Stephenie Meyer
2007 (1st edition 2006)
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pp. 434
Winsome Winnie and Other New Nonsense NovelsStephen Leacock1920Kindle editionGeneral Books (2010) It takes a lot of effort to reach an author like Leacock. In my quest to meet the Extraordinary Reading Challenge by The Curious Reader, I was to read something funny. Now, heavens alone know why, but we are constantly fed with satire in…
Name: Foucault for BeginnersAuthor: Lydia Alix FillinghamTime Taken: 2 metro rides I have never read Foucualt before. I don’t know if I ever will again. But like all “for beginners” book, this one is interesting and very readable. The supplementary sketches add to the interseting view point Foucault has presented to life. I have unfortunately…
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Jakh BabaNilotpal Mrinal2019Storytel Set in the Hindi hinterland, this book is the story of a young man who buys a bike. That is essentially the whole story, the young man wishing for a bike, his father agreeing to buy it, the trip to the city to buy it and the ritualistic worship at the village…
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