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Whatever Passes for Love is Love

John Stoss’ Whatever Passes for Love is Love is a primer for anyone who wonders what it is like to be part of the fabric of New Orleans. The drama unfolds inside the Maple Leaf Bar and into a few pages you begin to imagine you are sitting there on a tottering bar stool, smelling smoke and ash, listening to the droning of those intent on living their couch potato lives as public fixtures. But…

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Summer reading review

Beginner’s Guide to Buddhism by Jean Smith Review: Informative and easy to read. A Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Review: Published in 1955, it’s a quick read and while enjoyable it plunges into many areas of a woman’s life. Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda Review: I found this book difficult to read because so much of it had a “for real?” quality to it. In the end, I don’t recommend…

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