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Category Archives: Books
A Disturbing Book
Of course it’s the book’s subject matter that I find disturbing and not the book itself. It is a great book actually — a rare first-person account of the horrors of Auschwitz. I find Paul Steinberg’s account of how he … Continue reading
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Tagged Auschwitz, Bataan Death March, Books, concentration camps, Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Paul Steinberg, Speak You Also, World War 2
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Getting reacquainted with the Little Prince
I read the book, The Little Prince, when I was in college. Or so I thought. But I couldn’t seem to recall anything from it, which is strange because I always retain something from books I read no matter how … Continue reading
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Tagged Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Boa Constrictor, marielle, The Little Prince
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Warren Buffett Wisdom – 2nd of 2 parts
This now completes my commitment — to readers of A Wonderful Blog as well as to myself — to transcribe and post all 125 Warren Buffett aphorisms from the book, The Tao of Warren Buffet. †This is the 2nd and … Continue reading
The Wisdom of Warren Buffett, first of 2 parts
I finished reading, ìThe Tao of Warren Buffett,î shortly before Christmas.† I loved it.† I actually regret not having read it much earlier.† I take consolation in one of Buffettís more popular advice:† itís never too late to start.† I … Continue reading
Warren Buffet’s Aphorisms | The Veterinarian | ‘Wondering’ begets Wisdom
I just received “The Tao of Warren Buffet” book as a gift from my ex-girlfriend. †It is a collection of profound aphorisms from investment guru and mega-philanthropist, Warren Buffet. †I just started with it but I am already immensely loving … Continue reading
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Tagged funny, Humor, socrates, the tao of warren buffet, the veterinarian, Warren Buffet
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Online Fatigue | Book Marathon
“The greatest truths are the simplest. †And so are the greatest men.” ~ Julius Charles Hare -o0o- I’ve been experiencing bouts of what I call ONLINE FATIGUE this past few weeks. †Although I manage to tweet some and blog some, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, facebook, john grisham, Julius Charles Hare, social media, the street lawyer, the teeth of the tiger, tom clancy, Twitter
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Booked again
When I was just starting with my blogging I used to write a lot about the books Iíve read or was reading at the time. †I used to read at least two books a month. †And then slowly Iíve been … Continue reading
Voter Registration | The Last of the Mohicans | Oprah said
In the news the other night were stories about thousands of people trooping to Comelec offices to register.† On one hand are people telling about their hardships ñ some had to fall in line for nearly nine hours!† On the … Continue reading
Reading Jose Rizal
I REMEMBER having read some chapters of Noli me Tangere and just the very first chapter of El Filibusterismo in High School. And both were in Tagalog. Unless you are a full-blooded Tagalog, you will have to agree with me that reading … Continue reading
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Tagged El Filibusterismo, history, Jose Rizal, Noli Me Tangere, Philippines
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iPhone-mania
120 MILLION PESO IPHONE EVER WONDERED what sort of gadgets do the rich and the famous use? †For sure, the iPhone is among them. †But I would assume it would not be just your regular iPhone. †After all, royalties only … Continue reading
Bibliophiles’ Havens
† SOMEBODY E-MAILED to me a list of URLs of Websites where online books may be downloaded for FREE. †Yes we can get†free online books from these sites. †Here are the URLs. †Check them out. FeedBooks.com ManyBooks.net MobiPocket.com FictionWise.com
The Blog Book
ONE OF THE TIPPING POINTS that led me to embrace blogging with passion is this book by Hugh Hewitt. Hewitt is an American†radio†talk show†host, author and†blogger. †He is what is known as a pundit – a political commentator. †He is … Continue reading
