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Mike B)

Mike B)

"I was orginally a member of the old revolutionary, up-on-its-hind-legs fighting Socialist Labor Party...I believe that the working class, by fighting, by never fusing, by never making terms with the enemy, could emancipate itself."
----Jack London (from his letter of resignation from... more »
  • Perth, WA, Australia
  • member since November 11 2007

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  • Gigi d

    Gigi d says

    Have fun!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Gigi d

    Gigi d says

    hi mate...it's been a long time since we exchanged notes. i thought maybe you'd be interested to join this group: Words/Quotes really fun....

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  • Doris T

    Doris T says

    Dear Mike,

    Right now, we can use your compassion because one of our members has posted Unhappy News in the group Mentoring Men. Please stop by and offer your condolences.

    Remember to check the discussion boxes so that you can be notified of new postings as you desire.

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  • Lifestory

    Lifestory says

    Mike thanks for signing up. Greatly looking forward to having you contribute to our fledgling community. Would you be kind enough to complete your profile?
    Thanks so much
    Larry

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  • Lifestory

    Lifestory says

    Mike you have a viewpoint and a voice that we would like to have represented on our new (beta edition) website babyboomreview.com
    Would you care to post this and other reviews (expand as you might) --very easy to use
    and become a founding member?
    Look forward to it
    Larry

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  • Mariam S

    Mariam S says

    Hello Mike hpw are you .Thanks fur your anwsser .
    yes i sepeak arabic germanyk french and italian .
    I live in Alexandria naice city .
    If you want my E-mail luanda121@hotmail.com
    i oppe see you suun in line bey .
    Have a lovely day .

    Mariam .

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  • bibliotechno

    bibliotechno says

    Interested to see that you've got Upsurge on your shelf: a rare (and very good) novel that got Harcourt into trouble with the CPA. Is that the facsimile copy that was published a few years back, or the original?

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  • Buchi

    Buchi says

    Hi! I liked JD Salinger's catcher in the Rye, though I havent read any other books by him. Suggest some. WHat good fiction have you read lately?

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  • Mariam S

    Mariam S says

    Hello my name is Mariam ,how are you .
    i live in Egypt a 3 yaers i m Swiss
    have a lovely day .
    Mariam

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  • Patricia2authors

    Patricia2authors says

    I'm reading, of all things, Alan Greenspan's book "The Age of Turbulence". He says capitalism operates through "Creative destruction" an idea from 1942, Josephy Schumpeter, a Harvard economist. Meaning: creating the telegraph, then destroying this technology to create the telephone. We see this all the time. Capitalism seems to have growth spurts but then it has collapses that destroy so many lives. Sometimes, when the economy collapses Nature gets to take a rest from the constant pillaging--except in deserts and islands as pointed out by Diamond. No more logs cut from the forests, no more ore dug from the mountains. Alan G. is foolishly optimistic about capitalism now that it's on the verge of ruin again. Very funny to read it now. I'll do a report later when I put it on my shelf. As for hunger, I would starve if I tried to live on the sales of my POD books. I think there's a lot of scamming in the publishing industry. It may take 10 years for people to figure out what a scam the whole thing is.

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  • Patricia2authors

    Patricia2authors says

    I see you read Collapse. It was a very good book except for the fact that he's a watered-down Marxist. I guess he felt he had to be that way to get published and get his point across. What do you think? Germinal was very moving too. I would like to read what Molotov had to say. The left is very complicated.

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  • maria jones

    maria jones says

    hllo

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  • neda v

    neda v says

    A philosopher was so sick and bedridden. His disciples were around him and so doleful.
    One of them has told to philosopher,: please give us your latest and momentous lecture. Philosopher has opened his mouth and told to his disciple to have a look in my mouth and asked: is my tongue still in my mouth?
    Disciple said: yes
    Philosopher said: what about my tooth? Are they still there?
    Disciple said: no
    Philosopher said: Do you know way the lifetime of tongue longer than tooth?
    Disciple said: no
    Philosopher said: it is just because the tongue Soft and flexible, but tooth are not and it is the secret of long life and eternity. This the best lecture for all of you.

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  • neda v

    neda v says

    thank you for accepting my friendship invitation.
    who knows that may be we become good friend.

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  • biittersweet c

    biittersweet c says

    You are not old, but you are one of the experience person for us...You show us great books ,and also your comments are shaping some ideas about books. Thanks for your participation and for your comments:)

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  • rain n smile

    rain n smile says

    U r so right in ur perception of things and people. Ted Hughes evoked all traditional and archetypal images and plath was very modern even in herpoetry. They could never have matched well.I read Gorki's autobiograpy and The Mother many times when I was a still a teenager. They left a lasting impression on my mind. Living is not an easy job.

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  • rain n smile

    rain n smile says

    Ok. I see. I ve read the basics of marxist literary review during my masters of English literature. I found it as convincing as feminism. After all both are the visions of making the world a better place to live in. After all it is great to ve an agenda.

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  • Michael duffy

    Michael duffy says

    I read the CM last year, as I'm currently studying the roots of 20th Century Totalitarian ideologies, the problem with it is that it would be more a discussion on socialism and politics than on literature. Can you think of any other Australian novels worth discussing? I heard that "His illegal self" by Peter Carey shows an interesting account of emigration to Australia, i should soon try to read that one.

    Cheers

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  • Michael duffy

    Michael duffy says

    Oh! I read in the review of it on this site that it was given to someone upon becoming an Australian citizen. I checked the portsmouth Uni library site and i couldn't find it. It might just be a show of Britain's ignorance of Australia...

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  • Michael duffy

    Michael duffy says

    As I say i will try the university library at portsmouth, this book intrigues me as i hear that it is given to you upon gaining citizenship in Australia.

    Michael

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