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+ Follow WAR AND PEACE Tag
WAR AND PEACE
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                    [ArticleID] => 1547925
                    [Title] => Lily James brings 'War and Peace' to the 21st century on TV
                    [Summary] => 

Many people find the idea of reading Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" to be daunting, but not Lily James.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-29 15:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1120618 [AuthorName] => Alicia Rancilio [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20160130/Lily-james-Cinderella-War-and-Peace.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1521367 [Title] => Mga gurong mapanghusga [Summary] =>

• Si Albert Einstein ay pinatalsik sa kanyang school, Zurich Polytechnic School dahil sinabi ng kanyang titser na siya ay “mentally slow” at wala nang pag-asang matuto.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-12 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133991 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1531312 [AuthorName] => Ms. Anne [SectionName] => Punto Mo [SectionUrl] => punto-mo [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 742484 [Title] => War and Peace [Summary] =>

By a strange coincidence, I am reading Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace while newspapers and the Internet are full of stories about the Libyan civil war, the ongoing battles in Mindanao and threats of war in the South China Sea.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 662985 [Title] => Scaling Mount Tolstoy [Summary] =>

The main problem as far as I could tell was the altitude. Did I have the stamina and the focus to see it through?

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134078 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1389712 [AuthorName] => Jessica Zafra [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 463579 [Title] => Stress test [Summary] =>

Before it became a financial phrase, “stress test” referred to a medical procedure.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805326 [AuthorName] => Antonio Samson [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 459912 [Title] => Driven by gratitude [Summary] =>

What’s the greatest novel ever written? Many readers would vote for Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, which, depending on the edition, can run well over 1,000 pages.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Daily Bread [SectionUrl] => daily-bread [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 389778 [Title] => The tower of the unread books [Summary] => At the start of the year, disgusted at what I perceived to be my own sloth, I resolved to read at least one book every week. Since then I’ve begun to suspect myself of industry, but I’ve managed to meet my reading quota. Granted, I have more time to read than people who have to report to the office daily, raise their children and relate to their spouses, or all of the above. Having what is considered a "regular" life seems to require a lot of work. Also, vast chunks of my schedule have been freed up now that I’ve stopped watching television altogether. [DatePublished] => 2007-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134078 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1305985 [AuthorName] => EMOTIONAL WEATHER REPORT by Jessica Zafra [SectionName] => Young Star [SectionUrl] => young-star [URL] => ) ) )
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