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Arthur Koestler

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April Reading List

Damsel in Distress - P G Wodehouse Another seemingly effortless piece of Wodehouse brilliance. It is reassuring to know that he actually spent ages rewriting drafts, refining his lines and polishing his sparkling wit. Dreaming War - Gore VidalA collection of essays about American Imperialism, blood for oil, other US
30 Apr 2004 1 min read
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Context is Everything - Susan Engel

http://www.williams.edu/P...ngel/engel.html I have just finished reading this excellent book (subtitled 'The Nature of Memory') and it reminds me why starting my psychology degree is the best thing I've ever done. This wonderful semi-popular, semi-academic book on the transactional, narrative
16 Apr 2004 3 min read
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The moon on a sling!

I'm reading Arthur Koestler's The Act of Creation. All about the creative process in the arts and sciences. Along the wayhe emphasises that many scientific advances and even revolutions often have many precursors. He gives a wonderful example of how the Roman historian Plutarch (c. 45
29 Mar 2004
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