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Crucible of War

SimonJuly 28, 20220

Written by Fred Anderson. This is a book about the war that the British and the French fought about North America...

SimonJuly 21, 20220

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (2008) "One cannot mix social norms and market norms." If you don't...

SimonJuly 14, 20220

"Before printing the total number of books in Europe was well under one hundred thousand. By 1500, after...

Maxims

SimonApril 4, 20220

"Most of us expect too much from others and not enough from ourselves." William...

DECLINE

SimonFebruary 17, 20220

“Books are a way to speak to the dead.” Neal...

Maxims

SimonOctober 6, 20210

"We desire the desire of others." From The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt Or put in the vernacular: We...

Haiku

SimonJuly 9, 20210

Books wait on shelves.Redundant in a Google worldI will miss the...

Maxims

SimonMay 10, 20210

“Almost everything good in the world is a result of teamwork." Quote from Thanks a Thousand by A.J....

Ideas

SimonApril 21, 20210

“If you only read books that everyone else reads you will only think what everyone else thinks.” Fran...

Maxims

SimonApril 7, 20210

"As soon as you can read, you are incredibly rich.” Fran Lebowitz A very clever writer if you like dry...

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