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Roadside Picnic, a short sci-fi novel by the Strugatsky brothers. This novel is rather famous, mostly thanks to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video games which were inspired by it and Stalker, a film by Andrei Tarkovsky which was also inspired by this novel. But let's not get carried away. It's a novel in which aliens happen to 'drop by' on Earth, only for them to disappear just as suddenly. As you'd expect, this leaves the entire world stunned. The places that these aliens visited are known as 'Visitation Zones', and all manners of strange things happen here. Curious and attracted are humans towards such things, of course. Definitely a must-read for anyone interested in science-fiction.

I have Dune

Anyone want Dune?

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Stoner, by John Williams. The novel spans the life of William Stoner, whose initially promising career as a lit professor at the University of Missouri is derailed by his colleague, and his relationship with his daughter is undermined by his wife. A bittersweet story, simultaneously devastating and uplifting.

"A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never do Again," an essay by David Foster Wallace about his experience on a luxury cruise ship. This is its first incarnation as "Shipping Out," published in Harper's.

>>3

Is Dune worth reading? I skimmed the first couple pages of your pdf, and I got the feeling of pic related, but that's just a gut reaction.

>>12
>LotR
>Bad

>>12
I got through it okay.

>>12
The original is good. Also, I don't think the words are made up as much as they are borrowed from Arabic. It is quite strange though.

A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole. A pretentious, overeducated, morbidly obese NEET named Ignatius Reilly waddles around 1960s New Orleans, putting just enough effort into seeking employment to keep his mother off his back. We also meet a colorful cast of supporting characters along the way. You'll probably recognize something familiar in Ignatius' character if you hang out on imageboards.

Bartleby the Scrivener, by Herman Melville. I'd write you a description, but I would prefer not to.

>>3
I want Dune.

Here's something for a change of pace: Armies of the Gulf War, by Osprey Publishing. It gives you a very neat look into the Gulf War, with a healthy amount of photographs and illustrations to boot, it's a very informative book about a war that is now (rather unfortunately) history to many people.

>>19
Looks interesting, anon. I've never read any military history whatsoever. Can you recommend (and post, if you have them) any basic, foundational texts of the genre?

>>20
Well, it's quite a wide subject, so it does rather depend on the subject you're interested in. There's On War by Carl von Clausewitz, which is about his theories and thinkings on conflicts, strategies and their effects on militaries and also politics (because as you'd expect, military and politics are often intertwined with each other). There is also The Influence of Sea Power upon History by Alfred Thayer Mahan, which gives you a brief but good look at the history of naval warfare, and one that has also quite possibly shaped naval warfare to how we know of it today. There is also Air Power by Stephen Budiansky which is about the history of aerial warfare. These suggestions are all off the top of my mind, do feel free to explore for more.
Here's another something: Solaris by Stanisław Lem. It's a science-fiction novel and a classic one at that; in which the concepts of extraterrestial intelligence, communication with them, and the limitations of the somewhat-humble humanity, are explored in a very philosophical manner. I don't personally know how good the Polish-to-English translation is, since I can't speak Polish, but I figured I should share it regardless.

Plato's complete works. Now you've got no excuse not to Start With The Greeks.

Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. Written for his daughter, but like any quality children's literature it's worth reading at any age. A very pleasant, easy read with lots of humour and personality.

>>22
>epub
Even PDF isn't as bad, if you can't get these in plaintext or HTML.
But thanks.

>>24
I like epub for easy e-reader formatting. Is there a decent alternative?
Anyway, can't find plaintext/HTML, but here's the PDF.

>>25
Thank you for the PDF.
>decent alternative
It depends on your personal preferences. I like plaintext the most, but PDF is better than epub simply for having more readers, more easily available. Every epub/mobi reader I've used on my computer has been awful.

The twenty-third entry to the Aircraft of the Aces series by Osprey Publishing: Finnish Aces of World War 2. Features fantastic illusions and photographs of aircraft flown by Finnish aces during World War 2, with a huge amount of information (not just in the form of text!) of Finland's situation during Winter War, Continuation War and then the Lapland War and their many aces. Finland is a relatively unknown battlefield of WWII, but it saw fierce fighting during the before and during WWII, and wouldn't see peace, not even after the war ended (though that last part is not covered by the book). This book offers a great insight into the sticky situation Ilmavoimat was in during World War II and is a must-have for anyone interested in WWII, Finnish history or any combination of such.

>>27
>illusions
Whoops, I meant to type 'illustrations' there. I should proofread more carefully before posting.

>>1
Anyone have "The Old Man and the Sea?"

>>29
Here you are, friend.

>>30
Thanks, man.

Anyone have Moby-Dick?

>>32
Public domain.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2701

>>33
Thanks.

>>2
Do you have a version with spacing?