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Reader of a thousand books

January 17, 2008 – 12:15 am

Inspired by this recount of famous shed-writers, I am putting forth my own favorite hermetic book-lover story: that of Joseph Campbell spending several years in a cabin, reading for nine hours a day. Something about the unlikely combination of dedication and freedom involved in this endeavor has wedged it firmly in place at the top [...]

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A Farewell to Alms: Marginal Revolution book forum links

January 3, 2008 – 11:06 am

In advance of diving in to Gregory Clark’s A Farewell to Alms, I’m stockpiling the links to Marginal Revolution’s excellent book forum:
A Farewell to Alms, pp.1-112
Farewell to Alms, pp.112-192
A Farewell to Alms, through p.272
Farewell to Alms, final session
Plus, all 59 (and counting) references to A Farewell to Alms on MR.

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