John
said "yes" to attending the event: Not About The Buildings Writing Prize Reading.
date: November 19, 2009 07:09PM
location: Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit St, Providence, RI, The United States
description: Sorry for the insanely short notice on this, but tonight author Allen Kurzweil will be reading at the Providence Athenaeum along with Annie Messier, winner of the 2nd Annual Not About The Buildings Writing Prize. It starts at 7 and there will be fun and wine and cheese and all the usual trappings of a fun time.
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by Jonah Lehrer
I've requested it based on your recommendation.
I haven't read "Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain" by Maryanne Wolf yet, but have it on my reading list. You might be interested in it as well as the Proust reading group that Christina Bevilacqua is forming.
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John
read and liked
Matthew's
review of Proust Was a Neuroscientist:
"This book made me want to study neuroscience. Which, since I hate biology and don't understand anything about the brain, means it deserves five stars. "
"This book made me want to study neuroscience. Which, since I hate biology and don't understand anything about the brain, means it deserves five stars. "
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bookshelves: currently-reading
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