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Le Rouge et Le Noir aka The Red and The Black by Stendhal

 Le Rouge et Le Noir aka The Red and The Black by Stendhal A different version of this note and thoughts on other books are available at: -              https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVa4_CsRStSBBDo4uJWT8BSWtTTn0N1E and   http://realini.blogspot.ro/ Le Rouge et Le Noir is a masterpiece. This chef d’oeuvre has been included on the Norwegian Book club list of best books ever written, available here:  - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/may/08/books.booksnews Julien Sorel is the ultimate romantic hero. He belongs to the same fraternity as Romeo, Don Giovanni and other famous lovers. Julien was born within the lower classes and therefore his ascension to an important position appears impossible. That does not prevent him from aspiring to become an important man and to join the upper classes, the aristocracy.  Positive psychology has a principle recognized by all experts and it is: - Gratitude- be satisfied with w...
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A Crisis of Meaning: An Apology for Traditional Religion by Nick Acker – you find a few reviews on religion, some by Karen Armstrong, perhaps the best expert on the subject, and there are a few hundred other takes on the greatest books of all time, but the best you can get is https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/02/is-this-unique-could-it-make-money.html

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  A Crisis of Meaning: An Apology for Traditional Religion by Nick Acker – you find a few reviews on religion, some by Karen Armstrong, perhaps the best expert on the subject, and there are a few hundred other takes on the greatest books of all time, but the best you can get is https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/02/is-this-unique-could-it-make-money.html     9 out of 10   I am looking for The Truth, in the hope that there will be an illumination, an epiphany or at least, some of the known arguments, Anselm perhaps, with the logical conclusion that, if you have the idea of perfection, then God must exist, and however much it has been refuted, still, it appeals on some levels, plus:   -           It is a question of faith   The best books to read are by Karen Armstrong https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-short-history-of-myth-by-karen.html acclaimed as the best authority – she exp...
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The Godfather, written by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, based on the novel by the latter and directed by the former - 10 out of 10

  The Godfather, written by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, based on the novel by the latter and directed by the former 10 out of 10 Notes and thoughts on other books are available at: -               https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVa4_CsRStSBBDo4uJWT8BSWtTTn0N1E  and    http://realini.blogspot.ro/ The Godfather is one of the best five films ever made, if not the very best, as a number of critics propose. This famous film is so popular- at number two on the IMDB list compiled by audiences- that I will take a different angle in this note. Instead of mentioning the narrative, the perfect cast, supreme original material and the script, the director, I will concentrate on other aspects, like what I have read about it, perhaps little known aspects involving the actors. The main source would be the cool and at times wicked book by the ultimate insider Robert Evans, actor, producer and...
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The Godfather: Part II, based on the novel by Mario Puzo

  The Godfather: Part II, based on the novel by Mario Puzo The Godfather Part II is an exhilarating, magnificent chef d’oeuvre, one of the best ten films ever made. Some feminists criticize this work of art as expressing the male admiration for a violent mobster. Even if there is some grain of truth in that statement, the reality is much more complex, like the protagonist of the motion picture. Michael Corleone is the Godfather in this sequel to the other masterpiece, wherein Marlon Brando was Vito Corleone. In addition, this is both a hero and the evil character, making the film so much more interesting, with his complicated personality. Some of the Character Strengths that the leader of one of the most powerful Mafia families has are: -            Bravery, Curiosity, Persistence, Perspective, even Citizenship at the time of his volunteer enrollment in the army -            Also Lea...
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