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An enormous number of people have influenced my thinking, but three were particularly important: William Braud, Barbara Babcock, and Edmund Leach. Parapsychologist William Braud integrated an enormous range of findings with his model of lability and inertia in psi processes. Barbara Babcock is the most significant interpreter of the trickster
... See moreGeorge P. Hansen • The Trickster and the Paranormal
In the fall of 1990, the fourth and fifth of the six defendants in the Central Park attack, Kevin Richardson and Kharey Wise, went on trial. Since this particular narrative had achieved full resolution, or catharsis, with the conviction of the first three defendants, the city’s interest in the case had by then largely waned. Those “charlatans” who
... See moreJoan Didion • After Henry: Essays
words, figures of speech, and playful alliteration.
Steven Pinker • The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Montaigne, no famoso adágio segundo o qual “filosofar é aprender a morrer”,
Luc Ferry • Aprender a viver: Filosofia para os novos tempos (Portuguese Edition)
I wondered aloud if Margaret might be experiencing a similar resurgence of grief for Paul as she faced her own mortality.
Suzanne Koven • Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life
Glenn McDonald,