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Gilbert Adair • Love and Death on Long Island: A Novel
Luxury was a vulgar burden.
Hernan Diaz • Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
From the widespread belief in God, and Santa, Sam drew a conclusion: it was possible for almost everyone to be self-evidently wrong about something. “Mass delusions are a property of the world, as it turns out,” he said. He had to accept that there was nothing he could do about this. There was no point in arguing with other kids’ belief in Santa Cl
... See moreMichael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
the slums of Fitzrovia,
Anthony Capella • The Various Flavours Of Coffee
He held center stage through the 1850s; he had overshadowed them all—Silliman, Dana, Henry, Hall, Gray. The voice of Charles Darwin was still to be heard.
David McCullough • Brave Companions
He was also prolific, which matters almost as much.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
The laughter turns to groans. Blindness and unreason, rampant.