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I read a mix of non-fiction (history, memoir, archaeology, anthropology, natural history, politics and language) and fiction (mostly historical and contemporary litfic, with a sprinkle of fantasy and suspense).
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Carrie rated Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse: 5 stars
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse by Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha after he traveled to India in the 1910s. It tells the story of a young boy …
Carrie rated The art of happiness: 4 stars
Carrie rated God is not great: 3 stars
God is not great by Christopher Hitchens
"A case against religion and a description of the ways in which religion is man-made"--Provided by the publisher.
Carrie rated The hero with a thousand faces: 3 stars
The hero with a thousand faces by Joseph Campbell (Bollingen series -- 17.)
In this book, Joseph Campbell presents the composite hero. Apollo, the Frog King of the fairy tale, Wotan, the Buddha, …
Carrie rated The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: 4 stars
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thích Nhất Hạnh
In The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, now revised with added material and new insights, Nhat Hanh introduces us to …
Carrie rated The Universe in a Single Atom: 4 stars
The Universe in a Single Atom by 14th Dalai Lama
"After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds, as well as a lifetime of meditative, spiritual, …
Carrie rated Holy blood, holy grail: 5 stars
Carrie rated How to practice: 4 stars
Carrie rated Batavia's Graveyard: 5 stars
Batavia's Graveyard by Mike Dash
From the bestselling author of Tulipomania comes Batavia's Graveyard, the spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, murder, and survival.It was …
Carrie rated The chosen: 4 stars
The chosen by Chaim Potok (A Fawcett Crest book -- Fiction)
Two jewish boys growing to manhood in Brooklyn discover that differences can strengthen friendship and understanding.
Carrie rated Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: 4 stars
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Het Achterhuis is de titel van het dagboek van Anne Frank (1929-1945) voor het eerst uitgegeven op 25 juni 1947. …
Carrie rated Brave New World: 5 stars
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good …
Carrie rated A Time to Kill (John Grishham): 2 stars
A Time to Kill (John Grishham) by John Grisham
A Time to Kill is a 1989 legal thriller and debut novel by American author John Grisham. The novel was …
The Hunt for Red October (Special 15th Anniversary Edition) by Tom Clancy (Jack Ryan (2))
Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision...the Red October is heading west.The Americans …