Reading
On books, reading, and writers.
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Santa and the Reindeer
“This is the hour,” said Santa Claus, “The bell rings merrily.” Then on his back he slung his pack, And into his sleigh climbed he.…
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Ecstatic Truth
The French novelist Andre Gide once wrote: “I alter facts in such a way that they resemble truth more than reality.” […] After I short…
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Every Man for Himself and God Against All
I have never seen a movie by Werner Herzog’s but after reading his memoir I will have to. Here are some of his insights: We…
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The Uniform of Individualism
The has been too little personal involvement, and too much involvement in organizations which were insisting that other organizations should do what was right ……
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Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography
Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is full of insights about human nature. Of the many quotable passages, this one foreshadows what Richard Feynman wrote 200 years later…
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Men Don’t Read
“Women readers now account for about 80 percent of fiction sales,” writes David Morris in the New York Times. Why is that? Most new books…
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