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Bob Dylan’s 1974 Classic “Forever Young,” Illustrated
Bob Dylan’s 1974 Classic “Forever Young,” Illustrated

“May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true… May you stay forever young.”

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Can Money Buy Us Happiness? The Psychology of Materialism, Animated
Can Money Buy Us Happiness? The Psychology of Materialism, Animated

Experiences vs. things, or why the emotional rewards of pro-social spending outshine those of self-interest.

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The Art of Richard Feynman: The Great Physicist’s Little-Known Sketches and Drawings, Collected by His Daughter
The Art of Richard Feynman: The Great Physicist’s Little-Known Sketches and Drawings, Collected by His Daughter

“I wanted to convey an emotion I have about the beauty of the world…this feeling about the glories of the universe.”

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Benjamin Franklin on True Happiness and the Two Ways of Attaining It
Benjamin Franklin on True Happiness and the Two Ways of Attaining It

“There are two ways of being happy: We may either diminish our wants or augment our means — either will do — the result in the same; and it is for each man to decide for himself, and do that which happens to be the easiest.”

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