Meylin Miranda từ O Vilar, A Coruña, Spain

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2018-09-07 00:30

Combo Mega 2018: Toán - Văn - Anh - Tặng Kèm Quà Tặng Ngẫu Nhiên Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Let me start by saying that on principle, I don’t dog-ear pages. I’m one of those anal people who goes through all of the copies at the bookstore to find the one in the most pristine condition and then does everything in my power to keep it that way. That said, Gilead found me not only dog-earing pages but inventing a new kind of mutilation for when both sides of the page need to be turned down: the double dog-ear (which looks kind of like a newspaper hat). Subtly beautiful, Gilead is a collection of reflections by a dying Congregationalist minister, John Ames, for his 7-year-old son. There’s not a whole lot of action, per se, nor is there much linear plot until the mysterious John Ames Boughton appears on the scene. (Truth be told, it took quite a while for this book to grab me.) Instead, the author gradually teases out for us a rich sense of John Ames’s life and inner being through his musings on his childhood, his parents and grandfather, his brief first marriage, and his many years of lonely singlehood until—in his late 60s—he meets his much younger second wife. Wisdom practically gleams off the pages as he puts into words the things he wants his young son to know about himself and about the mystery of life and being. At some point we sense that where at first there seemed to be little plot, actually Robinson is forming the story in accumulating layers—adding a little more here, a little more there—until in those last thirty pages we realize we’re holding something beautiful and luminous as a pearl. I love that John Ames, though a minister, is not drawn as perfect. He speaks plainly about his own weaknesses—chiefly, controlling his anger. And he grapples with unforgiveness and some very complex emotions toward John Ames Boughton—the son of his best friend, who was named in his honor and who made a series of heartless and selfish choices, with tragic consequences, before he left Gilead years ago. I also love that John Ames Boughton is not drawn as the one-dimensional bad guy we might first suspect him to be. He “abides by manners most people forget as soon as they learn them” because he’s afraid, to a fault, of unintentionally offending someone. A few of the passages that caused me to fold, spindle, and mutilate with happy abandon: “I wish I could leave you with certain of the images in my mind, because they are so beautiful that I hate to think they will be extinguished when I am. Well, but again, this life has its own mortal loveliness. And memory is not strictly mortal in its nature, either. It is a strange thing, after all, to be able to return to a moment, when it can hardly be said to have any reality at all, even in its passing. A moment is such a slight thing, I mean, that its abiding is a most gracious reprieve.” “Love is holy, because it is like grace—the worthiness of its object is never really what matters.” “Why do I love the thought of you old? The first twinge of arthritis in your knee is a thing I imagine with all the tenderness I felt when you showed me your loose tooth. Be diligent in your prayers, old man. I hope you will have seen more of the world than I ever got around to seeing. … And God bless your eyes and your hearing also, and of course your heart. I wish I could help you carry the weight of many years. But the Lord will have that fatherly satisfaction.” “It seems to me sometimes as though the Lord breathes on this poor gray ember of Creation and it turns to radiance—for a moment or a year or the span of a life. … Wherever you turn your eyes the world can shine like transfiguration. You don’t have to bring a thing to it except a little willingness to see.”

2018-09-07 01:30

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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Asbooks biên soạn

What didn't I learn, should be the real question. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is a book I'm putting on the what everyone should read list and it will be a repeat gift for the years to come. I started reading this book in Verona, Italy where I enjoyed meal after meal of locally produced, raised, etc food. Everything was from the region and everything tasted fantastic. Growing up outside of Philly where farming is still local, relevant and has a history I was lucky to have a basic education in seasonality and source, but Kingsolver and her co-writers can thank themselves for truly educating me. I can no longer go into a grocery store w/out taking note of all the off-season produce and far away destinations that once seemed exotic, but nwo make me cringe. I don't think I could ever give up bananas, but I will go forward with a great respect, appreication, and consciousness for my food. This book and the increasing announcement on 'trend' websites of urban gardens, Gen-Y farmers, and the slow-food movement are enouraging me that people are getting it. I say thank goodness for the recent economic downturn. Not only is it making us re-think our spendign habits and needs, but what we're willing to spend our money on. Luckily as this book shows, it keeps adding up that the smarter decision is not only cheaper, but better for the environment from housing, to transportation, to travel, to food. Thank you Kingsolver & Hopp team for adding an easy to read, entertaining resource for a better path forward.

2018-09-07 02:30

そして、君のいない九月がくる (メディアワークス文庫) - Và rồi, tháng 9 sẽ đến mà không có bạn Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: 天沢夏月

I love a good mystery, and this story definitely had a good mystery as part of its foundation. For me, the mystery served the purpose of enhancing and painting the characters in vivid detail and bringing forward a lot of information about Korean culture versus taking over the limelight. I certainly wanted to get to the bottom of the apparent murder, but that became secondary as I relished the development of Cole and Jae-Min’s relationship. Moving on to the second book is a necessity in order to see what the future holds for these two – this first book will only leave you wanting more!

2018-09-07 03:30

Tìm Hiểu Văn Hóa Phương Đông - Lịch Năm Đinh Dậu 2017 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Minh Triết

Highly enjoyable.

2018-09-07 04:30

Những Kẻ Mộng Mơ (Tặng Kèm 6 Postcard) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Elvis Nguyễn

I have become somewhat skeptical--even jaded--about the memoir genre in recent years, so I only read this based on a friend's recommendation. This one got me. I think the main appeal to me was that Karr looks back on some colossal screw-ups and rather than falling into maudlin sentimentality, she reflects on them thoughtfully. This is on one level a memoir about alcoholism, but it's also about one writer's life, which ultimately fascinated me.

2018-09-07 05:30

Trung Tâm Phục Hồi Cảm Xúc Hậu Thất Tình Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hạ Chi

Martin's autobiography was remarkably honest. Although at times the writing was a bit cliched and tending toward preachiness, his story of coming to terms with himself spiritually, emotionally, and sexually was insightful and inspiring. Quite enjoyable.

2018-09-07 06:30

Điểm Tựa Của Niềm Tin (Tái Bản 2015) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

Read this book on an airplane. Had no tissues. Big mistake. Very heart-warming. Love the way animals get under our skin

2018-09-07 07:30

Đệ Nhất Mỹ Nhân Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Thị Kim

Max Bhagat was the FBI negotiator who became the voice of sanity when Gina becomes the mouthpiece for hijackers. When she leaves for Kenya he thinks its for the best that she will no longer be mixed up with him. Until word comes that she's been killed in a hotel bombing. Within 24 hours Max is at the hotel only to learn that it wasn't Gina after all. That should have been good news but no one knows where she is and it becomes more and more obvious that she and her friend Molly have been taken hostage. But by whom? And where are they? Once again Suzanne Brockmann has woven a fast paced tale of bravery, courage and human frailty set in some of the most dangerous areas of the world.

2018-09-07 08:30

My Little Pony - Tô Màu Và Các Trò Chơi (Tập 3) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

Great premise. What if we HAD sent 1000 white women?!

2018-09-07 09:30

Luyện Chữ Đẹp: Chữ Đứng Nét Thanh, Đậm Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

I'm curious to see whether this book bears any resemblance to the 50s-era Three Desperate Days.

Người đọc Meylin Miranda từ O Vilar, A Coruña, Spain

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.