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”The Art of Happiness” by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler
I read this book one year ago, but I am not diligent in writing posts and articles on time. Today is a day I would like to share my vision and insights about the book.
This is not the book you imagine; it is not a self-help, spiritual, or psychological book. “The Art of Happiness” is an attempt to combine Eastern Spirituality with Western Psychology, which is why the book is written by Psychiatrist Howard C. Cutler, who spoke and interviewed the Dalai Lama.
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Yuliia Berhe
1 day ago2 min read


Thalia effect....
Every Saturday the magical huge glass doors are opened at 09:30am and people are queuing already at 09:15 to be the first ones to enter the other realms, the eternity of books: to listen to their stories, to breathe in their old and newly printed scent, to touch thousands of covers, and of course to be the first ones to sit at the table near the the panoramic windows on the first floor at a bookish cafe....
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Yuliia Berhe
4 days ago3 min read


Brave New World: A Beautiful, Devastating Silence
I did not hear about Aldous Huxley, but my sister recommended that I read his “Brave New World” after “1984”.
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Yuliia Berhe
Nov 206 min read


Book Review: "The Glass Bead Game" by Hermann Hesse
This is my second book by Hesse, the first one was "Siddhartha", and this book was challenging for me not because the language was difficult, but because the way of writing was simple and complicated simultaneously. "The Glass Bead Game" is a 530-page book, on a 50-page I realized it was already not an introduction to the book but the novel itself, on about 350-400 I began to feel the deep meaning and symbolism; at the end, I understood why he was a genius. While "The Glass B
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 74 min read


Film Review: One Life (2023)
"One Life" is a deep and sincere biographical drama that tells the remarkable true story of Sir Nicholas Winton, portrayed by Anthony
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Yuliia Berhe
Mar 103 min read


Book Review "A Matter of Death and Life" by Irvin D. Yalom and Marilyn Yalom
My mom died on 31st January 2025, it was a difficult journey for her as well as for me, my sister, and my father.
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Yuliia Berhe
Mar 92 min read


Book review "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
At some age and on a particular part of our life we return to our roots, to foundations asking fundamental questions about our existence,
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Yuliia Berhe
Oct 13, 20242 min read


Book review "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I had not read "The Great Gatsby" before, only watched a movie with Leonardo di Caprio. I can't say that I disliked the movie at all,
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Yuliia Berhe
Oct 12, 20242 min read


Book review. "The Listening Path" by Julia Cameron.
This is my third book by the author after "The Artist's Way" which I read twice, and "Living the Artist's Way". "The Listening Path"
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Yuliia Berhe
Sep 17, 20242 min read


Book review. "City of Girls" by Elizabeth Gilbert
This almost 500-page book forces me to dive deeply into my essence through the stories of the protagonist and main characters. In this book
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 9, 20243 min read


Book Review. "Become What You Are" by Alan Watts
I read a lot of spiritual literature searching for answers that could potentially help me to go through my path.
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 8, 20242 min read


Book Review. "The GIFT" by Dr. Edith Eger
"THE Gift" by Dr. Edith Eger is very honest, sincere and transformational. If you like your life, you love to live in a comfort zone
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 8, 20243 min read


Are Book Clubs the New Sanctuaries for Inspiration, Connection, and Empowerment?
In March 2022, I fled Ukraine amidst the ravages of war, seeking refuge in Germany. War and its harrowing experiences are among the most cha
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 8, 20242 min read


Book Review. "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
This is my first book by German-Swiss poet and novelist Hermann Hesse and I like it. I like the way he writes, I like the topics he depicts,
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 8, 202410 min read


Book Review. "I am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai
I heard a lot about Malala in 2015 and now is the the right time for me to read her book, to reveal her story, a story that became a voice
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 8, 20244 min read


Book Review. "Animal Farm" by George Orwell
"Animal Farm" is my second book by George Orwell. He is a fascinating author of dystopias being able to show them from the one side very
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 8, 20241 min read


Book Review. "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle
I read this book twice in Ukraine in Ukrainian and now here in Germany in English. This is not a book for becoming more smart or educated.
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 8, 20245 min read


Book Review. "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
Diving deeply into my essence and going through the dark days of my soul I smoothly approach the philosophy of existentialism,
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 6, 20244 min read


#readwithyuliia
I like reading and I am sure that books not only make people more intelligent and educated, happier and balanced but also change
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 6, 20241 min read


Has anything changed since the birth of Beatrix Potter in 1866?
Beatrix Potter, a Britain writer and illustrator, was born in London in 1866 and devoted her entire life to drawings of animals and writing
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Yuliia Berhe
Aug 6, 20244 min read
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