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READING BOOKS IS A PROBLEM?

July 17, 2023 by

Why is reading books a problem? Because people read the wrong books. But what’s the difference between the right book and the wrong book? Jimmy knows, so let’s ask Jimmy:

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LIFE STORIES: WHEN PERSONAL HISTORY IS NOT ENOUGH

April 10, 2021 by

Life stories come in every form and flavor from hot to cold, bland to sassy, truthful to made up. Tell the same stories long enough to the same people and they start to wonder: “How many times have we heard this stuff?” “Do they know they’ve told the same story over and over?” If you’ve […]

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HEMINGWAY LIFE STORY BEST OF ALL TIME

April 7, 2021 by

The Hemingway life story by Ken Burns is a sure sign, but of what? That he grew up in what amounts to a fundamentalist family? With a mother that logged all of her sacrifices for him? Then held it against him? Add a father with well defined ideas on how to behave. And Ernest disappointed […]

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