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Moons Far Far Away – Review (Manasa Book Club Discussion)
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Moons Far Far Away – Review (Manasa Book Club Discussion)

- Moons Far Far Away – Review   A bard entering a forest is stunned by the absence of something. She brings her nose...

Manasa Publications — Aug 10, 2026
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On Criticism

On Criticism   ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER   The following brief remarks on the critical faculty are chiefly intended to show...

Manasa Publications — Aug 03, 2026
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On Thinking for Oneself ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER A library may be very large; but if it is in disorder, it is not so usefu...

Manasa Publications — Jul 27, 2026
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Return to Earth (Marali Mannige)
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Return to Earth (Marali Mannige)

Kota Shivarama Karanth

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