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Paul Auster, the Brooklyn's Bard
It was a wrong number that started it, the telephone ringing three times in the dead of the night, and the voice on the other end asking...
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The most underrated of the Fab Four
Che hook per i beatlesiani! 😆 Però no, oggi parliamo di skills: speaking, listening, writing e reading. Vedo moltissimi ESL learners...
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The Handmaid's Maze
If you care about women's rights and future you should read (if you haven’t already) The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, a shocking...
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I wanted you to see what real courage is
If you’ve ever wondered what real courage is, take a lesson from Atticus Finch - the famous character of Harper Lee’s To Kill a...
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As long as there’s one person to believe it, there’s no story that can’t be true
Looking for something in the Yuletide spirit, but without “outpourings of hypocritical pap and syrup”? Then Paul Auster’s Auggie Wren’s...
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The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast
Do you ever feel like you’re in a very bad play, full of melodrama, and screaming, and nonsense?! Actors are so fortunate. They can...
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Butlers only truly exist in England
Mr Stevens in The Remains of the Day, on the subtle (but clear) distinction between a “butler” and a “manservant”. The character - a...
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All the world's a stage
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women are merely players". That line was written in 1937 - and it couldn't be more relevant...
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