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    Posted: 29-Nov-2004 at 10:50

I'm for "Count of Monte Cristo"  for no other reason than I know where my copy is and Nicholas and Alaxandra I would have to seerch my house for. (last time I didn't find the one I was looking for,I'm beging to believe my husbad when he says I have too many. this is bad very bad must not think this 

 

Too bad  Dream Story doesn't fill the present criteria. It was tha only one on the list I hadn't read. may have to go get it and read it anyways.  
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Dream Story is the book on which "Eyes Wide Shut" is based - he's a good writer from what I've seen - but I didn't like the movie.
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I've decided what I'm voting for 1421: The year china discovered america.

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Posts: 524 		  Quote vagabond Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29-Nov-2004 at 22:50

Actually - even though it wasn't on the list - it would be an interesting read -   an (amusing?)  study in pseudohistory.  Perhaps we should start a list of favorite pseudo history books to read and pick from that list some time in the future.

Chariots of the Gods would top the list - with Menzies and his chinese explorers right behind.
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Fine then, I'll suggest that everyone read anything by Historian A.J. P Taylor, preferably:

Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman

Europe: Grandeur and Decline, which is a selection of previously published essays by Taylor.
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Ok people we're a bit behind in all of this I'd really like to have the voting process nearly done by now, but that's ok. I'm extending the final votes till Friday at noon Eastern (US) Time.

Our choices are:

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie

A world lit only by fire... by William Raymond Manchester

A distant mirror... by Barbara Tuchman

1421: The year china discovered america by Gavin Menzies

Chariots of the Gods by Erich von Daeniken

Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman A.J.P. Taylor

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The vote so far is

Count of Monte Cristo- 1

1421: The year China Discovered America-1

As Puffy says Vote or Die!
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I have another book that we might consider, it was written by American historian Paul Johnson and called simple "Napoleon". It is a brief, but knowledge-filled book that recounts the life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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My vote goes to Count of Monte Cristo.

*whew* hoping I'm in time to vote and won't die.  LOL
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I though I did vote - wait - you mean either - or is not a vote?  What kind of silly democracy is this. 

 

Ok - Monte Cristo

 

(1421  - next month)
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If you have't counted my vote as of yet, I vote for Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo.
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Looks like the count's going to win unless other people pull an upset.

I though I did vote - wait - you mean either - or is not a vote?  What kind of silly democracy is this. 

And tell me master vagabond, which voting system should we use?

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Janus - Your link convinces me that Democracy is oficially dead.

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Vagabond, that should be long live the Empresses!

Dawn and myself.

 
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The Count of Monte Cristo sounds good to me.  I'm in.
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Are we going to dedicate a thread to discussing a particular novel?
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yes after the alotted time to read each novel has past a thread is opened and discussion starts see http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1253& ;PN=1 for the talk on our most recent book I, Claudius
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Count of Monte Cristo it is.

In a landslide victory.

-------I'm always on the losing side------

but then again you can never lose with books. Oh God! I think I have to shoot myself now, I'm starting to sound like my 6th grade english teacher.

Also I will actually contribute more to the discussion since I couldn't get my hands on a copy of I, Claudius (it's checked out till Sept. 2005 WTF ).
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what date are we to be finished reading by to start discussion?
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December 17th seems like a good date if you ask me. Although I'll be drained from finishing finals.

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December 17 is a good day for me.
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