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Book Review: ‘The Great Ordeal’ by R. Scott Bakker – Book Three in the Aspect Emperor Series
R. Scott Bakker's "The Great Ordeal" carries on the tradition epic story telling established with Homer and the tales of Rama from the Indian sub-continent. Amazingly he is not out of place in this illustrious company.
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"The Family Fang is the best kind of art film - it has no pretensions to anything beyond telling its story and does so in the simplest and most straightforward manner it can.
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The acting in the DVDs "Vera Set 1-5 Collection" and "Vera Set 6" is so superlative you can sit back and watch the same episode over and over again and not be bored.
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Kris Kristofferson's 'The Cedar Creek Sessions' not only reminds us of the depth of his abilities but serves notice that he's not done yet.
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"Magic In Islam" by Michael Muhammad Knight is a fine rebuttal to those who would tell you Islam is a homogenous monolith.
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"Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms" by Arsalan Iftikhar is a well written and passionate book defending reason and rationality. But the world is no longer a rational or reasonable place.
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Everything about "Children of Earth and Sky" by Guy Gabriel Kay makes it a wonder and a joy to read.
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Fanfare Ciocarlia's 'Onwards to Mars' continues to break all stereotypes you might have about a brass band.
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If you care about modern art and culture "Massive Pissed Love: Nonfiction 2001 - 2014" by Richard Hell is a must read.
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