Category Archives: Books

Livelier Than the Living

The more successful and happy I am, the less time I have for reading books because I am too busy with people I love. Abundant time for reading is my solace for losing in life (I have no wealth, power, … Continue reading

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NYRB: In the Renaissance, reading became both a passion and a pose of detachment

Catherine Nicholson writes: In A Marvelous Solitude, her new book on Renaissance humanists’ romance with reading, the Italian scholar Lina Bolzoni channels the allure, for Petrarch and those who came after him, of a life in books, its pleasures “more … Continue reading

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Larry McMurtry and the Death of Book Culture

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A Girl Who Reads Books

I can’t remember dating any woman who did not enjoy reading books. Amani M. posts: 1. She’s intelligent. The more books she reads, the more she knows about the world. Plus, she gives her mind a good workout on a … Continue reading

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My Recommended Reading List

Here are the books that have most influenced me: * Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences (2013) * Lack of Character: Personality and Moral Behavior by John M. Doris (2005) * The Tragedy of Great Power Politics … Continue reading

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