I listened to the This American Life podcast the other day and the theme was “Books That Changed My Life.” (Ira Glass, the host, thought it was a rather unusual idea that a book could change a person’s life. Whatever, Ira.) Not me. Oh no. There have been many books that have completely changed the … Continue reading Books That Changed My Life #1
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The “B” Word
There was a time in my life when I only read “The Great Books.” (Classical literature by philosphers, poets and essayists—i.e. dead white guys.) There was a time in my life when I read poetry. Exclusively. Nothing else would do. (This jag went on for about 4 years.) There was a time in my life … Continue reading The “B” Word