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| Love and Honour | Aug 28 2006, 11:33 PM Post #1 |
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| Jivdom | Aug 28 2006, 11:40 PM Post #2 |
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Talking Right - Geoff Nunberg? |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 28 2006, 11:45 PM Post #3 |
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 This one? Anyone objecting. Is is easy for the Americans to get? |
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| Jivdom | Aug 28 2006, 11:50 PM Post #4 |
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Review This is a captivating, witty story of the 'Great Re-labelling' of American language and thought from a master linguist, broadcaster and popular intellectual. Modern linguistics has become a leading edge of the political fight, and in America, the right is winning the (re) presentation battle time after time. The Republican Party has become harder, meaner and better at getting out the message. The Estate Tax became the menacing "Death Tax", cutting down pristine woodland became a campaign for "Healthy Forests" and a contentious education initiative hid under the comforting (and memorable) blanket of "No Child Left Behind". But, Nunberg shows that even with their catchier phrases, the Right didn't actually persuade voters to trust them more on healthcare, education or the environment. They weren't trying to. They had a much more dramatic ambition: to change people's minds so that the issues that favoured the left became "issues" no more. "Climate Change" sounds like an expression of the vagaries of the weather forecast. Where's the politics in that?Nunberg charts the way in which the Right's use of language has encouraged Americans to forget what they believe in, and to assume that it doesn't matter any more. It has been a brilliantly successful campaign. And, the Right had prepared a new language to fill the void, a language that favoured them almost exclusively and tortured the Left by tying them in knots. Nunberg has written a captivating and outraged story of what he calls "The Great Re-labelling" of American language and thought. Written with wit and insight, passion and indignation, this is a book for anyone who's concerned that what they say might not be what they think, whoever they, or we, are. |
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| Obana4 | Aug 29 2006, 12:30 AM Post #5 |
Intelligence has nothing to do with politics.
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not available at my library... how about something like: Scars of war, wounds of peace : the Israeli-Arab tragedy / by Ben-Ami, Shlomo. or: The case for peace : how the Arab-Israeli conflict can be resolved / by Dershowitz, Alan M. I was hoping for something a bit current.... 
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| Zai | Aug 29 2006, 10:34 AM Post #6 |
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Why does it always have to be non-literature? We could use a break from our day with something more soothing... :rolleyes: |
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| Jivdom | Aug 29 2006, 11:46 AM Post #7 |
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Alright, how about The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova Or something by Roald Dahl? |
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| U-ropa | Aug 29 2006, 01:09 PM Post #8 |
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just to suggest something, because i think it's a brilliant book: 'Vernon God Little' - DBC Pierre. sooooo funny. |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 29 2006, 02:24 PM Post #9 |
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Time for a poll me thinks, one suggestion from each please PM me and I'll put a poll up. |
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| South Land | Aug 30 2006, 02:17 PM Post #10 |
Living The Dream
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Hmm... well, could we spread out the topics to let everyone enjoy? What i mean is like break down the books to certain categories and rotate month to month between fiction, nonfiction and even within there could be political, drama, horror, etc... i mean everyone has different tastes, why not diversfy a little? |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 30 2006, 02:42 PM Post #11 |
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The original idea was that as this is a political region then the books should have a political slant. |
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| Jivdom | Aug 30 2006, 03:17 PM Post #12 |
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I'm not sure. I think afew more literary novells might appeal... Although considering the membership we have attracted books with a political slant should be used more times than not... IMO |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 30 2006, 03:33 PM Post #13 |
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We did The Untouchable, by John Banville at Zai suggestion but no one said much about it.
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| Old Zertaxia | Aug 30 2006, 05:48 PM Post #14 |
The Ex-Speaker
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I OWN that book! |
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| Jivdom | Aug 30 2006, 06:48 PM Post #15 |
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Have you starting reading it? Is it good? |
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| Obana4 | Aug 30 2006, 07:51 PM Post #16 |
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Intelligence has nothing to do with politics.
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my library has that Historian one.... |
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| Old Zertaxia | Aug 30 2006, 08:15 PM Post #17 |
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The Ex-Speaker
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OMG! I've read it twice already! |
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| Zai | Aug 31 2006, 11:26 AM Post #18 |
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Well, we should name this board somethine different to "Book Club" if we're going to concentrate on politics and history... |
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| Obana4 | Aug 31 2006, 02:50 PM Post #19 |
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Intelligence has nothing to do with politics.
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what would be your suggestion? |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 31 2006, 02:52 PM Post #20 |
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How about "GRA Book Club"  Seriously it is what I posted at the very start but people who joined later might not of known that. If everyone wants to broaden the scope of the books then why not. However when choosing the books we should be aware that we cannot please everyone. |
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