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03/20
Laura
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If the Buddha Dated: A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Path (Paperback) by Charlotte Kasl bookshelves: currently-reading |
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03/04
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The Braindead Megaphone (Paperback) by George Saunders bookshelves: currently-reading |
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01/18
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Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition (Hardcover) by The Onion bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir (Hardcover) by Graham Roumieu (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: to-read |
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Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project) by Noam Chomsky bookshelves: to-read |
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Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy (Paperback) by Noam Chomsky bookshelves: to-read |
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (Paperback) by John Perkins bookshelves: to-read |
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Poems, Prose and Letters (Hardcover) by Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Giroux, Lloyd Schwartz bookshelves: to-read |
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Jesus' Son: Stories by Denis Johnson (Paperback) by Denis Johnson |
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read in March, 2008
Laura said:
"Wow ... gut-wrenching storytelling ... I wish my mind wove words like his ... but then I might have to succumb to a heroin addict first.
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Mindful Yoga, Mindful Life: A Guide for Everyday Practice (Paperback) by Charlotte Bell |
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recommended for: Anyone who wants to deepen the meditation aspect of their asana practice
read in March, 2008
Laura said:
"Great book for studied and compassionate instruction on how the Eight-Fold Path of Buddhism and the Eight Limbs of Yoga can work together to complement and deepen one's meditation and asana practices. Author Charlotte Bell is an Iyengar instructor a...more
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Dance Dance Dance (Paperback) by Haruki Murakami |
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Bonk (Paperback) by Mary Roach bookshelves: to-read |
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The Poet's Guide to Life: The Wisdom of Rilke (Modern Library) by Rainer Maria Rilke bookshelves: to-read |
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Laura's favorite quotes
"For peace to reign on Earth, humans must evolve into new beings who have learned to see the whole first."
— Immanuel Kant
— Immanuel Kant
"Of what value is a civilization that can't toast a piece of bread as ordered?"
— from Haruki Murakami's "After Dark"
— from Haruki Murakami's "After Dark"
"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people."
— Howard Zinn
— Howard Zinn
"These aren't the droids you're looking for."
— Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
— Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
"Form is emptiness, emptiness form."
— The Heart Sutra
— The Heart Sutra
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The Haters Club
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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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