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How I failed and plan to get back on track

On May 4, 2017April 29, 2017 By bookskepticIn Thoughts6 Comments

Last Friday was the day I finally failed... I was on book buying ban from the beginning of the year and I thought the lovely Easter gifts I got will keep me on the straight and narrow, but I finally yielded to the temptation. I mentioned in few posts before that surprisingly I read a …

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Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer

On October 24, 2015October 31, 2015 By bookskepticIn Reviews9 Comments

My trip ‘Into the Wild’ started the other way around – by watching the movie. I saw it some months ago, probably as one of few people not knowing that it's based on facts. The movie was painful to watch - I think I'm way too cynical by now to buy into movies like this. …

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