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I always loved to read. As a boy I had a passion for myths, bible stories, science fiction and Mad magazine. My neighbor was a writer for CBC. Maybe I caught the writing bug from him. I loved to write funny stories. My Grade six teacher liked them. But my Grade eight teacher hated them. So I stopped writing creatively until I was 42.
In 1970, I traveled across Europe and North Africa and discovered a remarkable collection of traditional Teaching stories by Afghan writer Idries Shah. These bottomless tales puzzled, shocked and delighted me. They helped me see the world and myself in fresh, new ways. They made me think like I’d never thought before.
In 1980, I began to tell them, first to my own children, then at weekly gatherings in Toronto. L...more

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	A Hen for Izzy Pippik by Aubrey Davis (Goodreads Author), Marie Lafrance (Illustrator) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enormous Potato by Aubrey Davis (Goodreads Author), Dusan Petricic 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bagels from Benny by Aubrey Davis (Goodreads Author), Dusan Petricic 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bone Button Borscht by Aubrey Davis (Goodreads Author), Dusan Petricic 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sody Salleratus 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	la grosse patate 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kishka for Koppel 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Aubrey Davis rated a book 2 of 5 stars Journey with No Maps: A Life of P.K. Page by Sandra Djwa read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book filled in some gaps about the PK I knew. But it lacks her spirit, economy and spark.It plods along, weighed down by too many details and names. Worse, it has a sly bias that misrepresents the key writers and thinkers she considered vital to...more
Mar 08, 2013 04:30am · see review
Aubrey Davis rated a book 5 of 5 stars Taking Appearance Seriously: The Dynamic Way of Seeing in Goethe and European Thought by Henri Bortoft read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Awkward, difficult, repetitious: necessary devices that provoke a fresh way to see into and through oneself and the world. Highly recommended to the patient and to those who can tolerate philosophy.
Feb 18, 2013 04:31am · see review
Aubrey Davis rated a book 3 of 5 stars Unfinished People: Eastern European Jews Encounter America by Ruth Gay read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Useful for research. For me, new information. e.g I didn't realize how many children immigrated between 1880 and World War 1 (a huge percentage of the almost three million that came), that many immigrants were not well-grounded in Jewish tradition, t...more
Feb 05, 2013 08:42am · see review
Aubrey Davis rated a book 4 of 5 stars Scorpion Soup by Tahir Shah (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 14, 2013 06:32am
Aubrey Davis rated a book 4 of 5 stars A Bintel Brief: Sixty Years of by Isaac Metzker read in November, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 21, 2012 03:29am
Aubrey Davis rated a book 4 of 5 stars A Death in Valencia by Jason Webster	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A deep mystery in Sunny Valencia, dark & quirky characters, flashing with insight. A fine read.
Aug 29, 2012 04:52am · see review
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Aubrey Davis rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken by Tarquin Hall (Goodreads Author) read in July, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Funny,intriguing fast-paced mystery in mysterious east. Fabulous characters together with insights into current Indian & Pakistani culture and how they view us.
Jul 13, 2012 06:59am · see review
Aubrey Davis rated a book 2 of 5 stars A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wonderful language but book lacks substance.
Jul 05, 2012 05:05am · see review