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As I Lay Dying — The Dead Broke Burying the Dead

In As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner writes a stream of consciousness tale of a poor Southern family, the Bundrens, burying their mother. It…
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Backlands — David Koresh has nothing on Antonio Conselheiro

Backlands — David Koresh has nothing on Antonio Conselheiro

Backlands: The Canudos Campaign by Euclides da Cunha is a real story about a religious fanatic who formed a rebellious community in the…
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War and Peace — How is History Made?

Tolstoy uses Napoleon’s invasion of Russia to ask the question: who makes history? Is it the “visionary” leader, or everyone collectivey…
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Moby Dick — A Story for Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs

Moby Dick — A Story for Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs

One of the most challenging books I have ever read from a vocabulary point of view. Close to 400 words that I had to look up. One of my…
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Wuthering Heights — You Think Your Family is Dysfunctional Check This One Out

Wuthering Heights — You Think Your Family is Dysfunctional Check This One Out

I started with this book on my journey. It is set in a lonely landscape of northern England moors. This family’s problems and twisted…
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My Happiness of Pursuit

My Happiness of Pursuit

After watching the Google talk by Chris Guillebeau, which is about people who pursue audacious goals, I have been asking myself what would…
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