Complex ideas are built upon simple ones.
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How Jesus Became God
A fascinating look at the divinity of Jesus from the point of view of his contemporaries This book from professor Bart D. Ehrman, How Jesus Became God, was one of the most eye-opening studies I have read about Jesus and early Christianity. From the very beginning it embarks on a journey analyzing the texts of…
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Book 04: The Long Hitch Home, “a book with a map”
This is a book with a map, and what a map! Jamie Maslin recounts his adventures hitchhiking from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia to London, England. He lives in Hobart now, but London is his hometown. Change the expression “go big or go home.” Instead, try “go big and go home” to give it a different meaning.…
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An Afternoon at the Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
To go to the Opera is one of the most pleasurable things you can experience in life: the promise of drama, exceptional music, memorable interpretations, all contribute for a cathartic experience. And it’s live–not a blockbuster movie filled with special effects and CGI, but nonetheless highly effective in appealing to your emotions. You can forget…
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Book 03: Tarot. The Library of Esoterica, “a book you meant to read in 2022”
So, I got this book for my birthday last year, and although I skimmed through it then, I really wanted to pause and take my time to read it without rush. Tarot has such a rich and extensive tradition that one will take years to grasp all the symbology embedded in it. I believe the…
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Book 02: Pax, “a book about a pet character”
When you start reading Pax, you have the feeling that everything in this story is unusual, out of place–as often are the events in our lives. Peter is a twelve-year-old boy, and when he was about seven he saved Pax, a fox, from certain death. But now there is a war coming, and Peter’s dad…
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Book 01: Pachinko, “a book about a family”
Wow! What a great start for the 2023 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge! I was waiting for some books at the library to become available either physically, electronically, or in audio, when Pachinko by Min Jin Lee appeared as a lucky loan. I loved, and highly recommend it. This is a family saga telling the hardships they…
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Are we in the middle of an Edgar Allan Poe revival?
Edgar Allan Poe (E. A. P.) hardly needs any introduction. He was an extraordinary writer with a great analytical mind, what was reflected both in his prose and poetry. He was the pioneer in several genres, like the Detective Fiction story, and the emerging Science Fiction. He was interested in Cryptography, Philosophy, Mathematics, Psychology, Cosmology,…
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2022 books in review
These are the books that I have read in 2022. I didn’t have a blog back then, meaning I couldn’t have written a separate review for each one. But I am trying to rectify it now, writing a few words about them before the year end. Philosophy Between the Lines: The Lost History of Esoteric…
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Glass Onion, the perfect Christmas mystery movie!
Spoiler alert: I am trying very hard not to give any major spoilers, but since I am commenting on the movie and the plot, you may learn things that you wouldn’t like to know if you haven’t watched it yet… if so, please pause here and come back after you have watched it, the movie…
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Like Jacques Pépin says: “Happy Cooking!”
Have you ever watched any of the videos of Jacques Pépin? He teaches how to cook both frugal meals and elaborate dishes. You can check those in a couple of his Facebook channels here and here. He also recently appeared in The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. It was a hilarious competition to discover who…
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Down and Out: a grim tour among the destitute people of Paris and London
It was by the end of October that I came to know about a serialization promoted by The Orwell Foundation of Down and Out in Paris and London. The idea is to read a bit a day from excerpts dropped daily conveniently to your email inbox. As the challenge addict that I am (at least…
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Getting ready for the 2023 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge!
It’s that exciting time of our lives again: seasons are changing, holidays are approaching, families and friends are getting reunited — we certainly deserve that after so much time apart for the last couple of years. It’s an opportunity to evaluate how we are doing so far, make plans, and establish goals for the next…
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