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Solaris 07/24 Inder is currently reading:
Solaris (Paperback)
by Stanisław Lem
bookshelves: 1001-books, currently-reading, non-victorianfiction, science
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recommended to Inder by: Mike (Krishna's)

Inder Inder said: "I borrowed this from Mike, and for once I'm actually going to try to read and return a book within a reasonable time. "
The Gnostic Scriptur... 07/21 Inder is currently reading:
The Gnostic Scriptures: Ancient Wisdom for the New Age (Paperback)
by Bentley Layton
bookshelves: currently-reading, history, philosophyspirituality
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Inder Inder said: "Here's a gem from the Gospel of Thomas (a late, non-canonical gospel):

JESUS said, "No one can enter the house of the strong and wreck it without first tying that person's hands. Thereafter, one can ransack the person's house."

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NIV Holy Bible 07/17 Inder is currently reading:
NIV Holy Bible (Hardcover)
by Zondervan Publishing
bookshelves: currently-reading, pre-19th-century
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recommended to Inder by: Uh, God?

Inder Inder said: "I'm working on a major project, and I figured, since I've got several books on my currently-reading list that I'm not likely to complete for years, I might as well add another, and share my progress here.

I am trying to read the entire Bible, as ...more
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July 25
Gift from the Sea Inder gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Gift from the Sea (Paperback)
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
bookshelves: memoir, philosophyspirituality, read-2008
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read in July, 2008

Inder Inder said: "Okay, my favorite part of this book was the afterwards, wherein Ms. Lindbergh acknowledges just how dated the book's appraisal of feminism was (the book was written in 1955, so you can't blame her for what she didn't know was right around the corner ...more "
July 24
Solaris Inder is currently reading:
Solaris (Paperback)
by Stanisław Lem
bookshelves: 1001-books, currently-reading, non-victorianfiction, science
my rating:
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recommended to Inder by: Mike (Krishna's)

Inder Inder said: "I borrowed this from Mike, and for once I'm actually going to try to read and return a book within a reasonable time. "
July 23
The Reader Inder marked as to-read:
The Reader (Hardcover)
by Bernhard Schlink
bookshelves: 1001-books, non-victorianfiction, to-read
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970 Inder made a comment in the group 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Diegetting some of those classics out of the way topic:
250817 Inder wrote: "I'd also like to put in a plug for www.dailylit.com, which will send you books in daily email instal...more "
The Decameron Inder is currently reading:
The Decameron (Penguin Classics)
by Giovanni Boccaccio
bookshelves: currently-reading, disease, folkart, pre-19th-century
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Inder Inder said: "This is turning out to be a real page-turner (actually, email-turner, thanks to dailylit.com). The description of the plague in Florence is harrowing. And compelling. Eeeks. I'm not learning too much vocabulary because this translation is practically...more "
Bound for Glory Inder gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Bound for Glory (Plume)
by Woody Guthrie
bookshelves: california, farm, folkart, history, memoir, music, politics, read-2008
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recommended to Inder by: Rebecita
recommended for: Dad
read in July, 2008

Inder Inder said: "Awesome. A little harder work than I expected, but well, well, worth it. Woody's as funny, raw, lovable, and battered as this ancient copy of Bound for Glory that Rebecca gave me. The story behind the song "We Shall not be Moved" mad...more "
July 22
16298 New comment on Nami's review of A Murder is Announced (Miss Marple)
250817 Inder wrote: "I absolutely agree. Miss Marple can get a little annoying - when we watch her on Mystery!, Steve alw...more "

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The Consolation of P... Inder marked as to-read:
The Consolation of Philosophy (Oxford World's Classics)
by Boethius
bookshelves: philosophyspirituality, pre-19th-century, to-read
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Michel de Montaigne ... Inder is currently reading:
Michel de Montaigne - The Complete Essays (Penguin Classics)
by Michel de Montaigne
bookshelves: alltimefaves, currently-reading, personalessays, pre-19th-century
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Inder Inder said: "Have you heard of www.dailylit.com? Well, in 400+ email installments, I'll be done rereading/reading this (I read an abridged version ages ago, but I'm sure there are many here I haven't read yet). Check back in a year and a half.

Oh yeah, and did...more
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Inder's favorite quotes

"Man (in good earnest) is a marvellous vain, fickle, and unstable subject, and on whom it is very hard to form any certain and uniform judgment."
Michel de Montaigne




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853 Constant Reader — 836 members — last activity 1 hour, 6 min ago
An open forum for friendly discussion of books and anything to do with reading, movies and art.
426 Books I Loathed — 918 members — last activity 1 hour, 10 min ago
This is a public forum for people to kvetch (cleanly, please) about books they absolutely hated, and for others to respond. Though nonfiction is certa...more
970 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 3114 members — last activity 3 hours, 12 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books!

For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, ...more

475 Jane Austen — 337 members — last activity 10 hours, 45 min ago
discussing any of Jane Austen's works, recommended biographies and literary analysis
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This is a group to discuss and list books that made a difference in your life, impacted the way you live, and so on.

(The books don't need to be ...more

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