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Opening a folding plate causes an interruption in the reading process. It offers the reader an opportunity to think about what was read while contemplating the materials on the printed sheet. Again alchemy and mysticism share this meditative approach, a kind of inner reading read through the visua...
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When the Soviets enter North Korea after the Korean War, Myung-gi watches as the government begins to impose oppressive measures on its population. When his father is arrested for smuggling in Western books, Myung-gi's family dares an escape to South Korea. In hope of finding his father, ...
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There is a sequel to this book that I tried but couldn’t get into – one book about these people was enough for me. The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss I have said and will say again that I would read ANYTHING by Patrick Rothfuss, I love the way his mind works. ...
The Korean War By Max Hastings It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Now Max Hastings, preeminent military historian, takes us back to the bloody, bitter, struggle to restore South Korean independence after the Comm...
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