Post by Kobolos on Apr 14, 2004 9:44:05 GMT -5
Since I never see books I actually read on this section, I thought it might be efficacious to post a few of my "Kobo Recommends" in hopes that you might augment your ken.
Book #1
THE SEARCH FOR OMM SETY
Johnathan Cott
Warner Books, 1987
They say: In 1907, at age three, Dorothy Eady suffered a near-fatal fall in her parents’ London flat that changed her life forever. Ever after, the youngster claimed England was not her “real” home. Spending her days in the British Museum’s Egyptology wing, Dorothy later recalled that in an earlier life she was the lover of Pharaoh Sety the First. In this classic, unforgettable account, Jonathan Cott (New Yorker, Rolling Stone) tells an incredible story of reincarnation and love that withstood the test of time.
When Eady left England in 1953 and moved to Egypt, no one—not even her family—believed she had once been a servant in the Temple of Abydos named Bentreshyt. Drawing on Eady’s private diaries, Cott recounts how Eady renewed her love affair with Sety by means of astral projection, and took the name Omm Sety. Most impressively, Cott explains how Eady was able to unravel hieroglyphic mysteries at Giza and Abydos that had left other scholars baffled, and how once, in the dark, she guided a skeptical antiquities inspector through a temple that had never been catalogued, correctly identifying the location and function of each room. Full of intriguing mysteries and musings on perception, memory, and reincarnation, as well as a gallery of rare photos and drawings, this is a book not to read, but journey through.
Kobo says: This book is often touted as "proof" of reincarnation but as Omm Sety herself said, that's not the point, nor can reincarnation be proven through her experiences. Only in one's own experience does real knowing occur. In the end, you must decide what to make of this fantastic life and how the principles shown in this book can be applied in your own existence.
Book #2
50 THINGS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW
by Russ Kick
they say:Did you know that Lincoln didn’t actually free any slaves? Or, that that the first genetically modified humans have already been born? In this take-no-prisoners book, the Disinformation Company reveals the truth behind a litany of cover-ups, secrets and lies.
Kobo says: This was my fourth DisInfo book, and I recommend it as well as the others: Everything you know is wrong, You are being lied to, and Abuse your Illusions.
Book #3
THE DOUBTFUL GUEST
by Edward Gorey
They say:Originally published in 1957, The Doubtful Guest serves as a prime example of the beauty, eccentricity, and brilliance of Edward Gorey's work. If the book was read aloud without revealing the accompanying black-and-white drawings, you might guess the tale came from the quirky genius of Dr. Seuss. The rhyming couplets and nonsensical verse (about an even more nonsensical creature) feel familiar, but in Gorey's skilled hands, the experience becomes altogether new.
The doubtful guest shows up unannounced and unwelcome, yet its presence is accepted after only a brief interlude of screaming. The staid, pale, Victorian inhabitants of the mansion alternately stare and glare at the doubtful guest as it tears out whole chapters from books, peels the soles of its white canvas shoes, and broods while lying on the floor ("inconveniently close to the drawing-room door"). Strangely, or rather, typically, as this is a Gorey book, the stymied occupants never ask the guest to leave--and in 17 years it has still "shown no intention of going away." Maintaining a matter-of-fact tone in spite of true oddity is pure, delicious Gorey, and his trademark drawings are not to be missed. The ghostly, stark, and undeniably amusing illustrations make The Doubtful Guest an entrancing tale in which reserved, insular lives meet with the unexpected and bizarre.
Kobo says: It's amazing to me how so many ASOUE fans have never heard of Gorey, (who influenced the Snicket books, Tim Burton's films, and Trent Reznor's "Perfect Drug" video, and a whole lot of others) here is a good place to start.
Book #1
THE SEARCH FOR OMM SETY
Johnathan Cott
Warner Books, 1987
They say: In 1907, at age three, Dorothy Eady suffered a near-fatal fall in her parents’ London flat that changed her life forever. Ever after, the youngster claimed England was not her “real” home. Spending her days in the British Museum’s Egyptology wing, Dorothy later recalled that in an earlier life she was the lover of Pharaoh Sety the First. In this classic, unforgettable account, Jonathan Cott (New Yorker, Rolling Stone) tells an incredible story of reincarnation and love that withstood the test of time.
When Eady left England in 1953 and moved to Egypt, no one—not even her family—believed she had once been a servant in the Temple of Abydos named Bentreshyt. Drawing on Eady’s private diaries, Cott recounts how Eady renewed her love affair with Sety by means of astral projection, and took the name Omm Sety. Most impressively, Cott explains how Eady was able to unravel hieroglyphic mysteries at Giza and Abydos that had left other scholars baffled, and how once, in the dark, she guided a skeptical antiquities inspector through a temple that had never been catalogued, correctly identifying the location and function of each room. Full of intriguing mysteries and musings on perception, memory, and reincarnation, as well as a gallery of rare photos and drawings, this is a book not to read, but journey through.
Kobo says: This book is often touted as "proof" of reincarnation but as Omm Sety herself said, that's not the point, nor can reincarnation be proven through her experiences. Only in one's own experience does real knowing occur. In the end, you must decide what to make of this fantastic life and how the principles shown in this book can be applied in your own existence.
Book #2
50 THINGS YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW
by Russ Kick
they say:Did you know that Lincoln didn’t actually free any slaves? Or, that that the first genetically modified humans have already been born? In this take-no-prisoners book, the Disinformation Company reveals the truth behind a litany of cover-ups, secrets and lies.
Kobo says: This was my fourth DisInfo book, and I recommend it as well as the others: Everything you know is wrong, You are being lied to, and Abuse your Illusions.
Book #3
THE DOUBTFUL GUEST
by Edward Gorey
They say:Originally published in 1957, The Doubtful Guest serves as a prime example of the beauty, eccentricity, and brilliance of Edward Gorey's work. If the book was read aloud without revealing the accompanying black-and-white drawings, you might guess the tale came from the quirky genius of Dr. Seuss. The rhyming couplets and nonsensical verse (about an even more nonsensical creature) feel familiar, but in Gorey's skilled hands, the experience becomes altogether new.
The doubtful guest shows up unannounced and unwelcome, yet its presence is accepted after only a brief interlude of screaming. The staid, pale, Victorian inhabitants of the mansion alternately stare and glare at the doubtful guest as it tears out whole chapters from books, peels the soles of its white canvas shoes, and broods while lying on the floor ("inconveniently close to the drawing-room door"). Strangely, or rather, typically, as this is a Gorey book, the stymied occupants never ask the guest to leave--and in 17 years it has still "shown no intention of going away." Maintaining a matter-of-fact tone in spite of true oddity is pure, delicious Gorey, and his trademark drawings are not to be missed. The ghostly, stark, and undeniably amusing illustrations make The Doubtful Guest an entrancing tale in which reserved, insular lives meet with the unexpected and bizarre.
Kobo says: It's amazing to me how so many ASOUE fans have never heard of Gorey, (who influenced the Snicket books, Tim Burton's films, and Trent Reznor's "Perfect Drug" video, and a whole lot of others) here is a good place to start.