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Girard talks at length about the amusing example of external mediation found in the famous novel by Cervantes, Don Quixote. You’re probably already familiar with the story. Don Quixote reads novels of lofty chivalric romance and takes as
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Girard talks at length about the amusing example of external mediation found in the famous novel by Cervantes, Don Quixote. You’re probably already familiar with the story. Don Quixote reads novels of lofty chivalric romance and takes as his ideal model a fictional knight named Amadis of Gaul. Quixote wants to fight other knights in battles and rescue damsels just like his idol, and he tries to do so in his everyday environment, which leads to humorous and absurd results.
“heal the roots, to see the tree grow vibrant.”
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
“Comparing the Gaza Strip and the Warsaw Ghetto ... Which opens up the whole Mein Kampf-ed, blood-libel, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, rampantly racist full-on-fascism-to-keep-us-safe-from-vermin situation. MAGA Unleashed. By the time you read this, the camps may already be opening.”
― Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust
― Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust
“The true dwellers help you embrace
the darkness in yourself and wield it at will.
It is never belittling but empowering.”
― Born A Free Spirit
the darkness in yourself and wield it at will.
It is never belittling but empowering.”
― Born A Free Spirit
“She was one of those people who was stingy without motive or reason even when they gain nothing from it. - Willa Cather”
― Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather
― Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather
“If Sartre was right that hell is other people—then other people in a tour bus traveling through Poland may be whatever they call the place below hell … or at least one corner of it.”
― Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust
― Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust
Jewish Book Club
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For those who share an interest in reading and discussing Jewish books of all sorts. The basic requirement for the books is that they have a Jewish th ...more
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This group was created to cover both main Advanced Copy Reviewer sites. Both Edelweiss and NetGalley offer advanced copies of books in exchange for an ...more
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A community for indie authors to connect with readers who are willing to review their work. If you would like to review a book in this group, you wo ...more
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Canadians, please come and share your favourite national literature on the group bookshelf... whether it's books by Canadian authors, those featuring ...more
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