"Last Days of the Incas" and "Cannibalism and the Common Law"
Posted on August 13, 2026 at 09:00:44 PM by Damaniac
The latter written by my (late) property law prof, an eccentric British man. It recounts the case of Dudley and Stephens, who were shipwrecked in a small boat along with 2 other guys. They drew lots and killed the ship's boy and ate him to survive. The book detours to recount many such instances at sea and on land. 8/10, would not join the Navy though.
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What book(s) are you currently reading? How would you rate them on a scale of 1-10?*
- By Poster P
August 13, 2026 at 08:52:57 PM
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Half-way through A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel. About an 8 so far.*
- By rkm
August 14, 2026 at 06:33:59 AM
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Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. I can’t rate it cause I’m only a couple chapters in*
- By KeiTh
August 13, 2026 at 09:30:53 PM
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The Age of Voltaire - book 8 in Durant's History of Civilization series. Lots of fun. 7*
- By chiwalker
August 13, 2026 at 09:25:15 PM
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Don Quixote. 9/10. (nm)
- By GritsGoBlue
August 13, 2026 at 09:23:11 PM
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Tigers Between Empires. Recommended if youre into that kind of shit. (Non-fiction, nature, cool setting)*
- By Alpo
August 13, 2026 at 09:19:58 PM
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About to start life on mars**
- By kal
August 13, 2026 at 09:16:15 PM
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Rereading “Ball Four” by Jim Bouton: 9/10, just as good as the first time around. But I get why a lot of his teammates didn’t like him.*
- By Ev
August 13, 2026 at 09:10:51 PM
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"Timeline" by Michael Crichton. 6-7.*
- By kccambo
August 13, 2026 at 09:00:45 PM
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"Last Days of the Incas" and "Cannibalism and the Common Law"
- By Damaniac
August 13, 2026 at 09:00:44 PM
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Slouching Toward Utopia - 8.5/10*
- By LS&Play
August 13, 2026 at 08:59:39 PM
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