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Review #3 of 2024: The Shattered Sea Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

In an attempt to get more of my reading done in Spanish and get through some of my Goodreads, TBR backlogs, I’ve been reading children’s…

Apr 17

Review #3 of 2024: The Shattered Sea Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

Apr 17

Joshua Derrick

Review #13 of 2023: Future of the Humanities by Walter Kaufmann

For a book that was written in the 1970s about university humanities departments, this book rang surprisingly clear for my experience in…

Apr 17

Review #13 of 2023: Future of the Humanities by Walter Kaufmann

Apr 17

Joshua Derrick

Review #9 of 2023: El Refugio Secreto por Pedro Urvi

Great for language learning, pretty standard popcorn fantasy otherwise

Jul 31, 2023

Review #9 of 2023: El Refugio Secreto por Pedro Urvi

Jul 31, 2023

Joshua Derrick

Refold Approach to Language Learning: Spanish ~1100-Hour Update

My ninth update about learning Spanish in a nutshell

Jun 9, 2023

Refold Approach to Language Learning: Spanish ~1100-Hour Update

Jun 9, 2023

Joshua Derrick

Book Review #7 of 2023: Hijos del Dios Binario

“El dios binario no proclama nada, simplemente existe en los intersticios del ciberespacio, se alimenta de toda la información y de todas…

Jun 7, 2023

Book Review #7 of 2023: Hijos del Dios Binario

Jun 7, 2023

Joshua Derrick

Book Review #6 of 2023: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

Spoilers ahead for the first two books in the Wheel of Time Series

May 25, 2023

Book Review #6 of 2023: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

May 25, 2023

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Book Review #5 of 2023: Philosophy as a Way of Life by Pierre Hadot

“Such is the lesson of ancient philosophy: an invitation to each human being to transform himself. Philosophy is a conversion, a…

May 25, 2023

Book Review #5 of 2023: Philosophy as a Way of Life by Pierre Hadot

May 25, 2023

Joshua Derrick

Review #4 of 2023: The Sane Society by Erich Fromm

Longer and less well known than the “Art of Loving”, The Sane Society is still characteristically Erich Fromm, with his unique synthesis of…

Feb 12, 2023

Review #4 of 2023: The Sane Society by Erich Fromm

Feb 12, 2023

Joshua Derrick

Review #3 of 2023: El Guerrero a la sombra del Cerezo

Cuando una piedra golpea la superficie de un estanque sereno, provoca ondas que llegan hasta la más lejana orilla.

Jan 28, 2023

Review #3 of 2023: El Guerrero a la sombra del Cerezo

Jan 28, 2023

Joshua Derrick

Review #2 of 2023: Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale

Harry Potter was one of my favorite books growing up. I have fond memories of my parents reading me chapters from the first six books as…

Jan 21, 2023

Review #2 of 2023: Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale

Jan 21, 2023

Joshua Derrick

Joshua Derrick

Every honest man puts his name to what he writes. Language learning, literature and biology. Blog transitioning to substack: https://deusexvita.substack.com/

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