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Old age, I decided, is a gift. I'm now, probably for the first time in my life, the one person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body - the wrinkles, the baggy...
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Excellent Philosphy.. Life life to the full.
It's your purpose in life ! 8)
Sorrow fills a barren space;
you close your eyes and see my face
and think of times I made you laugh,
the love we shared, the bond we had,
the special way I needed you -
the...
I have been reading this book on the train to and from work, a great read.
A story about a dog who thinks he is a man..
It's 33 years old now, and one of his books I didnt read first time around....
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Give John Connolly a go maybe, he does start out very violently, but then through his story telling he does touch on some topics i think may interest you, ye of the enquiring mind!
Stepehn King,...
This is one to get the brain cells churning over. The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker. He's a professor of psychology at Harvard Uni.
The book is a bit hard going for the first couple of chapters...
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Wiki: Today all of the world's major scientific journals are published in English, which is definitive evidence that English is the lingua franca of science and technology.
Much to the chagrin of ze...
Am currently immersed in this excellent book by Paul Strathern (Pub: Vintage) ISBN 9781844139170.
Am learning fascinating stuff about Egypt in the time of the Mamelukes, the French Revolution and...
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KJB: this definitely non-fiction.
Stan: Yes, have photo of this from my first visit. Didn't know there was a sequel! Title?
Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on;
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
'Til in...
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,
And I shall spend my pension
on brandy and summer gloves
And...
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I think 'old age' gives you certain licence and privilege to do what you otherwise normally would never have done when you were younger! ;)
I can remember my 89 yr old Manchester Grannie saying...
I have been reading an absolutely terrific book, Bedouins by the Lake written several of the professors of South Valley University of Aswan based upon a 20 year longitudinal study of Wadi Alaqi. Much...
Heard that theres a film adaptation, anyone got any ideas where I can get a copy?
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quote:I wondered if it might be banned in Egypt
It was for 5 years that's when my pal said 'you should read this, then it took off, if they hadn't banned it nobody would have given it a 'second...
Alaa Al Aswany isbn 978 977 416 144 5
The second book from the dentist from Aswan, the first being the highly acclaimed Yacoubian Building, this one's pretty good as well... 8)
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Thanks for that Dr. Who. I really enjoyed The Yacoubian Building on a number of levels so will look out for this one by Alaa Al Aswany too. :)
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