Polymath at Large

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kw: book reviews, nonfiction, aging gracefully, elder care My father, now in his nineties, says from time to time, "Don't get old...

kw: book reviews, science fiction, environmentalism, political fiction Many, many years ago I read Dune by Frank Herbert. I think I read ...

kw: book reviews, nonfiction, national politics, conservatism Here are a few facts, well known to social and behavioral scientists: Chil...

kw: book reviews, nonfiction, business management, creativity, film industry I had quite a variety of supervisors and managers in nearly 5...

kw: book reviews, mystery, short stories, asian theme I thought a bit before I started reading Singapore Noir , edited by Cheryl Lu-Lien T...

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kw: book reviews, historical fiction, christianity, gospel story Just ninety years ago Bruce Barton wrote The Man Nobody Knows , an effort...

kw: book reviews, nonfiction, animals, friendship Animals that grow up together seem to regard one another as siblings. At any age, when...

kw: book reviews, nonfiction, sociology, trends, technology The title of this post may better fit an earlier book by this author, but I ha...

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kw: book reviews, nonfiction, essays, family relations, discussions My father never had "the talk" with me. My mother did instea...

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kw: book reviews, nonfiction, sociology, conflict analysis There's an old children's gospel song about David killing Goliath. Its ...