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“Their stated object was a crusade against the infidel,” wrote Sa’id Mubarak Shah, “their real one was plunder.
William Dalrymple • The Last Mughal
I was fuelled by a kind of ‘feral fortitude’.
Ross Edgley • The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
Different Voices
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
By now Blankfein had started on the track toward becoming a partner at the firm, but in 1981 he had what he termed a “prelife crisis.” He decided that he wasn’t meant to be a corporate tax lawyer and applied for jobs at Goldman, Morgan Stanley, and Dean Witter. He was rejected by all three firms but a few months later got his foot in the door at Go
... See moreAndrew Ross Sorkin • Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the FinancialSystem--and Themselves
I had visited New York many times over the years but living here, as I soon discovered, is a whole different ballgame.
Bill Hayes • Insomniac City: New York, Oliver Sacks, and Me
peak. At 30, the great low-post scorers were at their greatest. At 30, Bill Russell was averaging 14.1 points and 24.1 rebounds for the 1964–65 world champion Boston Celtics. At 30, Wilt Chamberlain was averaging 24.1 points and 24.2 rebounds for the 1966–67 world champion Philadelphia 76ers. At 30, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was averaging 25.8 points and
... See moreJeff Pearlman • Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
