from fear. He spoke Enkidu's name aloud As if explaining to the valley Why he was there, wishing his friend Could see the same horizon, Share the same delights: My friend...

If you want a book that will make you think, then there is nothing that I can recommend more than Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. This book will leave an impression on you that will never fade. I can guarantee you that a more emotionally intense book has never been written, and may never be...

I just went to Walden's today and got Beowulf and Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative by Herbert Mason, along with Plato's The Republic and Other Works. I must say that Gilgamesh is unlike anything else I've ever read. Unlike other ancient literature, in which you read about death, love, friendship...