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05/12
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The Hebrew Republic: How Secular Democracy and Global Enterprise Will Bring Israel Peace At Last (Hardcover) by Bernard Avishai bookshelves: currently-reading, history |
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05/10
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Liberty of Conscience: The Attack on America's Tradition of Religious Equality (Hardcover) by Martha C. Nussbaum bookshelves: currently-reading, law, religion |
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05/09
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A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World (Hardcover) by Tony Horwitz bookshelves: currently-reading, history |
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Abbie's
review of Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children (Library of Contemporary Thought):
"I don't know if I needed more pessimism. But maybe the perspective that "some are not fixable" is necessary. It scared me, the work that shows that those who are sociopaths at age 11 show " ...read more » | |||
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The Hebrew Republic: How Secular Democracy and Global Enterprise Will Bring Israel Peace At Last (Hardcover) by Bernard Avishai bookshelves: currently-reading, history |
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"I've read quite a few reviews of this book saying that it was patchy in places, or it bogged down in the historical parts, the character not being believable in others, etc. I have not read the no" ...read more » | |||
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AK47: The Story of the People's Gun (Hardcover) by Michael Hodges bookshelves: history |
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Sandra D's
review of Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life:
"Wow, that was stunning. Of everything I've ever read about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, this book brought the complexities and nuances of the situation into clearest focus for me. Dr. Nusseib" ...read more » | |||
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Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir
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Ginnie's favorite quotes
"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."
— Ray Bradbury
— Ray Bradbury
"Whatever you hate do not do to others. The rest is commentary. Now go study. "
— Rabbi Hillel
— Rabbi Hillel
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Language & Grammar
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This group is for word lovers and has topics both serious (grammatical questions and concerns) and not so serious (word play and word games of all sor...more
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An open forum for friendly discussion of books and anything to do with reading, movies and art.
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It's tragic that in today's day and age that hate is so grossly undervalued. If hate is truly love reflected in the black mirror, we should realize th...more
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This group is for people who want to be challenged in 2008 by reading 50 books.
When you have read a book, come to this group and post what book ...more
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Howdy Ginnie--
I actually did post my review of "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly" movie here at GoodReads at this url: http://www.goodreads.com/story...
I'm not sure, however, if such posts are presented in the updates. At any rate, the movie was definitely everything you said it was some months ago. Although I had to wait until it came out on dvd, it was well worth that wait.
Aberjhani
Hi friend Ginnie! See, we are friends already, or I couldn't be making this comment on your profile! thanks for your message & for that poem by Ginsberg, which I love...
yrs,
JT.
Yay Ginnie! This party just isn't the same when you're not in attendance. We put on a brave front and make a lot of smalltalk and tell stupid jokes to each other, but it's really a drag. Glad to spot you here finally, in your usual place holding court by the punchbowl! Now we can have fun again.
Hello Ginnie--
Thank you for sharing King's "Letter from the Birmingham Jail." Somewhere in my college essays is a paper I wrote on that very famous epistle.
If interested, one of the members at Creative Thinkers International has posted the text of King's "I Have a Dream" speech on the site along with a portrait of King and Gandhi. I think it's still on the main page at http://www.creativethinkersint...
Have a great holiday and thank you again,
Aberjhani
Thank you Ginnie for your shared insights regarding THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY; and for the link to the article on the movie.
This truly is one of those books and films that should not get lost in their categorization as one more worthwhile choice for good entertainment. What they share with us about the profound depths and resources of the human spirit, and the ability of literary art to help us explore and retrieve empowerment from those depths, is something beyond remarkable. In many ways they give us the kind of wisdom and actual strength we need to cope with the chaos running so rampant in our modern world.
Aberjhani
Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely pick up a copy of Island of Exiles from the library!
Howdy Ginnie--
I actually did post my review of "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly" movie here at GoodReads at this url: http://www.goodreads.com/story...
I'm not sure, however, if such posts are presented in the updates. At any rate, the movie was definitely everything you said it was some months ago. Although I had to wait until it came out on dvd, it was well worth that wait.
Aberjhani
Hi friend Ginnie! See, we are friends already, or I couldn't be making this comment on your profile! thanks for your message & for that poem by Ginsberg, which I love...yrs,
JT.
Yay Ginnie! This party just isn't the same when you're not in attendance. We put on a brave front and make a lot of smalltalk and tell stupid jokes to each other, but it's really a drag. Glad to spot you here finally, in your usual place holding court by the punchbowl! Now we can have fun again.
Hello Ginnie--Thank you for sharing King's "Letter from the Birmingham Jail." Somewhere in my college essays is a paper I wrote on that very famous epistle.
If interested, one of the members at Creative Thinkers International has posted the text of King's "I Have a Dream" speech on the site along with a portrait of King and Gandhi. I think it's still on the main page at http://www.creativethinkersint...
Have a great holiday and thank you again,
Aberjhani
Thank you Ginnie for your shared insights regarding THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY; and for the link to the article on the movie. This truly is one of those books and films that should not get lost in their categorization as one more worthwhile choice for good entertainment. What they share with us about the profound depths and resources of the human spirit, and the ability of literary art to help us explore and retrieve empowerment from those depths, is something beyond remarkable. In many ways they give us the kind of wisdom and actual strength we need to cope with the chaos running so rampant in our modern world.
Aberjhani
Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely pick up a copy of Island of Exiles from the library!
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