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    Finished The Book of Joy while on vacation. I loved it! The intimacy and wonderful friendship between these two great men was refreshing to read.
    To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
    Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
    In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldhat View Post
    Rereading (via audiobook) Anna Karenina. On hold at the library is "The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age" by NYT reporter David Sanger.

    Most recent book completed: "How to Be A Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live A Modern Life"
    by Massimo Pigliucci.
    Have been trying to get through Anna Karenina for many months now. I'll read and then put it down. I don't think I'm quite half way through yet. But I'll get there eventually. It's rather easy to put down and then catch up again.
    To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
    Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
    In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown

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    Today I borrowed:

    Into the Water: A Novel
    Siege and Survival: The Odyssey of a Leningrader
    A History of Judaism
    The Latehomeconer: A Hmong Family Memoir
    An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and an Epic

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    Quote Originally Posted by rosarugosa View Post
    I am currently reading The Book of Joy with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams. It does not offend my atheist sensibilities, to my surprise.
    I had to reread that, as I read it as the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu and Douglas Adams (a humorous atheist). That would be a book I would like to have seen.

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    Alsitair McCaul Smith is a light but enjoyable upbeat read when one needs a break from life.
    As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by ToomuchStuff View Post
    I had to reread that, as I read it as the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu and Douglas Adams (a humorous atheist). That would be a book I would like to have seen.
    I am a huge Doug Adams fan myself - yes, that would have been something!

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    "Paris, I love you but you're bringing me down" by Rosencrans Baldwin. His account of his life in Paris with his wife for 18 months with a Parisian ad agency. It's about 10 years old (he mentions the election of Obama) but it's a nice first-hand account of learning fluent French, life with his co-workers, the generally accepted level of bawdiness, drinking, and late night work-week partying. An American view of the Parisian culture includes lots of funny bits and poignant scenes as well.
    Enjoyable read, but I also thought if you're an introvert, or a tee-totaler, or a morning person, then Paris life would be very tough.

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    Erdrich Tracks
    Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living
    Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered
    Defying Hitler
    bell hooks Bone Black
    I'm Judging You
    Sunrise in Spain: Finding the Good Life Hiking the Camino Real of Santiago

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    Art of the Wasted Day which so far seems to be about daydreaming.

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    Someone is Hiding Something, about the disappearance of Flight 370, written by Richard Belzer, generally known for conspiracy theories. I have another Flight 370 book in queue, to balance it out.

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