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Michel de Montaigne, writing after the death of a close friend, said that the best therapy was the companionship of books. Plato too said that the arts could bring the soul circuit back into balance after a severe dislocation. And George Eliot, who used readings of Dante to get over the death of her husband, said that: ‘Art is the nearest thing to life; it is a mode of amplifying experience and extending our contact with our fellow-men beyond the bounds of our personal lot.’
Above and beyond the (too?) many unread volumes I already have, there are many other books that I'd still like to read, given sufficient life and leisure, including the following:
- Prophet - the Hatmaker's Son. http://www.eastbeach.org/books.cfm
- The Dandelions of Woodlawn Avenue : "A woman's search for meaning and purpose in life" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595360920/gurteen/104-3100969-7240753
- The Paradise Co-ordinates http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0954188101/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2_cp/026-7675952-9259626
- Ubiquity (Mark Buchanan) http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0753812975/qid=1045499621/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_3_2/026-1628575-5782006
Rhapsody for a Unicorn (Oscar Cappelli) http://www.rhapsodyforaunicorn.com/en/readfree.asp
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Please see below recent climate-related change, including key developments regarding the UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 - Climate Action.
Imagine a ship that is sinking and needs all the available power to run the pumps to drain out the rising waters. The first class passengers refuse to cooperate because they feel hot and want to use the air-conditioner and other electrical appliances. The second-class passengers spend all their time trying to be upgraded to first-class status. The boat sinks and the passengers all drown. That is where the present approach to climate change is leading - Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard
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