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A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle) (The Earthsea Cycle, 1)

Ursula K. Le Guin

The first novel of Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Earthsea Cycle. "The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream." (Neil Gaiman) Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. I...

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

Ezra said it was the first book he read, a story where magic comes from knowing the true name of things and also a meditation on hubris.

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the first book I read it's a book where magic comes from knowing the true name of things and it's also a meditation on hubris in this case of a person with thinking they can push magic very far I read...

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Ezra said it was the first book he read, a story where magic comes from knowing the true name of things and also a meditation on hubris.

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the first book I read it's a book where magic comes from knowing the true name of things and it's also a meditation on hubris in this case of a person with thinking they can push magic very far I read it now as a technologist

Modern Wisdom

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Modern Wisdom

It was referenced in relation to the concept of turning around and embracing one's shadow or the parts of oneself that one may be avoiding.

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It's this amazing story by Ursula Gwynn and basically the main character Ged releases this shadow, this he spends most of the book running from in different creative ways. And at some point he turns a...

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It was referenced in relation to the concept of turning around and embracing one's shadow or the parts of oneself that one may be avoiding.

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It's this amazing story by Ursula Gwynn and basically the main character Ged releases this shadow, this he spends most of the book running from in different creative ways. And at some point he turns around and embraces it and names it.

The Wizard of Ersi by Ursula Gwynn. It's one of my favourite fiction books.

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