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Dear Claire,

It's lovely to see you back on the discussion forum! Sending you a million good wishes--

Winnie

This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing it!!

Sorry if you've already seen this elsewhere, but I want to include my take on what I consider to have been an outstanding concert:

Andrea Bocelli's September 9, 2006, performance at Avery Fisher Ha ...

Winnie, before we get too far into the book discussion, I wanted to ask if you thought that there was any point in obtaining the British or the Australian versions of the book? Both happen to be up ...

Time, the relentless moving on of events, removes Amos’s opportunity to speak of both time and timelessness, of loss of the man Ettore and continuation of his gifts to others—his wisdom and example.
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I'd already left the ring (being rather surprised to find myself in it in the first place), but thanks, Melodie! I apologize for not jumping out of the ring sooner.

To get things started, does any ...

The only logical approach, therefore, is to accept the translation of the individual chosen by Andrea or by those who represent him, as the definitive interpretation of what Andrea said in his nativ ...

Why does my interpretation of what the Italian means have less value than anyone's interpretation of what the psychological meaning of the words is?

Winnie

You are comparing apples and orang ...

As I stated above, I taped this interview and found none of the above comments to hold true, at least this time around. AB was extrememly comfortable, happy, and animated. They appeared to be two ol ...

Okay--but I'll reserve the opportunity to compare the Italian and the English. At some points the differences are significant.
Winnie

I think there is going to be difficulty in this approach bec ...

I'm inclined to think that it is more a language issue. Reading the interviews of Andrea from Italy is a totally different experience. He comes across as very articulate and insightful. Obviously ...

But in order to have a meaningful discussion, we must accept the English translation as sufficiently accurate as to draw valid conclusions and/or positions.

Okay--but I'll reserve the opportunity ...

I like CR very very much. He seems to have integrity and a genuine interest in his guests. I think he is not afraid to ask the unusual question. I also like the no nonsense, physical setting, peop ...

I have 3 copies in Italian (one is a paperback), all from Internetbookshop.it, ...
Winnie

What a coincidence, I JUST ordered my copy from them last night! There was one on sale on eBay, too ...

The third person is used as a device to put distance between the writer and the subject, a hedge, to dilute ownership of the experience. It is easier to write in the third person because the write ...