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June 8, 2012

Can a Genius's Life Be Laugh-Out-Loud Funny?

A delightful book about a reclusive math genius explores the person beyond the stereotype.

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Published on June 08, 2012 12:10

Can a Man's Life Be Laugh-Out-Loud Funny?

A delightful book about a reclusive math genius explores the person beyond the stereotype.

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Published on June 08, 2012 12:10

June 3, 2012

How a Rapist/Murderer Nearly Got Away With It

The true story of a young woman who vanished in a foreign city, and the fascinating and bizarre investigation that followed.

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Published on June 03, 2012 13:05

May 28, 2012

But I Can't Draw (or Write or Dance or Sing)!

Drawing is a lot like writing. Regular practice may help to free up creativity and still that pesky inner critic. Try these four exercises.

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Published on May 28, 2012 14:20

May 21, 2012

How to Survive as a Poet

A more-then-moderately successful poet's "self-help memoir" is full of tips about how to keep writing in a world that doesn't much care.

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Published on May 21, 2012 15:42

May 17, 2012

The Lure of Long Books

I love sinking into the fully-dimensional world of a multi-volume novel. Melvyn Bragg's set is more than a poor man's Downton Abbey -- It has much more psychological depth.

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Published on May 17, 2012 17:00

The Superior Pleasure of Easing into Another Era

I love sinking into the fully-dimensional world of a multi-volume novel. Melvyn Bragg's set is more than a poor man's Downton Abbey -- It has much more psychological depth.

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Published on May 17, 2012 17:00

May 9, 2012

Time to Cover Your Clocks

Plain old linear time has its usefulness, but reinventing time can help you find the endless time of a flow state.

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Published on May 09, 2012 20:21

May 7, 2012

Why Mysteries Are So Popular

Whether written in page-turner genre style or with more literary intentions, the best mysteries and thrillers replicate a world in which the psychology of the characters feels real.

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Published on May 07, 2012 12:44

How Mysteries Draw Readers into Their Fake World

Whether written in page-turner genre style or with more literary intentions, the best mysteries and thrillers replicate a world in which the psychology of the characters feels real.

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Published on May 07, 2012 12:44

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