The creator of and story around wonder woman is uh... something else. this is a good book that I had to read for a class https://www.amazon.com/Secret-History-Wonder-Woman/dp/0804173400/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=wonder+woman+history+book&qid=1577389875&sr=8-1

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but, some highlights, if you want the TL;DR, William Moulton Marston was a super fuckin weird guy who had trouble keeping a job despite of a good education. He did invent the lie detector test though, which is terrible because it leads to the incarceration of innocent people but also fascinating in the context of the magic lasso. He married a woman (Elizabeth) and she essentially became responsible for supporting the family which later also included his (their?) girlfirend Olive Byrne, who happened to be margaret sanger's neice (lady who started planned parenthood). He had children with both women who Olive was basically 100% responsible for raising while Elizabeth was busy working to support all of them. The two women continued to live together after he died so I guess they were... happy? Who knows.

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He was very much one of those guys who thought of himself as a good feminist, believing that amazonian tough women were the next stage of evolution for humanity, but was actually just a huge pervert who thought that archetype was super hot and was drawing his own wank material more than for empowerment.

I don't know about Kindle, but the paperback version you want is the green and blue edition that says "Complete and Unabridged" at the top. It comes in two volumes. Amazon links: Vol 1, Vol 2

Same reasons we all are. There's a good book that I think everyone should read that does a good job of laying it all out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143133144

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-History-Wonder-Woman/dp/0804173400/ref=asc_df_0804173400/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312852595330&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8728585054858300339&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&am... here here is a whole book about it

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0374528373/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_79ZZX2HGQ8JE62YZZNJ8

This is the copy I've got. I wouldn't say it's overly extensive, and there are people here who I'm sure could direct you to editions with much more detailed references (not necessarily p&v tho). Catches most of what seems important.

Try some philosophical pessimism. David Benatar or The Conspiracy Against the Human Race. There's also an r/pessimism sub with a reading list for more of this kind of stuff.

Read this if you're interested in the real story:

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-History-Wonder-Woman/dp/0804173400/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=lepore+wonder+woman&qid=1597334908&sr=8-2

Welcome.

Also...

In the Dust of This Planet: Horror of Philosophy (Volume 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/184694676X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_xq3gFbDXMWPK9

Good album that incorporates a lot from True Detective (S1).

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-misanthrope/1409146361

Non-Ficition

The Conspiracy against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143133144/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_lo3gFbAECTG27

Fiction

Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143107763/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7o3gFb682GPBX

I'm not sure, it looks physically different than the unabridged version I have (which has a green cover). Having never had that version in my physical possession, I can't say for sure.

https://www.amazon.ca/Three-Kingdoms-Historical-Novel-Unabridged/dp/0520224787 - This version is the one I have, which is unabridged. It's on Canadian Amazon, so you might have to dig a bit to find an American version if it won't let you buy from it, but this should give you an idea of what to look for. The price seems comparable to what you found, too?

(edit) That might not be the same price after all, since that's only the first book of the unabridged set... it's got two books total.

Thanks I was wondering however if anyone have opinions on this translation of the Brothers Karamozav as it's considered the best current translation. https://www.amazon.ca/Brothers-Karamazov-Novel-Parts-Epilogue/dp/0374528373

Ray Brassier's <em>Nihil Unbound</em>

Eugene Thacker's <em>In the Dust of this Planet</em>

To everyone who wants to write a Freshman-level paper on the nature of fear and horror, I cannot stress enough how important In the Dust of This Planet is.

I am starting to lean more toward Jill Lepore's Secret History of Wonder Woman since it was a best seller. I am just afraid that it's going to get political, but that's not at all a bad thing since I am interested in her cultural impacts on society. (Sociology isn't really what is discussed here I understand but I am starting to think that maybe I should've asked this in another forum).

I've only ever read the one version, but I thought the Penguin Classic one was a very readable translation and it's probably the easiest to find.

I started reading The Divine Comedy using the Mark Musa translation (link is to amazon, other electronic retailers are available) and I found it to be pretty sound. There are some illustrations, but most helpful are the contextual notes which explain in some detail the backgrounds of the various characters he meets dwelling in particular upon those that are allusions to figures from medieval Florence.

Ohh you beat me to it. Here is their translation of The Brothers Karamazov. I suggest just picking this up and diving right in.

If you are a real American, you want these transaltions on Doystevsky. The older Penguin translations are highly inaccurate or so I have read. I enjoyed All Quiet on the Western Front, Fortress of Solitude, and Ragtime.

Nice, I just started reading this as well! The edition I have (here) has a nice introduction and explains a lot of the references the characters make. It's a great book so far!

EANF# pertinent The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics).

Well, after I finish up some other books, I plan on purchasing this.

Emerson and Thoreau were good friends for quite a long time, and both were key thinkers of the Transcendentalist movement. Really, I don't think you can go wrong moving on to Emerson's stuff. I've heard only mostly good things. (Have heard that his writing can be a bit convoluted; whatever -- not all that is good is easy.)

From an Amazon review:

"If you don't know the game of `go', played with white and black stones on a board, or if you are not at all familiar with Japanese culture, then this book is probably not a good place to begin."

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the latest translation of The Brothers Karamazov is fantastic. I reread the entire novel and the new translation made it 10x easier and more enjoyable to read.