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In The Geography of Genius, Eric Weiner shares what he learned during his search for the world’s most creative places, from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley. Other stops along the way: Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, nineteenth-century Calcutta, Hangzhou during…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an extraction from a bestselling book by Linda Tirado, featured by Slate. She lost a truck to an impound lot like in the picture (above) because she couldn’t pay the storage fees. To read…
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Here is a brief article that appeared in The New Yorker (February 17, 2014) in which James Surowiecki observes, “For much of the twentieth century, consumer markets were stable. Today, they are tumultuous, and you’re only as good as your…
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“Natural hitter my ass” was Williams’ response when someone suggested he was a great “natural hitter.” In fact, he had spent more time than any other baseball player ever has — or ever will– working on the techniques of hitting a…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an outstanding article written by Nathan Heller for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * One Tuesday in January, 2007,…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Alison Gopnik for the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Image credit: Magoz * * * Over the…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Derek Thompson for The Atlantic. In it, he discusses why investors love Jeff Bezos’s global-everything store, even though they aren’t making any money from it yet—and it’s not clear how they…
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Here is an excerpt from another brilliant essay by Maria Popova and featured by her blog for mind/heart/soul-starved explorers, Brain Pickings. Her taste is impeccable and her judgment flawless. Please check out the treasures by clicking here. * * *…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Sara Mosle for The Atlantic. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration: Denise Nestor * * * The survival of the school-reform…
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The Wit and Wisdom of Eric Weiner
In his latest book, The Geography of Genius, Eric Weiner engages his reader as a companion during “a search for the world’s most creative places, from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley.” Here are a few excerpts that correctly suggest the…
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