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Chiara

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commented on Why America fights by Susan A. Brewer

Susan A. Brewer: Why America fights (Paperback, 2011, Oxford University Press) No rating

On the evening of September 11, 2002, with the Statue of Liberty shimmering in the …

Picking this up from where I left it a while ago (ie: right at the beginning). It is a brilliant book but requires a bit of focus.

commented on Dracula by Bram Stoker (Penguin Classics)

Bram Stoker: Dracula (Paperback, 2003, Penguin)

This diary style book by Bram Stoker continues to put fear into the hearts of …

Moving forward with the RSS updates. Poor Jonathan is still trapped. :)

Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman: The daily Stoic : 366 meditations on wisdom, perseverance, and the art of living

The book is reminding me to keep busy. This week was all about caring about doing the right thing, and getting to work. Our minds and bodies are meant to be active, and we should not let our fear of being judged stop us and slow us down. What's important is doing what is right because it's the right thing to do, not because of how others see us.

commented on Dracula by Bram Stoker (Penguin Classics)

Bram Stoker: Dracula (Paperback, 2003, Penguin)

This diary style book by Bram Stoker continues to put fear into the hearts of …

Slow progress as I have been readying through the Dracula Daily RSS feed, which sends chapters based on how they are dated in the book itself. This is a very enjoyable experience though.