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user-inactivated  ·  3078 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Children's questions from an adult

Thanks for the recommendation. Not sure if I'll be able to buy it soon enough: dealing with Amazon in Russia may be problematic.

    That's not too say they didn't get it right a few times but that doesn't really make up for the rest.

That's the essence of it. There's a saying in Russia: "Even a stick shoots once in a year". It's still a stick, not a rifle.

What you and I went through, no kid ever should. Still, Nietzsche was right: "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger". Resilience gained afterwards is a virtue for the whole life.





johnnyFive  ·  3077 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'll second the recommendation of that book. It's wonderful.

Side note: what would that phrase be in Russian?

user-inactivated  ·  3077 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The saying: "Даже палка раз в год стреляет".

The Nietzsche quote: "Что не убивает нас, делает нас сильнее".

oyster  ·  3078 days ago  ·  link  ·  

There's actually an e-reader version that I got, I got the kobo version but I'm sure there is a kindle one as well. Plus both of those programs have apps that you can download on a phone as opposed to having to own an actual e-reader.

user-inactivated  ·  3077 days ago  ·  link  ·  

And PC digital versions? I've seen audiobook version there, and even that's on a CD. Are bought-for-Kindle Amazon books locked to Kindle?