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  • The Year 2021 In Books

    The Year 2021 In Books

    It is December 2021 — a time when you wish you had read more! But it is a fulfilling year nonetheless.
    Go to the profile of Darshna Rekha
    Darshna Rekha
    Dec 17, 2021
    Can Disagreement Be Productive?

    Can Disagreement Be Productive?

    The answer is as old as Socrates: Yes.
    Go to the profile of Michael Shammas
    Michael Shammas
    Nov 25, 2019
    Perspectives on the Economics of Poverty

    Perspectives on the Economics of Poverty

    An in-depth look at why certain nations remain impoverished despite access to cheap medicine and despite infrastructural advances.
    Go to the profile of Richard K. Yu
    Richard K. Yu
    Dec 25, 2017
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    Book Review: Notes from the Column of Memory by Wendy Drexler — Stylus

    Book Review: Notes from the Column of Memory by Wendy Drexler — Stylus

    Some poets never peak. Leonard Cohen never did. And unlike those who churned out clunkers late in life-William Wordsworth with…
    Go to the profile of Peter Bates
    Peter Bates
    Jan 16
    Bringing up Bebe Book Review….Quality of life matters

    Bringing up Bebe Book Review….Quality of life matters

    Bring up Bebe is written by Pamela Duckerman, American journalist who relocated to Paris, France who shares her insights on the wisdom of…
    Go to the profile of Anureet Kaur
    Anureet Kaur
    Jan 11

    Bewilderment by Richard Powers…had me bewildered

    Richard Powers, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer had me intrigued by the synopsis of the novel Bewilderment; a mysterious story about a…
    Go to the profile of Anureet Kaur
    Anureet Kaur
    Dec 25, 2022
    Book Review: The Plague by Albert Camus

    Book Review: The Plague by Albert Camus

    If you think COVID bad you ain’t seen nothing yet…
    Go to the profile of Steve Malen
    Steve Malen
    Dec 12, 2022
    Book Review: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    Book Review: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    My previous book review was on the book “In Praise of Folly” by Desiderius Erasmus. This was also the last time that I read a book as part…
    Go to the profile of Steve Malen
    Steve Malen
    Oct 25, 2022
    Book Review: Mom Brain

    Book Review: Mom Brain

    Parents, drop what you’re doing and read this book
    Go to the profile of Laura Marie
    Laura Marie
    Sep 12, 2022
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    Another Look at Orwell’s 1984

    Another Look at Orwell’s 1984

    A closer look at the resurgence of 1984 after the NSA scandals and older ideas.
    Go to the profile of Richard K. Yu
    Richard K. Yu
    Mar 10, 2018
    Rimrock and Paradox: A book review of Amy Irvine’s Desert Cabal: A new season in the wilderness

    Rimrock and Paradox: A book review of Amy Irvine’s Desert Cabal: A new season in the wilderness

    It’s hard to let go of old friends. I discovered the redrock and rimrock country of the southwestern U.S. in the same year I uncovered one…
    Go to the profile of Natalie Dawson
    Natalie Dawson
    Nov 27, 2018
    The Underlying Message Scaachi Sent Us

    The Underlying Message Scaachi Sent Us

    Who would have thought that a memoir detailing Indian culture and bittersweet college stories would’ve have actually been about…
    Go to the profile of Rachael Nunemacher
    Rachael Nunemacher
    Oct 29, 2018
    Zorba the Greek

    Zorba the Greek

    Lead an interesting life and you will be interesting.
    Go to the profile of Arun Rafi
    Arun Rafi
    Jan 14, 2019
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