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March 06
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Jonathan
is currently reading:
One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe (Hardcover)
by Robert E. Wright
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March 03
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Jonathan
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The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession (P.S.)
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
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read in March, 2008
Jonathan said:
"Typical Coelho...lots of really good quotes. whether you agree with them or not does not really matter but he makes you think by hitting the extremes.
When i get time i will type my favorite two pages which I think summarize the whole book. here ...more
Typical Coelho...lots of really good quotes. whether you agree with them or not does not really matter but he makes you think by hitting the extremes.
When i get time i will type my favorite two pages which I think summarize the whole book. here are some others.
"Although I know that I may have lost forever the woman I love, I must try to enjoy all the graces that God has given me today. Grace cannot be hoarded. There are no banks where it can be deposited to be used when I feel more at peace with myself. If I do not make full use of these blessings, I will lose them forever.
God knows that we are all artists of life. One day he gives us a hammer with which to make sculptures, another day he gives us brushes and paints with which to make a picture, or paper and a pencil to write with. But you cannot make a painting with a hammer, or a sculpture with a paintbrush. Therefore, however difficult it may be, I must accept today's small blessings, even if they seem like curses because I am suffering and it's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, and the children are singing in the street. This is the only way I will manage to leave my pain behind and rebuild my life." (p.292)
"...suffering occurs when we want other people to love us in the way we imagine we want to be loved, and not in the way that love should manifest itself - free and untrammeled, guiding us with its force and driving us on."
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February 14
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Jonathan
gave
to:
Warrior of the Light: A Manual (Paperback)
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
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Jonathan said:
"Not as good as the The Alchemist.
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Jonathan
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Deception Point (Paperback)
by Dan Brown
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Jonathan
gave
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Angels And Demons (Paperback)
by Dan Brown
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Jonathan
gave
to:
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Jonathan
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Paperback)
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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February 11
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Jonathan
added:
The Pilgrimage (Paperback)
by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads author!)
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Jonathan
gave
to:
The Da Vinci Code (Paperback)
by Dan Brown
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February 08
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Jonathan
gave
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Truman (Paperback)
by David McCullough
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