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Angle of Repose (Contemporary American Fiction) by Wallace Stegner bookshelves: currently-reading, fiction-lit |
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Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword Premiere HC (Hedge Knight II) by George R.R. Martin, Ben Avery, Mike S. Miller bookshelves: graphic-novels |
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Magyk (Septimus Heap, Book 1) by Angie Sage bookshelves: kids---older |
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read in August, 2008
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"An enjoyable, though a bit breezy, kids fantasy with plenty of thriller devices used in the plot.
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Complete Peanuts, The, 1950-1952 (Hardcover) by Charles M. Schulz, Seth, Garrison Keillor bookshelves: humor |
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| August 10 | ||
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Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Hardcover) by Sharon Moalem bookshelves: science |
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Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye (Paperback) by Brad Warner bookshelves: religion---philosophy |
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read in July, 2008
Ben said:
"By far the best book on Zen or Buddhism that I have encountered. This book will have a prominent place on my book shelves since I will no doubt pick it up again and again.
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"To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of the idea of what it means to be truly happy or content. " — Lieh Tzu | |
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Paperback) by Gabriel García Márquez bookshelves: fiction-lit |
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read in June, 2008
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| June 26 | ||
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Bantam Classics) by Leo Tolstoy bookshelves: fiction-lit |
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read in June, 2008
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The Pokey Little Puppy (A Little Golden Book Classic) by Janette Sebring Lowrey bookshelves: kids---younger |
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Ben's favorite quotes
"Oh, well, of course everything looks bad if you remember it."
— Homer Simpson
— Homer Simpson
"The state of ambiguity - that messy, greasy, mixed-up, confused, and awful situation you're living through right now - is enlightenment itself."
— Brad Warner
— Brad Warner
"The thickest veils between man and Allah are the wise man's wisdom, the worshiper's worship, and the devotion of the devout. "
— Bayazid Bistami
— Bayazid Bistami
"To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of the idea of what it means to be truly happy or content. "
— Lieh Tzu
— Lieh Tzu
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