The price of books.
Bonjour mes amis,
I just purchased this book, La Vie après la mort selon la tradition orthodoxe for $30. I wanted the English translation, but it sells for $850 plus! I have no idea why a used book that is only five years old is so outrageously priced. I guess that I am going to dig into my copy of French for Reading by Sandberg.
La grande aventure de Thomas dans le monde des francophones.
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Re: Tom - Le Voyage Français
Ever since you posted the fact that you were reading La Vie après la mort selon la tradition orthodoxe it has been going through my mind.
I think the idea is a brilliant one and I thank you for sharing it for a number of reasons:
1-It gives me courage to continue to read books I want to read even though they are very difficult
2-It show me that there do not have to be limits and that whatever I choose to read I can always read and then go back and read again and again for increased meaning and understanding, and that there is no rush in my study of a language.
To follow ones passion is no easy thing but you are doing it and it encourages me.
So thank you.
I think the idea is a brilliant one and I thank you for sharing it for a number of reasons:
1-It gives me courage to continue to read books I want to read even though they are very difficult
2-It show me that there do not have to be limits and that whatever I choose to read I can always read and then go back and read again and again for increased meaning and understanding, and that there is no rush in my study of a language.
To follow ones passion is no easy thing but you are doing it and it encourages me.
So thank you.
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Re: Tom - Le Voyage Français
tomgosse wrote:The price of books.
Bonjour mes amis,
I just purchased this book, La Vie après la mort selon la tradition orthodoxe for $30. I wanted the English translation, but it sells for $850 plus! I have no idea why a used book that is only five years old is so outrageously priced. I guess that I am going to dig into my copy of French for Reading by Sandberg.
Thank you, Tom, for sharing that book...To be honest, this is the first time that I have heard of Larchet, and he is one of the leading Orthodox theologians today. I have also found out that he has written the book " Le patriarch Paul de Serbie- un saint de notre temps" ( I would like to read it in French).
https://www.lagedhomme.com/ouvrages/jea ... erbie/4033
A book that costs $880?
Have you checked it? Maybe it comes with the ticket for an afterlife... 
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Re: Tom - Le Voyage Français
tomgosse wrote:The price of books.
Bonjour mes amis,
I just purchased this book, La Vie après la mort selon la tradition orthodoxe for $30. I wanted the English translation, but it sells for $850 plus! I have no idea why a used book that is only five years old is so outrageously priced. I guess that I am going to dig into my copy of French for Reading by Sandberg.
Thank you for sharing this! It's important to read what you want to read and to not be discouraged by the perceived difficulties. They will diminish as one progresses.
BTW, there are excellent emissions about the Orthodoxy on France Culture, but you probably know them already. Regarding the afterlife- there is this famous book by the recently deceased Jacques le Goff, La naissance du Purgatoire (can be bought as a pdf file on Amazon).
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asterion wrote:A book that costs $880?
I would hope so!
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tomgosse wrote:I wanted the English translation, but it sells for $850 plus!asterion wrote:A book that costs $880?
I laughed when I saw the name of the seller on Amazon: Wisepenny!
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I found this, for what it's worth: http://bookstore.jordanville.org/9781933275628
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Xenops wrote:I found this, for what it's worth: http://bookstore.jordanville.org/9781933275628
Thank you for your effort in trying to find the book for me.
Unfortunately, they are out of stock, and suggested I go to Amazon where the price is $850. Thank you again for your help,
Tom
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Teango wrote:tomgosse wrote:I wanted the English translation, but it sells for $850 plus!asterion wrote:A book that costs $880?
I laughed when I saw the name of the seller on Amazon: Wisepenny!
I thought greed was one of the seven deadly sins?
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Ogrim wrote:Teango wrote:tomgosse wrote:I wanted the English translation, but it sells for $850 plus!asterion wrote:A book that costs $880?
I laughed when I saw the name of the seller on Amazon: Wisepenny!
I thought greed was one of the seven deadly sins?
I believe the Orthodox tradition actually adds one to this number:
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Vices
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