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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World দ্বারা A.J. Jacobs
Just for the heck of it, one দিন 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. অথবা 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 দ্বারা 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 দ্বারা 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 পাঠ করা 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 আপনি are in a state of confusion, conflict, in quest of wisdom অথবা in reach for soul comfort – অথবা 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...

Statement of Intent: If আপনি read to the end, you'll notice that I do not advocate against পাঠ করা Twilight, just putting it into context for young readers. This was originally written for a ফেসবুক audience of বন্ধু until I decided to post it here as well. It was not intended to offend Twilight অনুরাগী অথবা readers, but to simply give a little perspective on why I believe Edward Cullen is a poor character to respect/admire. Should there be enough জনপ্রিয় demand, I'm willing to write a similar প্রবন্ধ about Bella Swan.

Personality Traits in Abusive Relationships [link, link]

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