Tag Archives: philosophy
The Gardener: A socially conscious page-turner – Michael Shainsky
(reviewed by JD Jung) “…truth is a bitter enemy of those who profit from lies.” Jose Gonzales is a fifty-seven-year-old widower and gardener who lives in Bakersfield, a large city in the California central valley. He loves books, his flowers … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical reads, Skinny reads
Tagged philosophy, short books
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Philosophy Made Simple – Robert Hellenga
(Reviewed by JD Jung) , #CommissionsEarned Rudy Harrington, a sixty-year-old widower, is trying to find the meaning of life…his life. Is there any purpose left? To try and answer this question, he takes up the study of philosophy. Since his … Continue reading
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My Neighbour Osama Bin Laden – Yslar Tatuky
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned What happens when one puts Osama bin Laden and Salman Rushdie at the same dinner table? Yslar Tatuky is such a person as he has grand, though idealistic, hopes for humanity in his novel, My … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Humor & Satire, Philosophical reads, Politics, Slavic Literature, World Issues, World Literature
Tagged Georgia, Marx, Osama bin Laden, philosophy, Salman Rushdie, Soviet Union
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Life is a Test: Real Beliefs by Ryan Bey – Ryan Bey
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Life is a Test reads like a self-help book written with the intent on providing an insightful look towards living and existence. It is apparent that the author is determined to have an impact on the … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical reads, Spiritual/mystical
Tagged Christianity, Islam, philosophy, Religion
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Maharishi & Me: Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles’ Guru – Susan Shumsky
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) “Merely by being in his presence, we disciples entered an utterly timeless place and rapturous feeling, and, at the same time, realized the utter futility and insanity of the mundane world.” I don’t know why I … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, History, Philosophical reads, Spiritual/mystical
Tagged Maharishi, philosophy, spirituality, TM
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