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📚 Leo Book Club 🦁

#threadcast 67
Fri 21-Mar-25

ℹ️ This is the #bookcast where we chat all things #books

💬 Talk about what you've read, what you'd like to read and discuss the world of literature!

• Leave reviews and recommendations
• Post pics, articles, quotes, news, videos and anything else related to books
• Tag #leobooks and join the LeoBooks community

Happy reading! 📖

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A book

… in an existentialist perspective, is not just a physical object made of paper and ink but a profound expression of the human condition. It embodies the absurdity of life, where attempts to impose order and meaning are juxtaposed with the inherent chaos and uncertainty of existence. The book serves as a mirror for the reader's freedom, challenging them to interpret and create meaning from the symbols and stories it contains.

In this context, the book is both a tangible artifact and an intangible experience, bridging the gap between the objective world of words and the subjective act of reading. It represents a noble yet futile endeavor to find coherence in an incoherent world, akin to a defiant affirmation of human existence against the void. Ultimately, a book is an existential confrontation—a silent protest against the abyss of uncertainty, inviting readers to navigate its depths and find their own meaning amidst the absurdity.

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Aaaah, now i get it, you're Adam Batman! 💪🏽😎👍🏽

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Happy Friday, and welcome to today's BookCast! Jump in with all your reading chit-chat...

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Previous edition:

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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before Summary | Dr. Julie Smith — Stop Overthinking & Beat Anxiety! 🫨 | Four Minute Books

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Article via The Guardian

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The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem

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Amazon offers you millions of Kindle books for free - how to claim

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Article via Daily Express

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📚 'Grit' by Angela Duckworth

📖 Why passion, perseverance and resilience are the secrets to success.

🎞️ Tom Bilyeu of Impact Theory gives his review…

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Duckworth | Talks at Google

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Is Success Luck or Hard Work? | Ali Abdaal

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Grit: the power of passion and perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth | TED

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GRIT by Angela Duckworth | Animated CORE Message | Productivity Game

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📝 New blog post – taking a dive into…

📚 'Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?' by Dr. Julie Smith
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So what haven't we been told and how can it help? Some tools for managing the mind...

Link in replies 🔗 ⬇️

#leobooks #books #bookbabble #bookreview #tomastery #psychology

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CLASSIC BOOKS FOR ANYONE | easy, medium, hard recommendations - * e m m i e *

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Every book i'm reading in March | Jack in the Books

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My Favorite Books of 2024 | Haley Pham

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