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pinkisluv91

@pinkisluv91

Trailblazer

Posted: 15 years ago

#651

I still can't find the pdf file to that book:(( I might have to look harder.

@ Ekta:) I saw the summary, you are doing a great job👏

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RainbowWarrior

@RainbowWarrior

Dazzler

Posted: 15 years ago

#652

The subtitle of the book was changed from "One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism One School at a Time." to "One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time." Greg's reasoning for this was "If you just fight terrorism, it's based in fear. If you promote peace, it's based in hope."

How much of a difference do you think the change makes? Since we've all agreed (in the beginning of this CC) that education doesn't fight terrorism completely, would you have picked the book up with the first subtitle? Do the words impact you the way Greg points out (above)?

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RainbowWarrior

@RainbowWarrior

Dazzler

Posted: 15 years ago

#653

Originally posted by: axeion
'Patience' 😲 Do I even know how to spell the word, forget about being patient😕

According to my spell check, you do 😛 😆

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RainbowWarrior

@RainbowWarrior

Dazzler

Posted: 15 years ago

#654

Originally posted by: RainbowWarrior

According to my spell check, you do 😛 😆And I missed so much cartoon chatter!! 😡

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pinkisluv91

@pinkisluv91

Trailblazer

Posted: 15 years ago

#655

Originally posted by: RainbowWarrior
The subtitle of the book was changed from "One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism One School at a Time." to "One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time." Greg's reasoning for this was "If you just fight terrorism, it's based in fear. If you promote peace, it's based in hope."

How much of a difference do you think the change makes? Since we've all agreed (in the beginning of this CC) that education doesn't fight terrorism completely, would you have picked the book up with the first subtitle? Do the words impact you the way Greg points out (above)?

It makes a big difference. I would definitely be more interested if I read the peace one:) The terrorism sounds boring to me, plus I don't like violence so I wouldn't want to read it. I like his reasoning:) It sounds right. Promoting peace is nicer than fighting terrorism:)

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axeion

@axeion

Stunner

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Posted: 15 years ago

#656

Originally posted by: RainbowWarrior

According to my spell check, you do 😛 😆

My brain was hijacked RW ji...and someone else spelled it for me 😉

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immunoblot

@immunoblot

Rocker

Posted: 15 years ago

#657

Originally posted by: Veritas

I would vote for Extremely loud and incredibly close too.I haven't read it .Its one of Blot jis favorites
It seems really interesting and the plot is not very run of the mill.😊
@Blot ji 😉

While Pinku struggles to find the whole book, I looked at the website of the author and found the first chapter... Some of you might want to give it a shot. It is only 15 pages. (I loved the book, my wife-to-be sighed after every few minutes while reading it... I think, those who are still making their minds, ought to give these 15 pages a look.) Aladin ji, you too... The protagonist is a small child...

Here is where I uploaded the pdf file:
http://www.2shared.com/file/12564931/9db385c/Foer_Ch1noTrimLines.html

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-Aladin-

@-Aladin-

Inactive

Posted: 15 years ago

#658

Originally posted by: immunoblot

While Pinku struggles to find the whole book, I looked at the website of the author and found the first chapter... Some of you might want to give it a shot. It is only 15 pages. (I loved the book, my wife-to-be sighed after every few minutes while reading it... I think, those who are still making their minds, ought to give these 15 pages a look.) Aladin ji, you too... The protagonist is a small child...

Here is where I uploaded the pdf file:
http://www.2shared.com/file/12564931/9db385c/Foer_Ch1noTrimLines.html

Mohit ji, I might look into it, but no promises. But yes, you can change my vote to the same book, since everyone seems to want to read this one first. 😃😃

Pinki, please do try to locate the pdf version for us. That'll be wonderful. 😃😃

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-Aladin-

@-Aladin-

Inactive

Posted: 15 years ago

#659

Originally posted by: axeion
Just an FYI, the summaries for the previous CC are still not complete. I was busy over the weekend and even last week, so still working on them.
Just to let the concerned folks know, the book was discussed to a good extent!!!

Take your time, Ekta ji. 😃😃

You've done a wonderful job so far, much better than I would have done. 👏👏👏