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What Do Dwight Eisenhower, Frank Lloyd Wright, Maya Angelou and Ray Kroc Have in Common?

Second Act -- Henry Oliver's book on "late bloomers" -- comes out in the US today

Sep 10 •

When You Eat a Mummy, You Desecrate a Land and Destroy a Soul

A conversation with Egyptian-American poet Sherry Shenoda

Sep 5 •

People Who Succeed When No One Expects Them To

Henry Oliver examines the lives, lessons and obsessions of "late bloomers"

Jul 2 •

Ebenezer Scrooge on Forgiving the Past

My annual reading of and reflections on A Christmas Carol

Dec 22, 2023 •

A Year of Full Reading

The books I read in 2023

Dec 8, 2023 •

Buying No New Books in 2023

You already know where this is headed

Sep 16, 2023 •

Choosing the Next Book to Read

Ignore the "shoulds"

Aug 25, 2023 •

By the Beach or In the Mountains

Perfect books for summer

Jun 9, 2023 •

Exploring Books While Traveling

When in Greece, should we read the Greeks? Or the Russians?

Mar 23, 2023 •

Early Days of Reading The Bhagavad Gita and the Bible

A week of writing about the experience so far

Mar 10, 2023 •

Beginning to Read The Bhagavad Gita and the Bible: Third Reflection

Progress – however little, however long it takes

Mar 10, 2023 •

Beginning to Read The Bhagavad Gita and the Bible: Second Reflection

A beautiful moment every day

Mar 9, 2023 •

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