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Vanessa Carlton => General Vanessa Carlton Discussion => Topic started by: tofertoast on March 25, 2009, 10:28:02 pm
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During V's san fran performance thankfully captured by someone and on you tube to listen she mentions two books. One on Neuroscience which i am EXTREMLEY interested in!! and the other one year of magical thinking I know and love and have...sooo the OTHEr one.. I want to knoe and find out!!
It sounds like she is saying conoclasm... or common ____ I just can't be sure... if anyone can help id love you! :)
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I think it's "The Year Of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion. I'm also very interested in reading this book.
http://www.amazon.com/Year-Magical-Thinking-Joan-Didion/dp/1400078431/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238056344&sr=1-2 (http://www.amazon.com/Year-Magical-Thinking-Joan-Didion/dp/1400078431/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238056344&sr=1-2)
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It is a really good book. If you have B&N rewards it is like $6 new after a coupon...
the other one i just picked up is the Iconoclasts: A neuroscientists revolution by Gregory Berns
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I absolutely adore Joan Didion. I have We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live which is a compilation of her fiction works. And Play it As It Lays is a brilliant novel. Just saying.
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Thank you all for your help! I will be picking up some Didion books and Iconoclasts! MUCH appreciated!! I love this forum! :)
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Link to song?????
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I still think "London" was more inspired by The Year Of Magical Thinking. I know they both are, at the very least. Haha.
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I still think "London" was more inspired by The Year Of Magical Thinking. I know they both are, at the very least. Haha.
really? How so...have you read the book?
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I still think "London" was more inspired by The Year Of Magical Thinking. I know they both are, at the very least. Haha.
really? How so...have you read the book?
I haven't. My mother has. And I've talked to my therapist about what Magical Thinking is. So, please, before you start with me. Try reading the thread I posted a few days ago. Thanks.
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I WANT TO HEAR THIS SONG PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkQJRLXGjfQ
download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LPB21PB8
per Let and Kulp in the Live Shows section.
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I still think "London" was more inspired by The Year Of Magical Thinking. I know they both are, at the very least. Haha.
really? How so...have you read the book?
I haven't. My mother has. And I've talked to my therapist about what Magical Thinking is. So, please, before you start with me. Try reading the thread I posted a few days ago. Thanks.
... I am not trying to start with you, I was just simply asking how you felt it was more like London. i did not see it that way, and I still cannot... to each his/her own -- The book is a really easy read and takes a few hours to read I REALLY suggest it... and i did not read it because I am not on here much, and its really long so I have not been able to sit down and actually read it; sorry.
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I still think "London" was more inspired by The Year Of Magical Thinking. I know they both are, at the very least. Haha.
really? How so...have you read the book?
I haven't. My mother has. And I've talked to my therapist about what Magical Thinking is. So, please, before you start with me. Try reading the thread I posted a few days ago. Thanks.
... I am not trying to start with you, I was just simply asking how you felt it was more like London. i did not see it that way, and I still cannot... to each his/her own -- The book is a really easy read and takes a few hours to read I REALLY suggest it... and i did not read it because I am not on here much, and its really long so I have not been able to sit down and actually read it; sorry.
Oh. You're right. I am the one that should be sorry. I did a mental mistake that I learned about in therapy called "mind reading." I assumed you were being aggressive when I had no facts to back it up. My bad. I do that from time to time. =]
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I still think "London" was more inspired by The Year Of Magical Thinking. I know they both are, at the very least. Haha.
really? How so...have you read the book?
I haven't. My mother has. And I've talked to my therapist about what Magical Thinking is. So, please, before you start with me. Try reading the thread I posted a few days ago. Thanks.
... I am not trying to start with you, I was just simply asking how you felt it was more like London. i did not see it that way, and I still cannot... to each his/her own -- The book is a really easy read and takes a few hours to read I REALLY suggest it... and i did not read it because I am not on here much, and its really long so I have not been able to sit down and actually read it; sorry.
Oh. You're right. I am the one that should be sorry. I did a mental mistake that I learned about in therapy called "mind reading." I assumed you were being aggressive when I had no facts to back it up. My bad. I do that from time to time. =]
It is no problem; I plan to read your post later on if I ever finish homework. Have a good one!
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the book is also available at borders, i was very close to buying it, and i think i will...it was advertised in the front of the store as a best seller...
does anyone know the neuroscience book she mentioned?
i love science books and that kinda thing...more so if they are older, but updated stuff is always cool too.
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I just bought The Year of Magical thinking by Joan didion and I was so excited when I found it. It's really really good.
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the book is also available at borders, i was very close to buying it, and i think i will...it was advertised in the front of the store as a best seller...
does anyone know the neuroscience book she mentioned?
i love science books and that kinda thing...more so if they are older, but updated stuff is always cool too.
yea look at my first post (third post in this) and I wrote it in... it was iconoclasts and I am not sure if I recommend it after reading it.
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^thanks, ill check it out in a store and see if it interests me. :)
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I have just got around to buying We Tell Ourselves Stories in order to live, but The Year of Magical Thinking is an incredibly powerful book.
It also made the Telegraph list of books of the decade, number 4.
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I've read TYOMT and I enjoyed it....it's crazy how people have different methods of how to greif.
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The first book she recommended a long time ago was total trash. I actually went into the store to check it out and don't even consider books mentioned by her even worth looking into now.
I find her music interesting but I'll skip the books.
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The year of Magical Thinking was great. I read it just to read it, but it helped me to stop magical thinking over the loss of a friend, he moved and told me basically to go away. I love him but at least I don't obsess anymore.