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I got a few of my friends to read it, needless to say all of them love it. The writing is, and I hate to describe it that way, beautiful that it pulls the reader in.

 

And I am totally interested in Tarkovsky, please don't give it away, right now there is no way I can read it, but come winter I will be begging you. I will give you a notarized slip that I will take care of the book and return it to you in perfect condition. I hope you'll consider me as a possible borrower.

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Ani jan you can borrow it anytime.As a matter of fact I am putting in my fire prove safe ;)

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"Talks of Velzevul with his grandson" by G. Gurdjieff. [russian]

 

"Democracy" by Carl Cohen

 

"Rethinking Democracy" from UNESCO International Social Science Series [chinese]

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I read every book on Gurdjieff except that.Anyway I am very jelous of people who can read and write Russian.I love Russian,I am thinking to start buying language cd's.I find it the best way to learn.

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I recently finished The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. I found the book lying around somewhere in the house some months ago. It turned out to be my brother's. He read it in English class in college. I looked it up online and on Amazon.com it had great ratings. So, I decided to read it.

 

It's the worst book I've ever read in my life. The subject matter is very immoral (it's about the Biblical Jacob's family, but with more carnal and less spiritual feel) and the writing is juvenile. After the first paragraph I realized that the book is trash, but wanted to finish it to get an idea of why my brother had been required to read it and why so many people like it. I don't get it. Maybe it's the same reason why people listen to Britney Spears and watch Kim Kardashian shows. I just think it's a pity that colleges choose such low literature for their classes instead of masterpieces of Chekhov, Faulkner, and Tolstoy.

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Wow! I just read through this thread and was so suprised to see two very speacial and meaningful books (for me) mentioned here.

 

If someone were to go to my bedroom, in the second drawer of my nightstand they would find:

 

The Prophet (Gibran) "Your joy is your sorrow unmasked". :)

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The Little Prince (de Saint-Exupéry ).

 

 

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BTW.. Marquez's "Love In the Time of Cholera" has been made into a film and is playing everywhere currently.

I've never read that book and it's been on my list of books to read. Then I read in TIME that they were making a movie and wanted to read it before seeing the movie. But then I read 1984 and The Red Tent :huh: But this week's TIME reviewed the film and gave it a "D". So, I think I'm going to skip the film for now and read the book.

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I've never read that book and it's been on my list of books to read. Then I read in TIME that they were making a movie and wanted to read it before seeing the movie. But then I read 1984 and The Red Tent :huh: But this week's TIME reviewed the film and gave it a "D". So, I think I'm going to skip the film for now and read the book.

 

 

Me too. I alwyas prefer reading the book first before watching the movie (if available). The movie taints my interpretation of the writing and I become torn between my imagination and the director's potrayal/ version. :)

 

Have you read Great Expectations? Seen the recent movie version? I love both equally. :)

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patkeracru vor muys poster@s piti liner Anna Karenina... :)

oooooohhh, please do post it. Especially if it's the Soviet version :)

 

Note: I moved this post from "Timeless Music" thread to here, a more relevant thread. - Anoushik

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es chhaskaca, sax axchikner@ xpnvel en Talstoyi vra?? um tesnum em Anna Karenina en kardum lol :)

 

 

Lol. My infatuation with that novel began in early high school years. And the recent popularity of the book has to do with the fact that Oprah made it one of her book club picks last year. So housewives across America started debating amongst themselves... to cheat or not to cheat.... :P

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