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The Zürau Aphorisms

The Zürau Aphorisms

2006 ·
·3.78·599 Ratings ·160 Pages
“ No matter how you feel: Get Up, Dress Up, Show Up, and Never Give Up! ” ― Anonymous
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    ·3.8·253 Ratings
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    2002·
    ·4.28·169 Ratings
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    ·4.38·9 Ratings
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    1999·
    ·4.13·537 Ratings
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    2005··Greek
    ·4.26·758 Ratings
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    2002·
    ·3.89·171 Ratings
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    1996·
    ·3.99·113 Ratings
    Taking as his focus the periods immediately before and after the French Revolution but making occasional sallies backward and forward in time - from Vedic India to the porticoes of the Palais-Royal and to the killing fields of Pol Pot - Calasso recounts,
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    2014·
    ·4.07·54 Ratings
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    ·3.68·85 Ratings
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