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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West 3 reviews Dee Brown
Holt Paperbacks, 2007
During the Moon of the Must-Read
+ BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE
There's already been much ink shed reviewing this seminal work by Dee Brown on the "loser's" of the 'Indian Wars' that consumed much of American history in the latter half of the 19th Century. If you don't feel great rage at the unceasing, genocidal campaign by European Americans upon the lands, ...
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Bless Me, Ultima 193 reviews Rudolfo Anaya
Grand Central Publishing, 1999
Bless You Anaya
+ A Delightful Tale of a Boy Growing Up on the Llano + The Ultimate Read
In this beautifully written coming of age tale, Anaya delivers part of the Mexican/American experience. The loss of innocence in the story refers to a religious quandry for Toni, a six year old boy. Should he adopt his mother's culture and become a priest or should he become like his father's ...
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Cat's Cradle 375 reviews Kurt Vonnegut
Dell Publishing, 1998
Surreal yet all too close to the truth...
+ Great Storytelling + Still relevant to this day + WONDERFUL BOOK + The master of Cat's Cradle
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The Giver 3088 reviews Lois Lowry
Laurel Leaf, 2002
better than expected
+ Beautiful Read + Easy reading + Amazing.
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The Remains of the Day 195 reviews Kazuo Ishiguro
Vintage, 1990
Deepest gratitude to my brother
+ A charming, multi-layered classic + Bantering and Dignity + A reminder of the dangers of rationalizing away one's feelings
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Siddhartha 463 reviews Hermann Hesse
New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1951
Samsara is nirvana
+ Great + Hari Om + A rambling spiritual adventure... + A must read for any spiritual seeker
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The Little Prince: Sixtieth-Anniversary Gift Edition 279 reviews Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Harcourt Children's Books, 2003
Man, I love this book ...
+ one of my favorites + Funny and moving at the same time + Wonderful
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Farenheit 451 1 review Ray Bradbury
Del Rey, 2004
Dry leaves serve the fire
Just try to imagine how could be our world today with every book with a death sentence... it would be worst that it is today.
This is a terrific story, which comes from a desperate internal scream of liberty, `cause our freedom is made in the cements of the knowledge. Bradboury paints us a history ...
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West 3 reviews Dee Brown
Holt Paperbacks, 2007
During the Moon of the Must-Read
+ BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE
There's already been much ink shed reviewing this seminal work by Dee Brown on the "loser's" of the 'Indian Wars' that consumed much of American history in the latter half of the 19th Century. If you don't feel great rage at the unceasing, genocidal campaign by European Americans upon the lands, ...
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The Giver 3088 reviews Lois Lowry
Laurel Leaf, 2002
better than expected
+ Beautiful Read + Easy reading + Amazing.
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Farenheit 451 1 review Ray Bradbury
Del Rey, 2004
Dry leaves serve the fire
Just try to imagine how could be our world today with every book with a death sentence... it would be worst that it is today.
This is a terrific story, which comes from a desperate internal scream of liberty, `cause our freedom is made in the cements of the knowledge. Bradboury paints us a history ...
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Siddhartha 463 reviews Hermann Hesse
New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1951
Samsara is nirvana
+ Great + Hari Om + A rambling spiritual adventure... + A must read for any spiritual seeker
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The Remains of the Day 195 reviews Kazuo Ishiguro
Vintage, 1990
Deepest gratitude to my brother
+ A charming, multi-layered classic + Bantering and Dignity + A reminder of the dangers of rationalizing away one's feelings
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Bless Me, Ultima 193 reviews Rudolfo Anaya
Grand Central Publishing, 1999
Bless You Anaya
+ A Delightful Tale of a Boy Growing Up on the Llano + The Ultimate Read
In this beautifully written coming of age tale, Anaya delivers part of the Mexican/American experience. The loss of innocence in the story refers to a religious quandry for Toni, a six year old boy. Should he adopt his mother's culture and become a priest or should he become like his father's ...
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Cat's Cradle 375 reviews Kurt Vonnegut
Dell Publishing, 1998
Surreal yet all too close to the truth...
+ Great Storytelling + Still relevant to this day + WONDERFUL BOOK + The master of Cat's Cradle
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The Little Prince: Sixtieth-Anniversary Gift Edition 279 reviews Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Harcourt Children's Books, 2003
Man, I love this book ...
+ one of my favorites + Funny and moving at the same time + Wonderful
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