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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World bởi A.J. Jacobs
Just for the heck of it, one ngày A.J. Jacobs decided to read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica, all thirty-two volumes. Surprisingly his details about his adventure is quite amusing and he does share some very interesting tidbits from the EB. hoặc as Jon Stewart says: "The Know-It-All is a hilarious book and quite impressive achievement. I've always said, why doesn't someone put out a less complete version of the encyclopedia? Well done, A.J."

Reading Lolita in Tehran bởi Azar Nafisi...

Apoc·a·lypse

Pronunciation:
ə-ˈpä-kə-ˌlips

1: one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 B.C. to 150 A.D. marked bởi pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom

2: something viewed as a prophetic revelation

3: a great disaster

Whether it's been a subconscious attempt to remind myself that despite the economic recession, current wars and general devastation, life could be worse, the theme of my đọc recently has been "apocalypse". Bring...

(original title: Essere Gentile)
by Piero Ferrucci, 2008, 306 pages
and Vivien Reid Ferrucci (Translator)

A book to read as a soul provider – if bạn are in a state of confusion, conflict, in quest of wisdom hoặc in reach for soul comfort – hoặc all…

A leading transpersonal psychologist reveals the unexpected secret to a happy life: behaving with kindness.

Piero Ferrucci calls it "global cooling," a phenomenon of chilly human relations. Communications are hurried and impersonal. The drive for profit and wealth has become a cherished value. And warmth and genuine presence have all but dissolved...