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Halina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Halina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Halina Goldstein
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in Berlin, Poland
June 11, 1955
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When I was a little girl, in the midst of the cold war, my father worked in espionage.
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When do you read? For pleasure and inspiration, not for work or education, when is your favorite reading time?
For me, it’s typically the last couple of hours of the day. The evening light in my reading and meditation room, the stillness, a cup of tea, a deep dive into another world. It’s perfect. Except…
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For me, it’s typically the last couple of hours of the day. The evening light in my reading and meditation room, the stillness, a cup of tea, a deep dive into another world. It’s perfect. Except…
These days, there’s one wonder of a book that requires a special kind of attention, even as I r Read more of this blog post »
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"This book has beautiful writing, but the story is too focused on the worst side of human nature. The author is a talented writer who creates a very real picture of a future Kolkata hit by climate change. However, the book feels like "poverty porn," w"
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"Well written, but terribly bleak and depressing. I hated all the characters except Mishti."
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"Desperate times, desperate measures. Dropped it from 3 to 2 stars due to how badly the ending irritated me. "
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This was, with all due respect, a horrible read and a disappointment. The first time I heard about the book was when watching a conversation between the author and Oprah. The author spoke of excavating the truth as an essential part of the writing pr ...more |
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“An imbalance in our economy is an imbalance in our relationship with the world. As we change, our world changes”
― Joyful Economy
― Joyful Economy
“Abundance and joy is not something outside of you—it is not something you have to achieve—it is something that is you and which you therefore uncover.”
― Joyful Economy
― Joyful Economy
“I tried to hold on to this solid cliff
like a place to hide and stay
but even there you found me
your waves loosened my grip
your waters washed me down
I am becoming a current in your ocean
and so is the cliff
it crumbles away and apart
it falls and disappears
into You”
― Love Songs: Spiritual Poetry
like a place to hide and stay
but even there you found me
your waves loosened my grip
your waters washed me down
I am becoming a current in your ocean
and so is the cliff
it crumbles away and apart
it falls and disappears
into You”
― Love Songs: Spiritual Poetry
“It isn't by getting out of the world that we become enlightened, but by getting into the world…by getting so tuned in that we can ride the waves of our existence and never get tossed because we become the waves.”
― Kesey's Garage Sale
― Kesey's Garage Sale
“The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed.”
― The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening
― The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening
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