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Required Reading: Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns Of August

There’s a special pleasure that come from reading very good books. I can feel myself grow smarter, better, as I read them. I rarely feel smarter than when I read Barbara Tuchman. I recently received the newly released Barbara Tuchman: The Guns of August & The Proud Tower (Library of America). I have both books [...]

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Required Reading: Dracula

03.14.2012 Books and Literature

Today we’re overrun by vampires. Sparkly, teenage, moody vampires. They are freak’n everywhere. I try to ignore them, but it’s getting to be that you can’t turn the page in a magazine without having to whip out a wooden stake and a crucifix, which, fortunately, I always carry in my satchel. What did you think [...]

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Required Reading: The Histories

03.07.2012 Books and Literature

I am always looking for something interesting to read. I’ll read almost any type of book if it’s really well written. Because of this drive to read I find myself informed on a number of subjects and equipped to tackle projects as a writer that others don’t have a clue about where to start. My [...]

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What Is A Book?

02.23.2012 Books and Literature

A lot of people are arguing about books. What are they? Is there some ultimate battle over the idea of bookness? Is it the physical thing, the printed, bound object, or is it a thing that can live on a device? I love paper, printed, bound books. I love them deeply. But I also don’t [...]

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Simple Productivity Task Of The Day: Reorganize One Bookshelf

11.16.2011 Books and Literature

When I am at a loss for what to do next it’s typically not because I have nothing to do. It’s more likely that I have too many things to do. My mind is a jumble. I’m uncertain. It seems like it’s better to do nothing than that impossible list. When things need sorting out [...]

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