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GIVEN THE CENTRALITY OF the sacrificial cult and priestly leadership to Israelite religion, the destruction of the Temple, and with it the sacrificial rite and the power of the priests, might well have meant the end of Israelite life. With sociological and religious genius, however, the Israelites’ leaders begged their followers…
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Daniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
Our culture constantly inundates us with new information, and yet our brains capture so little of it. Most just goes in one ear and out the other. If the point of reading were simply to retain knowledge, it would probably be the single least efficient activity I engage in.
Joshua Foer • Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
John Bogle • "Enough"
James Jones, who was living in Illinois and inching ahead with From Here to Eternity.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
his book Range, the science writer David Epstein makes a compelling case for the benefits of being a generalist.
Brad Stulberg • Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Calvert readjusted his will so that Wordsworth would get £900 on the event of his death. Calvert serves as the patron saint of a rare sort of social type: the person who can see a gift in others, push that person toward their vocation, and provide practical assistance to make it happen.
David Brooks • The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
The cashier at the Union Square Barnes and Nobles told me that the essays books were on the 4th floor, but I didn't imagine how sparse the selection would be. I found 2 cases, 10 shelves total, something like 60 linear feat of essay book spines. I wondered if the 4th floor was a microcosm, and so I acted on my urge to count shelves to know precisel
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