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Alexandre Dumas on the 3 Types of Appetites, 3 Types of Gluttony, and Perfect Number of Dinner Guests
Alexandre Dumas on the 3 Types of Appetites, 3 Types of Gluttony, and Perfect Number of Dinner Guests

“Assuredly it is a great accomplishment to be a novelist, but it is no mediocre glory to be a cook.”

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Beloved Painter and Philosopher Robert Henri on How Art Binds Us Together
Beloved Painter and Philosopher Robert Henri on How Art Binds Us Together

“Through art mysterious bonds of understanding and of knowledge are established among men.”

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If the Web Preceded Print: The New Golden Age of Book Design and Creativity on Paper
If the Web Preceded Print: The New Golden Age of Book Design and Creativity on Paper

“This is an important and wonderful time to be a writer, a storyteller, a designer, a reader.”

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Philosopher Judith Butler on the Value of the Humanities and Why We Read
Philosopher Judith Butler on the Value of the Humanities and Why We Read

“We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.”

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The Duality of the Adventurer’s Spirit: A 1929 Meditation on Our Core Contradictions
The Duality of the Adventurer’s Spirit: A 1929 Meditation on Our Core Contradictions

“One third of all criminals are nothing but failed adventurers.”

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The Only Surviving Recording of Raymond Chandler’s Voice, in a BBC Conversation with Ian Fleming
The Only Surviving Recording of Raymond Chandler’s Voice, in a BBC Conversation with Ian Fleming

“You starve to death for ten years before your publisher knows you’re any good.”

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Walt Whitman Reads “America”: The Only Surviving Recording of the Beloved Poet’s Voice
Walt Whitman Reads “America”: The Only Surviving Recording of the Beloved Poet’s Voice

36 seconds of timeliness from a rare wax-cylinder capsule of timelessness.

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How Charles Eames Proposed to Ray Eames: His Disarming 1941 Handwritten Love Letter
How Charles Eames Proposed to Ray Eames: His Disarming 1941 Handwritten Love Letter

A modernist fairy tale of true partnership.

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14 Rules for Travel and Life: Founding Father Benjamin Rush’s Advice to His Young Son
14 Rules for Travel and Life: Founding Father Benjamin Rush’s Advice to His Young Son

“Remember at all times that while you are seeing the world, the world will see you.”

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How to Hone Your Creative Routine and Master the Pace of Productivity
How to Hone Your Creative Routine and Master the Pace of Productivity

“When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.”

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