What book(s) are you reading currently? - Page 236

**73north** · April 21st, 2018, 05:00 PM

Got round to reading the latest issue of 2000ad which arrived today
( the joy of being a subscriber )
The last in the current story - of JAEGIR: IN THE REALM OF PYRRHUS by Gordon Rennie (writer ) Simon Coleby (art ) - and it was a joy to read
also Strontium Dog continues to proceed apace
( John Wagner is the only guy can write this story with continual genius )

and example above of the wonderful issue which I read today ...

**ultimatewarlord** · April 21st, 2018, 05:42 PM

Prog 2078. Holy Moly. I don't see a price on the cover. This must be the only comic left standing for the teenage reader. Probably has been for many years.

**rlg118** · April 22nd, 2018, 12:37 AM

Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden

**73north** · April 22nd, 2018, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ultimatewarlord

Prog 2078. Holy Moly. I don't see a price on the cover. This must be the only comic left standing for the teenage reader. Probably has been for many years.

It is priced at £ 2.75 - and you are totally correct -
the only British Comic left on the shelf - the only other famous ones left for young kids are either subscription mailing or e-mail PDF
I really enjoy reading it , and the great thing is the escapism value

**73north** · April 28th, 2018, 12:09 PM

read today' issue of 2000ad today ( prog 2079 )

it was really good !!

**Hertz** · April 28th, 2018, 04:45 PM

This

I don't know a single word, but I read it

**Roubignol** · April 28th, 2018, 05:30 PM

Dieu bénisse l'Amérique.
La religion de la Maison-Blanche.

Author: Sébastien Fath
ISBN 2020629739
2004
288 pages

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Au lendemain du 11 septembre 2001, la sympathie pour les États-Unis était presque universellement partagée. Trois ans plus tard, elle s'est largement évaporée. L'une des raisons essentielles de ce désamour, c'est la religion, celle de Bush, celle de ses conseillers, celle de ses électeurs nationalistes et fondamentalistes qui font une lecture manichéenne du Bien et du Mal dans le monde. Qu'en est-il exactement ? L'auteur rappelle le rôle de la " religion civile " aux États-Unis - cette imprégnation de la société dans son ensemble par des valeurs religieuses. Il décrit la montée, depuis une trentaine d'années, des évangéliques et le recul concomitant des autres dénominations protestantes. Il analyse l'impact, en dépit des apparences, de la sécularisation de la société américaine : l'Amérique et son mode de vie remplacent de plus en plus le messie chrétien comme figure du salut. Il pose la question des changements - durables ou non - depuis trois ans : assiste-t-on à une rupture dans l'histoire religieuse américaine ? Et quelles en seraient les conséquences ?

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In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, sympathy for the United States was almost universally shared. Three years later, she largely evaporated. One of the essential reasons for this disenchantment is religion, that of Bush, that of his advisers, that of his nationalist and fundamentalist voters who make a Manichean reading of Good and Evil in the world. What is it exactly? The author recalls the role of "civil religion" in the United States - this impregnation of society as a whole by religious values. He describes the rise of evangelicals over the last thirty years and the concomitant retreat of other Protestant denominations. He analyzes the impact, despite appearances, of the secularization of American society: America and its way of life replace more and more the Christian messiah as a figure of salvation. It raises the question of changes - lasting or not - for three years: is there a break in American religious history? And what would be the consequences?

A friend of mine lent me this book. I'm at the half of it.

Interesting. I had no idea of all the evangelical currents raging in the USA.
It seems that's still almost impossible to become a President in the US and to be an atheist.

**Brecht** · April 28th, 2018, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hertz

This

I don't know a single word, but I read it

Looks like an ancient manual on how to grow weed.

Berserker27 · April 29th, 2018, 05:55 AM

"Lord Of The Rings" by J.R.R Tolkien

One Ring to rule them all, One ring to find them
One ring to bring them all
and in the darkness bind them.

**ultimatewarlord** · May 3rd, 2018, 04:21 PM

The 33. The story of the rescue of the Chilean miners. Just the thought of the day they were finally rescued brings tears to my eyes.
Then I have to go and beat myself up for being a wimpy tosser.

April 21st, 2018, 05:00 PM	#2351
73north Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 1,890 Thanks: 16,324 Thanked 39,353 Times in 1,847 Posts	2000ad Got round to reading the latest issue of 2000ad which arrived today ( the joy of being a subscriber ) The last in the current story - of JAEGIR: IN THE REALM OF PYRRHUS by Gordon Rennie (writer ) Simon Coleby (art ) - and it was a joy to read also Strontium Dog continues to proceed apace ( John Wagner is the only guy can write this story with continual genius ) and example above of the wonderful issue which I read today ...

April 21st, 2018, 05:42 PM	#2352
ultimatewarlord Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,474 Thanks: 8,328 Thanked 15,901 Times in 1,441 Posts	Prog 2078. Holy Moly. I don't see a price on the cover. This must be the only comic left standing for the teenage reader. Probably has been for many years. __________________ The British Government is a disgrace.

April 22nd, 2018, 12:37 AM	#2353
rlg118 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Land o' Lake-Effect Posts: 5,348 Thanks: 5,911 Thanked 113,492 Times in 5,360 Posts	Huế 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Hertz Lunatic Weirdo Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: At The Border Of Madness Posts: 10,652 Thanks: 165,158 Thanked 201,665 Times in 10,667 Posts	For years this book fascinates me.. This I don't know a single word, but I read it

May 3rd, 2018, 04:21 PM	#2360
ultimatewarlord Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,474 Thanks: 8,328 Thanked 15,901 Times in 1,441 Posts	The 33. The story of the rescue of the Chilean miners. Just the thought of the day they were finally rescued brings tears to my eyes. Then I have to go and beat myself up for being a wimpy tosser. __________________ The British Government is a disgrace.

April 28th, 2018, 12:09 PM	#2355
73north Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 1,890 Thanks: 16,324 Thanked 39,353 Times in 1,847 Posts	read today' issue of 2000ad today ( prog 2079 ) it was really good !!

April 29th, 2018, 05:55 AM	#2359
Berserker27 Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 97 Thanks: 456 Thanked 504 Times in 89 Posts	"Lord Of The Rings" by J.R.R Tolkien One Ring to rule them all, One ring to find them One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.