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05/01
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Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky (6 Volumes) by Maurice Nicoll bookshelves: currently-reading |
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05/01
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It's All for Sale: The Control of Global Resources (Paperback) by James Ridgeway bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Bhagavad Gita by trans. Eswaran |
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read in May, 2008
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"Amazing! Eswaran explains the spiritual story of Arjuna and Krisna prior to each section of the Gita itself. It is beautiful, and echos all the other spiritual traditions (NOT religions!).
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The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times (Mass Market Paperback) by Pema Chödrön |
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Unknown Binding) by Pema Chodron |
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Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect (Paperback) by Marc Bekoff |
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read in February, 2008
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"I thought there would be more stories about animals helping humans and each other...guess I need to watch Animal Planet for that.
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Have a Nice Doomsday: Why Millions of Americans Are Looking Forward to the End of the World (P.S.) by Nicholas Guyatt |
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read in February, 2008
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"It is bizarre that so many people are taken in by these ideas, but it is an interesting read. Nicholas Guyatt is a Brit who tries to understand the American doomsday prophets and their message.
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Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light (Hardcover) by Mother Teresa |
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A Young People's History of the United States, Vol. 2: The Spanish-American War to the War on Terror (Hardcover) by Howard Zinn |
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A Young People's History of the United States, Vol. 1: Columbus to the Robber Barons (Hardcover) by Howard Zinn |
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read in January, 2008
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"As a Canadian now living in the U.S., I figured I should probably learn some brief history. There was no better way than to read the fresh perspective of Howard Zinn, written at a high level for a young audience.
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The Unraveling of the Bush Presidency (Paperback) by Howard Zinn |
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Inside the FDA: The Business and Politics Behind the Drugs We Take and the Food We Eat (Hardcover) by Fran Hawthorne |
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read in December, 2007
Cory said:
"In hoping for more an expose, I was a bit disappointed. This book took a bit more slogging through than expected. I would recommend Marcia Angell's book "The Truth About Drug Companies" instead if you are interested in pharma.
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Cory's favorite quotes
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
— Socrates
— Socrates
"Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (Self Reliance)
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (Self Reliance)
""Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by
many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your
religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers
and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for
many generations.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees
with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all,
then accept it and live up to it."
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— Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni
Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by
many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your
religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers
and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for
many generations.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees
with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all,
then accept it and live up to it."
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— Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
— Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni
— Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni
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