All posts filed under: Weekly Reader

An occasional series of posts with links and short descriptions to books and articles of interest.

Would you like to improve your life?

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Make hard things easier, learn to apologize, write shorter emails, and get on with living a better life.

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Superteams, unwritten rules, and baseball’s wackiest play ever.

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Three stories on how agendas often shape our historical narratives.

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To live so that we will be a people worth remembering, we must seek the truth from our history.

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Why we get history so wrong, the media’s chance for improvement, and voting rights.

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If you think you are judging others when you write, you’re wrong. You’re uncovering yourself – Thomas Boswell

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As humans we should bear witness to each other’s suffering. Darnella Frazier bore witness and changed history.

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In the end, there are few men who find ways to live original lives. Moe Berg did that.

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Let’s celebrate National Poetry Month, the savior of the NY Public Library, and the extraordinary success of Covid-19 vaccines.

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New bridges, bad airport gates, and SPRINKLES! French Vanilla. Rocky Road. Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Cookie Dough.