Posted on 10/23/2007 1:45:31 PM PDT by Tolik
Bookmarked! Thanks for posting it!
This guy’s good. Every paragraph is a 2 line sentence, and each sentence can stand on its own as a gem of factual content. As a whole, the article is greater than the sum of its parts. BUMP
Third, fourth, and fifth on Ender’s Game.
You really need to read it. Trust me, you’ll see why.
Bump it towards the top of your reading stack.
neverdem nails it. In modern parlance, OSC is a Zell Miller Democrat.
While we may disagree on many domestic issues, they at least are proud of America, first and foremost.
I will!
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Ender's Game is an absolute gem - a classic of SciFi, a must read. The Ender's Saga continue from the point of the Ender's Game into the far future. Very interesting, but a bit too long. The Shadow series continue in real time right after the Ender's game and set in the near future. I liked it better, but the literature quality is a bit uneven - it suffered sometimes in favor of ideas.
Another must read is Lost Boys - great literature. Not a SciFi, but a normal literature with a touch of paranormal. A strong Mormon theme that did not bother me a bit (I am a non-religious Jew), even opposite - I respect them now more.
A planet called Treason was reworked a decade later into Treason - a fascinating read. Another great read is Wyrms. Both are very original.
The Worthing Saga stories are quite interesting too, looking into possible developments of human societies.
Magic Street is a contemporary fantasy. OK, but not great.
Empire (came out the last year) is OSC take on a possible upcoming civil war in America. I think The Right is not going to be quite satisfied with this book, but The Left should absolutely hate it.
What I find distressing is that "George Bush stole the election, so the entire world is going to fry" currently passes for rational scientific discussion......
I definitely can see why the Left would hate it.
I just thought that it was pretty formulaic and uneven, with lousy characters.
As a Catholic, I ovbiously have some issues with his theology but damn, can he write.
Why oh why do not all Republican's talk like this all the time?
Global Warming Being Blamed for Calif. Wildfires
The Global-Warming Debate Isn't Over Until It's Over
Presidential Candidates: A Gore Surprise?
Inhofe Warns of Global Warming Laws
SPPI Reports 35 scientific errors in Gore’s climate movie:
Sweatin’ the Mediterranean Heat
Global Warming on FreeRepublic
Yes, it makes me want to scream, how liberals can't see the possilbility for bought-and-paid-for bias in reasearchers who reach the conclusions leftist like, just because they often receive their funding from government and foundations, rather than corportations. They think government and foundations are incapable of having an agenda? Invariably, the leftist "solution" involves more money and power for government and these supposedly benevolent institutions . How is that not a vested interest?
My nephew gave me the book to read which I did. (I loved it!) Towards the end, there is one paragraph on one page which was narrated by the female lawyer that totally explained the global warming crap by comparing it to a football field and the last 3 inches of it being the carbon dioxide craze..........
Bookmark that paragraph because it explains the BS all in a nutshell....
He’s done two groups of four with the first group being the story of Ender Wiggin and the second focusing on Bean, a genetically engineered battle-savant and protege of Ender’s.
Ender’s Game / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind
Ender’s Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant
I like the Ender series better. Card has done several other series and a number of standalone novels, and I think some non-fiction as well.
Hmmm, I see both the Ender and Bean series have had additions since I last looked. Better get on down to the bookstore.
I also really liked the Worthing saga and I think Treason is one of my favorite books.
Are these in the sci fi genre?
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