Member: emvaughn

hi e-va
is bruce catton's MICHIGAN on your list? just curious. your cata-log arrested my attention for the nonce. i'm certain when the novelty of this library thing wears out, i will go back to reading again.
pgt

posted by Porius at 2:03 pm (EST) on Oct 11, 2008

Hello emvaughn,
I was doing some research and found that you have volumes one through nine of The History of Western Philosophy by Frederick Copleston. I was contemplating buying the set. I have seen it around for a number of years and know that it is highly rated. I have read Durant and Russell and thought this would be the next step. I have two questions. Do you find the set useful and enjoyable? I have seen an eleven volume set published by Continuim International Publishing Group. Do you know if their volumes ten and eleven have additional material over and above the nine volume set that you have? The one thing that seems strange is that their set was published in 2003 and Copleston died in 1994. The set you have is the one I have always been familiar with, maybe they just stretched nine volumes out to eleven. I just want to make sure I am getting the real deal. Any help would be appreciated.
I didn't take the time to peruse your library further but we do share a good number of books.
Bill

posted by wildbill at 3:34 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2008

Hi, I noticed a few chess titles in your catalog and thought you might like to check my forum site out, www.ChessForums.org, thanks, Greg

posted by gregfindley at 5:52 am (EST) on Jun 30, 2007

Hi. We have an interesting overlap. Have you read the Henry Adams or the Albion's Seed. I've read all of Albion's Seed and loved it. The Henry Adams I have not read most of. But I did like some of the early descriptions of Jefferson, especially the one he quoted from Maclay (page 126). His description of Jefferson's "loose, shackling air" was my favorite turn of phrase.

posted by solarblogger1 at 9:29 pm (EST) on Feb 4, 2007