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What do readers say about Siddhartha?
an allegorical novel the search for enlightenment simple, lyrical style simplicity of the proseThis allegorical novel, set in sixth-century India around the time of the Buddha, follows a young man on his search for enlightenment.... More details on Siddhartha
SIDDHARTHA, the handsome son of the Brahmin, the young falcon, grew up together with his friend Govinda, the Brahmin’s son, in the shadow of the house, in the sun of the riverbank near the boats, in t...
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What do readers say about Sophie's World?
extremely abbreviated form bizarre, compelling, fascinating a history of philosophy fun, educational novelA page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print.
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Sophie Amundsen was on her way home from school. She had walked the first part of the way with Joanna. They had been discussing robots. Joanna thought the human brain was like an advanced computer. So...
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What do readers say about The Alchemist?
interesting and thought provoking beautiful prose and artwork international bestselling phenomenon very message orientedAn international bestseller
Over 80 million copies sold worldwide
A PBS Great American Read Top 100 pick
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling mi... More details on The Alchemist
I REMEMBER RECEIVING A LETTER FROM THE AMERICAN publisher Harper Collins that said that: “reading The Alchemist was like getting up at dawn and seeing the sun rise while the rest of the world still sl...
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What do readers say about Lila?
truth, quality, and life road story/philosophical meditation very stimulating, puzzling, frustrating metaphysics of qualityPhaedrus - a character familiar to readers of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' - is sailing down the Hudson River when he meets Lila Blewitt, an unapologetically sexual, psychologically unstable woman whom a mutual friend warns him against... More details on Lila
Lila didn’t know he was here. She was sound asleep, apparently in some fearful dream. In the darkness he heard a grating sound of her teeth and felt her body suddenly turn as she struggled against som...
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What do readers say about Jonathan Livingston Seagull?
a must read fable a very independent bird a classic spiritual parable a wonderful fableThis is the story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules…people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves…people who know there's more to this living than meets the eye: they'll be right th... More details on Jonathan Livingston Seagull
A mile from shore a fishing boat chummed the water, and the word for Breakfast Flock flashed through the air, till a crowd of a thousand seagulls came to dodge and fight for bits of food. It was anoth...
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What do readers say about On the Road?
entertaining and engaging roman a clef stream of consciousness/conversational style close to perfectThe legendary 1951 scroll draft of On the Road, published as Kerouac originally composed it... More details on On the Road
I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up. I had just gotten over a serious illness that I won’t bother to talk about, except that it had something to do with the miserably weary split-up...
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What do readers say about Ishmael?
simple and profound ham-fisted narrative style stuff I already knew teenage life-changing book"A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny."-The New York Times Book Review
Teacher Seeks Pupil.
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What do readers say about The Tao of Pooh?
light-hearted and simple fun and thought-provoking tertiary level text poetic, beautiful, and insightfulFor Taoists everywhere, the New York Times bestseller from the author of The Te of Piglet.
Happy 90th birthday (10/14/16), to one of the world's most beloved icons of literature, Winnie-the-Pooh!
The how of Pooh? The Tao of who? The Tao of Pooh!?! I... More details on The Tao of Pooh
Let's imagine that we have walked down a narrow sheet in a large Chinese city and have found a small shop that sells scrolls painted in the classic manner. We go inside and ask to be shown something a...
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What do readers say about Meditations?
terse, almost abbreviated style a list of advice refreshing and intellectual a very quotableThe Meditations are a set of personal reflections by Marcus Aurelius. He writes about the vicissitudes of his own life and explores how to live wisely and virtuously in an unpredictable world.
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3. My mother set me an example of piety and generosity, avoidance of all uncharitableness – not in actions only, but in thought as well – and a simplicity of life quite unlike the usual habits of the ...
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What do readers say about Man's Search for Meaning?
important and meaningful book human life and health very practical and educational direct and simple termsWe needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life-daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ulti... More details on Man's Search for Meaning
ON JANUARY 27, 2006, the sixty-first anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, where 1.5 million people died, nations around the world observed the first International Holocaust Remem...
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