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Category Archives: November 2016

Sometimes Brilliant

SOMETIMES BRILLIANT. Larry Brilliant. Harper One. The Indian people love puns. The more subtle and intellectual the pun, the better. It’s considered the highest artistry to lay a pun that … Continue reading →

November 14, 2016 · Leave a comment

Oxford University Press Explores the Many Faces of World History

1777: TIPPING POINT AT SARATOGA. Dean Snow. Oxford University Press. Historian/Archaeologist Dean Snow takes the 33 days of the Saratoga campaign (widely remembered as the tipping point when British power … Continue reading →

October 31, 2016 · Leave a comment
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