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Alessandro Baricco is famous Italian writer and "Without Blood" (2002.) is one of his famous novels. It`s short, but tells more than some three times longer novels. For me this novel was like a good and strong wine. Baricco tells an almost real story (it could happen), divided in two parts separated by time. First part tells about little girl`s family murder at the end of war. In second part this

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You can see little pink button on the right. It means that I`m participating in Blogroll game made up by Dewey. She has really nice blog and through this game I`ve found two (new)other interesting blogs:I visited Imani`s blog The Books of My Numberless Dreams. She has read 70 books last year. That`s a lot.2nd blog I visited is Arukiyomi. Author lived in Japan and he likes to read old novels. I

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After some unexpected moments, rumours, discussions on mass media, protests and supporting ads, Latvia has new president Valdis Zatlers.No one denies that he is really good doctor and he has done a lot in his position, but many people have doubts whether he will be good president. Because some politicians stand behind him, because he doesn`t understand politics so well, because he had taken gifts

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Most beautiful time of the year. This May is only about blooming. It`s hardly to see houses, all trees are like white and pink clouds.

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I read my fourth TBR book in one evening at the beginning of May, but couldn`t push myself to write a post about it. "Breakfast of Champions" is my first ever read book from Vonneguth`s writings. I wasn`t sure if I`ll like it, because I have heard that whether you love or hate Vonneguth, there is no middle way. I think I`ll be the one who love :) I suppose anyone knows this book, so I won`t

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Today I`m going to through out a lot of old books. They were left by old flat owner when she died. Too bad that she didn`t read good literature. There were mostly silly novels and books written in Soviet time about Soviet soldiers and comunism. Still I got few good books too: colection of Anthon Checkov works, F. Kafta, J.Vernes and some other authors` books. It`s not easy to through out books,

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The Art of War basically is old old book of Chinese advices how to fight, lead army and overcome enemy. I read two copies of it - one with only Sun Tzu`s thesis, second with other authors commentaries and explanations. Why I read it? Because I read one magazine article, where it was said, that Art of War was used by Cesar, Napoleon and others, as well as it is used in nowadays in USA army and

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Simply Audiobooks usually sells audio-books, but now they offer some books for free. I downloaded:The Stolen White Elephant by Mark TwainThe Madonna of the Future by Henry JamesThe Waste Land by T.S. ElliottFamous Missions of California by W.H. HudsonThe Camel`s Back by F. Scott FitzgeraldI don`t know anything about those books, but I hope I`ll like at least 2 of them. Lately I`ve been working on

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We all get used to sculptures, graffitis (art?), fountains and other art object, but lately I saw that also trash bins can be made like art objects.Trashbins from Ventspils, Port promenade. First one I had to take a look inside to guess that its trash bin, `cause there are art object all over the promenade. Thanks God, second one has sign on it...

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Today, 20th April in 1841 Edgar Allen Poe`s story the Murders in the Rue Morgue was published. This tale is considered to be the first detective story.Following the publication of Poe's story, detective stories began to grow into novels and English novelist Wilkie Collins published a detective novel, The Moonstone, in 1868. In Collins' story, the methodical Sergeant Cuff searches for the criminal

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Such lanterns are used by tourists in Cesis castle museum.Can you imagine life without electricity now? It`s hard... but sometimes it`s nice to forget about electricity: suddenly there are things you can`t do and there are new things you can do, working and living conditions change, different thoughts come to your mind. In winter 2005/2006 we had a big storm in Latvia and almost all households,

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I suppose everyone already knows that Kurt Vonnegut has passed away, but I have to mention it, because of great article in NYT and because this year I`m finally going to read at least one of his books. I don`t know why I haven`t read any of his books so far, it`s big mistake I suppose. It`s always sad when great personality leaves this world....

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Some people can brake your property, threaten your employees, but police just laugh and say that they don`t want to get into it, tell them to calm down and drive away. Next few days you get misleading information from police - one says that there is nothing they can do, other says that those people will get sued. It`s like I have to know how police should work, otherwise I`ll get fooled....There

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My fourth TBR Challenge book. I`m not sure why I choose it. Maybe because I have read some other books by Remarque and loved Black Obelisk. I have always loved Remarque`s humour and his ability to make reader laugh even in sad moments. All quiet on the Western Front shows World War I through the eyes of young soldier Paul who dies almost at the end of war. It`s so realistic that it may even get

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Read: Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth GaskellIt`s said to be the best biography of Charlotte Bronte and her family written by her friend. Maybe it`s true, but it`s definitely not the best of biographies. Book seemed flat. I suppose its advantage is disadvantage at the same time. Elizabeth knew Charlotte and was able to get letters from other Charlotte`s friends and talk with people who had

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Inspired by Stephanie`s "Blogger`s list of 10 books I can`t live without" I have created list of 10 of my favourite childhood books I can`t forget.1. Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne - simply love that little bear and his friends2. Blue castle by L.M. Montgomery - taught me something about love...3. The Count of Monte Cristo by A. Dumas - it is NOT a children`s book, I know, but I read first it at

