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About writing

• Quotes on writing http://koti.mbnet.fi/pasenka/quotes/q-writ.htm "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein."
  "Life is what happens to a writer between drafts."
  (and keep in mind that, when we are programming, we are writing - code ...) Many :

Book - Animal Farm

• Animal Farm - read the book http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100011h.html "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely" Orwell: "It is the history of a revolution that went wrong" George Orwell : 1948
• Animal Farm - watch video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZldlyeR8DU Cartoon full version of the book, over an hour long. George Orwell : 1948
• Discussion of Animal Farm http://www.ebook3000.com/George-Orwell---Animal-Farm_6855.html Explanation of how the book is talking about Communism. Signet Books : 1984
• In modern times: "China takes up task of history revision to correct mistakes of Mao era" http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100811/world.htm#1 "the CPC strongly opposes any tendency that 'distorts or smears the Party's history and the researchers should study it 'in a practical and realistic manner,' Xi said, adding that the Party’s glory, experiences, traditions and fine work style should be publicised." The Tribune : August 2010
• Orwell's preface to Animal Farm http://home.iprimus.com.au/korob/Orwell.html Orwell discusses freedom of the press and free speech. George Orwell : 1984

Book - Brave New World

• Brave New World - read the book http://www.orwell.ru/library/others/huxley/english/ Short introduction to Orwell, and links to download most (all?) of his works. Orwell.ru : 2010

Book - Nineteen Eighty-four

• 1984 - read the book, or download http://www.msxnet.org/orwell/ As html and PDF files. There are links here to more books and info. George Orwell : 1949
• 1984 - read the book, or download; plus more info http://www.orwell.ru/library/novels/1984/english/ As text, html and rtf files. Links to more info. George Orwell : 1949

Books about Tibet - in China

• King Gesar http://www.bruce-humes.com/?p=1569#more-1569 "Since the riots and particularly in 2009, the Chinese media has been working overtime to position Tibet and its ancient culture as exotic and intriguingly spiritual, but most decidedly Chinese." This book is a re-imagining of the ancient epic, written by a Chinese-educated Tibetan, in Chinese. Alai : 2010
• The Tibet Code http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/features/metroshanghai/community/2010-09/570516.html Another book with Tibet themes, taking advantage of the "Tibet craze" in China. "In 2008 to 2009 it outsold the Harry Potter novels in China." He Ma : 2010

author: Aldous Huxley

• Aldous Huxley http://www.orwell.ru/people/huxley/alh_en Short biography, quotes, list of works. Orwell.ru : 2010

author: George Orwell

• George Orwell, at Orwell.ru http://www.orwell.ru/ Short introduction to Orwell, and links to download most (all?) of his works. Orwell.ru : 2010
• Why I Write http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/essays/whyiwrite.htm Essay by Orwell. George Orwell : 1946

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