Tag: books
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Used Books
So I stumbled upon a cluster of used book stores today, all selling English books. I started with the store that looked most promising. When I finished with that store and went to checkout, I found I had already exceeded the wallet’s supply. Used paper backs in English are not as cheap in Thailand as…
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A Child of the Northeast
I just finished a novel set right in the province of Ubon. It was written by Kampoon Boontawee, a native of the Isaan region of Thailand. The book won some awards back in 1976 when it was written. I read a translation by Susan Fulop Kepner with a copywrite date of 1994. The novel takes…
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The Great Omission
To borrow Steve Saint’s expansion of an old analogy, rather than feeding the world spiritual fish, I want to “Distribute spiritual fish samples and then train all those who want more to fish for themselves AND teach them to teach others to fish.” I won’t claim that this is the best quote from The Great…
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G Mac
Wednesday we went to Huntly, the birthplace of George MacDonald. We saw his birthplace, his childhood home, his church, and his school. We also saw some buildings that make appearances in some of his fictional works. We then went to Cullen, the setting for Malcolm (one of my favorite George MacDonald books). It made me…