false 3 56 56 true 5656303 read 0 true 4000407 currently-reading 0 true 4000388 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60492933 to: Averno: Poems (Paperback) by Louise Glück
The last word on the liminal. The "Persephone" poems are stunning, in particular, but different poems become my favorite, depending on the hour. This would be a reasonable choice for any trip where you were limited to one book. To the point, but much to ponder. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60492849 to: Winter, friendship, and guilt; the sources of self-inquiry (Harper torchbooks, TB 1738) by Michael Gelven
This book could change your life. That's the highest praise I can give for any work, but let me add that you'll enjoy every minute of it. If you want a book of philosophy that illuminates without overpowering, that guides without bullying, and presents you with clear steps and arguments to address problems fundamental to every human life, this is your book. The ultimate self-help book for those of us who would like to know how to obey the Delphic Oracle's injunction to "know thyself". ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54386635 to: The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature (Canto) by C.S. Lewis
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54386152 to: Star Dust: Poems (Hardcover) by Frank Bidart
I've come back to this lately after reading it a few years ago. A really remarkable book - The Third Hour of the Night is one of the most terrifying/inspiring things I've ever read. The urgency and bareness of that poem keeps me up nights. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47042475 to: Art and Myth in Ancient Greece: A Handbook (World of Art) by Thomas H. Carpenter
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47042116 to: The Complete Saki (Twentieth-Century Classics) by H.H. Munro
If you love the sardonic and the dark, take your time and explore the seedy underbelly of an elite universe that inspired Wodehouse. ]]>