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by barbe 6y ago
Perhaps the old grumpy character is just as unhappy as you in those meetings. If he has some expertise that can be useful to you, take an interest in that. In the context of boring meetings, I always found that others were flattered when t
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by barbe 6y ago
A Guide To The Good Life by William Irvine (on the Stoics)
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by barbe 6y ago
anything by Carl Hiassan. Geoerges Simenon the short stories of Somerset Maughm, John Collier, Graham Greene, Roald Dahl A Dandy in Aspic by Derek Marlowe My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell My Sister Eileen by Ruth McKenney anyth
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by barbe 6y ago
A Spy Among Friends by Ben McIntyre--eye-opening account of Britain's most famous double-agent Kim Philby--and why we should be very concerned about Russian meddling in U.S. politics The Food Explorer by Daniel Stone--about David Fairc
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by barbe 6y ago
There are lots of ways to look up the law, even as a lay person--googling copyright law gives you this-- https://www.copyright.gov/title17/ Google Scholar can also give you scholarly articles and guides the online lega
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by barbe 6y ago
Physics for Future Presidents by Richard A. Muller (major scientific ideas, not just physics...)
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by barbe 6y ago
Physics for Future Presidents but Richard A. Muller
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by barbe 6y ago
Learning about Stoic/Epicurian philosophy has been the most significant resource for my personal growth as an adult--in a nutshell, it teaches that the purpose of life is to be happy; you accomplish that by living a purposeful life, el
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by barbe 6y ago
Volunteer for a group you can help with your skills.
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by barbe 6y ago
If you are as intelligent as you say you are, volunteer to work for a group you can help with your skills.
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The Star-Spangled Banner's third verse(thenation.com)
8 points by barbe 6y ago|3 comments
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by barbe 6y ago
I read the reviews but have seen reports that they are sometiems made-up, so I usually look at Wirecutter (a shopping guide sponsored by the NY Times) first. Sometimes the Wirecutter review helps me decide what features I"m looking for
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by barbe 6y ago
any history book by Ben MacIntyre is a terrific read. He has written sseveral about WWII: I've read Agent Zig-Zag and Operation Mincemeat. He also wrote a good book about the spy Kim Phiulby, A Spy Among Friends. Another great book
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by barbe 6y ago
https://thebrowser.com (by subscription) https://longform.org http://www.openculture.com https://food52.com https://smittenkitchen.com https://www.newyorker.com/car
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Animal and Nautre Live Webcams(explore.org)
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