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Being Good Is Difficult

(1 Ratings)

Author:Madhusree Chatterjee Summary by:Cmadhu

Novelist-writer Gurcharan Das goes back to The Mahabharata to find why it is so difficult being good- the dilemma between dharma and adharma Read Summary

Published: September 18, 2009 Visits: 44 words : 900

The Iliad

(2 Ratings)

Author:Homer Review by:Sameer_Kak

Written over 2,500 years ago, the Iliad narrates the tale of the Trojan War... Read Review

Published: September 4, 2009 Visits: 68 words : 600

The Apple of Discord and the Trojan War

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Author:A&D Review by:Freelance

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Published: September 1, 2009 Visits: 61 words : 900

The Myth of Hiawatha

(1 Ratings)

Author:Henry R. Schoolcraft Review by:Sameer_Kak

This book contains some of the oral traditions of the American Indians that depict the Indian as hunter, warrior, magician and medicine man. Read Review

Published: August 16, 2009 Visits: 36 words : 600

Krishna – the Man and His Philosophy

(23 Ratings)

Author:Bhagwan shree Rajneesh Review by:AaqarshAiyyar

The intricate concepts of action,atheism,being true self, Non-Attachment,rituals and asceticism are clarified by intelligent interpretations. Ah This. Read Review

Published: August 6, 2009 Visits: 84 words : 600

Pushing up the Sky

Author:William Sheldon Review by:FreewindGingerblaze

A translation of Native American culture. Read Review

Published: July 10, 2009 Visits: 16 words : 300

Match Girl

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Author:andersen Review by:efe1232

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Published: July 4, 2009 Visits: 31 words : 900

Abstract: Scarface

Author:George Bird Grinnell Abstract by:Sameer_Kak

Scarface is the heroic tale of a seeker's quest for the dwelling of the Sun. Read Abstract

Published: July 4, 2009 Visits: 27 words : 600

A Lion Among Men

(1 Ratings)

Author:Gregory Maguire Review by:MaryCassells

A story about the land of OZ Read Review

Published: June 22, 2009 Visits: 24 words : 300

Abstract: Yudhisthir and His Brothers

Author:Mabel Ashe Beling Abstract by:Sameer_Kak

The Mahabharata describes the struggles of the Pandava Princes to regain the kingdom they lost; the events in it are both secular & sacred in nature. Read Abstract

Published: June 22, 2009 Visits: 21 words : 600