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The Beginner’s Guide to Zen Buddhism
The Beginner’s Guide to Zen Buddhism© 2000 Jean Smith190 pages Not knowing what distinguishes Zen Buddhism from Buddhism as a whole, I decided to read this quite accessible little book about the basics. Author Jean Smith does this fairly well, … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, mindfulness, philosophy, praxis, religious pluralism
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The Wide Window
“It’s miraculous!” Klaus cried, as the flame took hold.“It’s unbelievable!” Aunt Josephine cried.“Fonti!” Sunny shrieked.“It’s the scientific principles of the convergence and refraction of light!” Violet cried, wiping her eyes.– page 180 The Wide Window finishes the three books that … Continue reading
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes© 2007 Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein208 pages I was quickly taken in by this book’s title, and was also interested in the intersection of philosophy and humor. The … Continue reading
The Reptile Room
Count Olaf (as Stephano): Hello, I’m looking for Dr.Montgomery Montgomery. My name is Stephano, I am an Italian man.Violet: You’re Count Olaf.[…]Count Olaf (as Stephano): Dammit. This was such a good character….– from the movie. When the bad beginning ended, … Continue reading
The Time Machine
The Time Machine © 1895 H.G. Wells 108 pages <img src="http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j47/innocentbrownbag/timemachine.jpg" border="0" alt=" I was not expecting The Time Machine to be such a short read. The Great Illustrated Classics treatment of it was the first bit of science fiction … Continue reading
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Tagged "classic", Classics and Literary, H.G. Wells, science fiction, vintage SF
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The Bad Beginning
The Bad Beginning © 1996 Lemony Snicket 162 pages One of my favorite movies is Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, starring Jim Carry (click here to see the trailer). The movie is based on the first three books … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (8/7)
Books this Update: The Gospel According to the Son, Norman Mailer The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig You Don’t Have to Be Wrong For Me to Be Right, Brad Hirschfield … Continue reading
The Art of Travel
The Art of Travel © 2002 Alain de Botton 255 pages I recently discovered that a short six-episode series on philosophy and its relationship to happiness hosted on YouTube were based on host Alain de Botton’s Consolations of Philosophy, a … Continue reading
You Don’t Have to be Wrong for Me to Be Right
You Don’t Have to Be Wrong for Me to be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism © 2007 Brad Hirschfield 271 pages You Don’t Have to be Wrong For Me to Be Right is a very readable book by Brad Hirschfield … Continue reading
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values © 1974 Robert M. Pirsig 417 pages I prefer reading anonymous books — that is, books that don’t really have a reputation. This is not one of those: I’ve … Continue reading
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