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Great novel! I enjoyed every single page of it. It`s so sad that Tolstoy died before finishing it. Anyway it`s very good source of information of 17th -18th Century Russia and its Tsar. People read about Hitler and Stalin, but they are just egoistic sick men compared with Peter the First. Some politicians could learn a lot from him - how to boost countries` economy and how to make an empire out

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Present to the Millennium (2000.)This sculpture was Valmiera`s (city in Northern Latvia) symbol for almost 7 years. Not everyone likes this sculpture, some call it "Helicopter lady". Sculpture can be seen driving to the city centre by main street in little square. Interesting for photographers, `cause it changes as light changes.

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Flowers have always given me much pleasure. Especially if they are from someone special, like these tulips... In summers I buy field flowers in market from old ladies. These flowers aren`t as beautiful as selected flowers, but they remind me my childhood and it gives them added value. I read somewhere that Latvians and some other ex-Soviet nationalities are the ones that buy flowers most often

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I finished Peter the First by Aleksey Tolstoy. Review will follow soon. Great book, great man! I`m going to search for more books about Peter the First.P.S. Picked up one additional book (unplaned): "The Life of Charlotte Bronte" by Elizabeth Gaskell. It`s said to be the best biography of this great writter and her family.

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I found this lovely postcard while reading "Peter the First". It`s postcard for International Women`s Day from 1976. As I got the book in library`s give away book shelf, I have no idea about the people postcard was addressed to. Sender is a man and receiver is two women. It means that those women were living together. Maybe mother and daughter, maybe two sisters? There isn`t an address in address

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I`m searching for time to read books. I`m searching for more interesting books. I`m searching for right way of living a life.... Too many interesting things I want to do and only 24 h per day is what has always disturbed me. How to find more time?7:00 wake up8:00 start my job17:00 go home and walk my dog18:00 what to eat for dinner?19:00 either I`m eating or have already eaten and sit at computer

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100 books You should read goes around the blogosphere :) Apparently if you read this meme, you are automatically tagged! So, I guess that means if you are reading MY list, then you are tagged as well! (I was "tagged" by reading this over at Literary Cache blog who got it at Stephanie's Blog!)Look at the list of books below: * Bold the ones you’ve read * Italicize the ones you want to read * Leave

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It`s Ian Mcewan`s second novel, written in 1981. Read this book in February as additional book to my TBR list. In one word - disgusting. It`s the first feeling after I closed this book. BUT! It doesn`t mean that I didn`t like Comfort of Strangers. There is something tempting in it. Maybe it`s slow and gentle atmosphere of Venice, maybe it`s that scary feeling (it`s too good to be true...) in the

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"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?" /Henry Ward Beecher/

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Finished reading my 2nd TBR book already last week and managed to read one additional book in the same evening "Comfort of Strangers" by Ian Mcewan, but about that in next post.Fatu-Hiva: Back to Nature is great Norwegian traveler and scientist`s Thor Heyerdahl first book. After the wedding, he and his wife Liva travel to Fatu-Hiva, small island from Madagascara island group in Oceania. They hope

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I went into a bookstore yesterday in search for a present. I love and hate bookstores at the same time. Love because of books. Hate because there are so many new books I want to read, but I can`t afford to by them all... So - paradise or hell?

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After some days off and some days reading magazines I have begun reading my 2nd TBR book - Fatu-Hiva: back to Nature. It is entertaining and educating book at the same time. I enjoy it very much, too bad that I don`t have much time in the evenings, so it goes only 20-30 pages per evening.

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Just finished this book :) Review will follow tomorrow hopefully.____________________________________________________________________Ok, here comes my review.I read this book for quite a long time and with pleasure, but still got a feeling of not understanding it completely. So I made a little research about the author and his novel The Glass Bead Game (Das Glasperlenspiel). Hermann Hesse (1877 -

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Joined this challenge a minute ago. Hope to stick to the reading list 2007 (on the left) and read one book per month. It would be great to read more, but I doubt it, `cause there`s only 24 hours per day :) I used to be real book worm once, but high school and job made their corrections.... Right now I`m approximately in the middle of "Das Glasperlenspiel". This book is like good music or

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Results:You are a Planner, possible professions include - management consultant, economist, scientist, computer programmer, environmental planner, new business developer, curriculum designer, administrator, mathematician, psychologist, neurologist, biomedical researcher, strategic planner, civil engineer, intellectual properties attorney, designer, editor/art director, inventor,

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Not bad. Not bad at all. Easy to use and nice looking. Hope it will inspire me to write interesting posts here. What I want to write about:society (different people, different thoughts...)tourism business, marketing, human resourcesissues that worries me on this planetthoughts about lifeWhy I don`t write in my mother`s tongue? One needs to use foreign language constantly not to forget it. That`s

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