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Self-Control in an Age of Excess By Daniel Akst

This book sounds like a great idea that is shoddily executed. The New York Times says: Mr. Akst’s attempt to touch on the whole web of influences on human behavior, however, leads him frequently to veer off the central subject … Continue reading

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He Says, She Says

I said. She says: Let’s start from the beginning…. It was October of 2003. I was over at my friend KB’s house, harassing him. We turned on 60 Minutes I saw this eccentric Australian journalist. I said to KB, who … Continue reading

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