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82% complete! pdotb has read 43 of 52 books.
Einst war Shizuka Satomi ein Star, heute ist sie die gefragteste Geigenlehrerin der Welt. Wer …
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I've decided I'm just going to 'cheat' and skip all the sections involving Evan. I don't have the emotional fortitude at the moment (or, maybe, ever) to deal with watching the way he treats Katrina :(
Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the …
In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the …
There have been many things written about Canada’s violent siege of Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawà:ke in the summer of 1990, but …
Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of …
But I think many of us who are teachers and professors have forgotten that the syllabus serves the student, and all around us are teachers, administrators, and columnists who seem to believe that material should be hard for the sake of it and that education itself is best when rendered not in wonder but in force.
— The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Page 73)
Interesting set of essays on the relationship between Canada and Palestine, both in terms of foreign policy but also the experience of Palestinian-Canadians. Particularly liked the chapter on the different Palestinian organizations in Ottawa.
Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s classic Politics and the …
In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the …
Einst war Shizuka Satomi ein Star, heute ist sie die gefragteste Geigenlehrerin der Welt. Wer bei ihr studiert, dem ist …
In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son …
Bit of a kitchen sink feeling to this, as it covers in (sometimes excruciating) detail the history of Dracula, first the novel and then the various stage and film adaptations. Some interesting highlights, such as a description of where the title of 'Nosferatu' came from, but too much of the book felt like it was bogged down in the back and forth of negotiations over stage and film rights.
In this clearly written undergraduate textbook, Stephen Laumakis explains the origin and development of Buddhist ideas and concepts, focusing on …
Zen Training is a comprehensive handbook for zazen, seated meditation practice, and an authoritative presentation of the Zen path. The …
