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Bibliophile. Aspiring writer. Public health policy work (tobacco control, operational research, digital health). Knopfler,Rachmaninov, Tolkien, Grisham, freshly brewed coffee and a good discussion. South India. New to BlueSky.
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My daughter has the entire soundtrack of Moana 2 playing every time I pick her up from school. Cute but not as clever and charming as Miranda's songs in the original Moana..😊
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Perhaps even Sinclair Lewis who foresaw what is happening today
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For the life of me I don't see how people voting in the US justify the leadership of a person whom they have already elected.
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Absolutely. It's poisonous to ourselves, just thinking such thoughts
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One simply cannot have enough of the entire trilogy as well as the prequels!
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Therapeutic... Thanks for sharing
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When I was in graduate school one "tip/hack" that I overheard was this. The abstract, introduction and conclusion of any book are the most important to read well. As in, closely. I hope that helps you with pinning down what to read with what concentration.
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Given your context I think your condition is quite reasonable to impose, absolutely...
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Amazing, what a contribution indeed! As an Indian citizen who enjoyed the benevolent funding that I received from Rutgers for my PhD, and returned to India, this is not only gratifying but inspiring. America does some things amazingly right because of its values.
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You have a valid point. 100 pages is about enough for a story to move. Even if it's "literary"
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Sorry, I meant "book" above. Also, even good contemporary thriller writers take over ten pages to set up their story. Frederick Forsyth's The Day of the Jackal or even anything by John Grisham need you to give them a little bit of patient reading....
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I used to be like this for the duration of my PhD studies and I respect your thinking. I practiced it after all. However, having survived that phase of my life, I think ten pages is too short to judge a boom's promise and premise. Real literary works and even excellent thrillers take time.
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Thank you for sharing this openly on this platform. Truth and sanity.
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He was amazing. Edifying lyrics, saturated with truth. All played with a lovely dulcimer.
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Invisible entry barriers to the publishing sector, it appears to be?
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I have not been to Auschwitz but did go to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and the Holocaust museum in Washington DC. Life changing experiences. Just seeing the names and faces of those led like sheep to slaughter has remained with me. And also the artwork outside the Yad Vashem was so symbolic but accurate
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What a lovely place to be and to work! 👍 Wonderfully quaint but modern and traditional as well...
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Bluesky already gives me a taste of this feeling...
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In case you like something contemporary:
Anything by John Grisham: (legal thriller genre)
"The Pelican Brief"
"The Firm"
"The Brethren"....
Frederick Forsyth (espionage /intelligence thrillers):
"The Day of the Jackal"
"The Fourth Protocol"
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The movies are very good, but the books are amazing. Voted as the best narrative arc for the 20th century by literary experts. Nothing like reading the real thing.
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If you have time and would like to invest in a great story, one of the very best of the twentith century ,start down the JRR Tolkien path:
1. The Hobbit.
2. The Fellowship of the Ring.
3. The Two Towers
4. The Return of the King
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Such sincerity and humility for such an obviously highly trained scholar! There are tonnes of resources here to start improving one's writing skills. It's never too late. One word at a time.
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Hits the nail on the head of the nail.
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Sorry, I meant national "sovereignty" which Krasner analyses in terms of the trajectory of foreign policy.
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books.google.co.in/books/about/...
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Stephen Krasner (at Stanford) wrote about this way back describing the "national interest" as organized hypocrisy.
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IR and Lego are rather, shall I say,"constructivist" occupations! (Pin intended... I am an IR grad myself)
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I agree. Whilst not a fan of horror movies, "Silence of the Lambs" and "Seven" had a way of getting to me. Scary for their portrayal of the intelligent but absolutely chilling and horrifying portrayal of evil.
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Lovely mosaic tiles floor
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Amen
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It also makes one realise that there are a group of unbelieving believers
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Your policy conclusion is what actually works. I have graduated from trying to convince those who don't discern and are not open. Jesus said those who are willing to obey and do will themselves know if His teaching is also kosher (John 7:17). So it's not an accuracy issue but one of willingness
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Similar comments can apply to Watchman Nee. I don't know if you have read his book "The Spiritual Man". That was another massively eye opening book to me. But many evangelicals would easily and swiftly call that book heretical. That's what I kind of mean. Hope you don't misunderstand me.
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Who may be used to a more linear, expository style of Bible teaching. I am not in that group. All I suggest is that Prince is a teacher for mature Christians and those who are open. A lot of believers may not be. So his style can but need not be a stumbling block.
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Again, brother, I don't disagree with you. For those of us who understand the Bible and also aspects of the bigger narrative of the Scripture, Prince is not inaccurate in his handling of the Word. But the way he tends to use multiple verses does and can be hard for others (1/n)
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I agree with you and am generally a fan of his works. What I have shared is that because a number of times Prince tends to interpret verses out of context and that can lead to people inferring that he plays fast and loose with the Bible. I am not one of them.
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Derek Prince's teachings are life-changing but easy to mis-interpret.
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India. I used to follow you on Twitter/X. Good to see you here.
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And Australia, too.
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A lot of non-English speakers don't realise that English is actually a very difficult language to learn. (For one thing, English spelling is not phonetic and there are quirks in grammar.)
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Not sure I agree. While we were in Ankara and I was a teenager there, Turkish wasn't too hard to learn. Admittedly, I had the advantage of knowing Hindi which also draws a lot from Farsi, which also influences Turkish.
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Santayana too.
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Thanks for these reminders.