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Jerry Balzano
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Event Cognition: An Ecological Perspective
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Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language:
"I ended this pretty frustrated with Searle. I disagree with his commitment to intentionality—he seems to want to posit all speech acts (words with illocutionary force / performative) as taking place within a specific intentional frame, and the implic"
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"I can’t decide if this book is simply a potentially-useful fever-dream, or if it is a genuine insight into how language works, but either way I’m glad I read it. This book was my first “formal” introduction to literary studies, I have no idea whether"
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The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance:
"This book was intended to satisfy my craving for a good pop-sci book on chemistry. While there are hundreds of books covering a wide variety of topics in physics, it seems like there are relatively few books for the general reader that are about chem"
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"In 1492 Christopher Columbus set out on his infamous voyage to discover the New World. His purpose would seem to be a very noble one of expanding the horizons of the present day world in the name of the royalty of Spain and the holy Christian faith. "
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