Recommended books to read

SayB said:
Although it supposedly criticizes communism, the plot resembles Islamic uprising and imperialism afterwards. Many ideas and compositions are already mentioned in Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun hundreds years ago.
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Can you please tell more about the book Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun and also if you recommend it for reading or not.Thanks.
 
Currently, I have in my library are two tough reads:

1. The Technological System by Jacques Elul
2. Revolt Against The Modern World by Julius Evola

These books (although Sam recommended The Technological Society) were recommended by Sam Gerrans.

PS: The Technological System is an update to the latter (TT Society): in it, Jacques included computers into this version.
 
Bibhas said:
Can you please tell more about the book Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun and also if you recommend it for reading or not.Thanks.
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This is a long book.
Bibhas said:
Can you please tell more about the book Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun and also if you recommend it for reading or not.Thanks.
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The copy I read is two volumes. I have Turkish and French versions also. The first volume is enough to understand the first 7-8 centuries of Islam and plethora.
 
BelieverSG said:
Currently, I have in my library are two tough reads:

1. The Technological System by Jacques Elul
2. Revolt Against The Modern World by Julius Evola

These books (although Sam recommended The Technological Society) were recommended by Sam Gerrans.

PS: The Technological System is an update to the latter (TT Society): in it, Jacques included computers into this version.
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I believe most of his videos on propaganda were based on the book Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes. It's very heavy, so an audiobook won't cut it. I really enjoyed listening to The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion. It was fun.

Genesis was a great book in the Torah. I'm still reading it, but the story of Joseph always felt dear to me. God wills it. It reminds me of my life in some senses. I also really like interpreting dreams.

Most books are just western propaganda put into a different medium. I recently tried replacing youtube and whatnot with audiobooks and was very disappointed. Flowers for Algernon was a book that read like a movie script. Complete with unnecessary sexual themes and romance. Could tolerate romance, but sexual themes are completely out of place. It's the exact thing that I'm trying to get away from.

I've slowly come to realize that the only way to get out of this situation is by focusing on scripture, reflection, and hobbies/projects. As for light non-fiction, even some heavy, they're not as detailed as ideal. Usually, things start off strong, and then the author just reiterates the information from a different perspective or puts in filler.

The Quran is a very dense book in many ways as far as I can understand. It's active reading ;)

Peace.
 
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