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The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships
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| Dr. John Gottman’s research on successful marriages at his laboratory at the University of Washington blazed new trials in the realm of psychology. With the publication of his seminal work The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Gottman litera...more | |
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From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present
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recommended for: Those interested in the History of Ideas
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| Not the kind of book that you can't put down. I use this as my exercycle reading. That way I digest a little each day. This is not only a book about history, but a book about ideas. Barzun traces the intellectual history of Western Civilization since...more | |
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| There were two chapters that held me enthralled. One was about the reasons behind the New Deal, which helped me to finally understand the causes of the Great Depression, the major elements of the New Deal, and what Roosevelt hoped to accomplish by it...more | |
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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| After reading the biography of Harry Truman, I became interested in reading about Oppenheimer. Truman maintained a positive attitude about the creation and deployment of the atom bomb throughout his later years. I wanted to balance this with a portra...more | |
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| I occasionally enjoy reading historical fiction, particularly if I feel that it might teach me something about the period involved. This book lived up to that hope. I had read Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series, and enjoyed those, so I expected that this...more | |
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| Engaging and intriguing literature. It will make you think, while keeping you turning pages to uncover the mystery. It is Chesterton at his best, need I say more? If you enjoy his Father Brown stories, you'll love this novel. | |
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“People wonder why the novel is the most popular form of literature; people wonder why it is read more than books of science or books of metaphysics. The reason is very simple; it is merely that the novel is more true than they are.”
― G.K. Chesterton
― G.K. Chesterton
“Modernity consists in a revolt against the prevailing style, an unyielding rage against the official order.”
― Irving Howe
― Irving Howe
“Only the educated are free.”
― Epictetus
― Epictetus
“The Symbol is not an abstract representation of ideas; it is, rather, a concrete manifestation of Truth.”
― Richard of St. Victor, 12th c. Paris
― Richard of St. Victor, 12th c. Paris
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”
― Charles Dickens
― Charles Dickens
Charlotte Bronte Justified (Literature & Fiction)
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