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Andy Rooney's Publisher On New Book Of Collected Writing

The Atlantic | Peter Osnos | Posted 12.02.2009 | Books

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Andy Rooney turns 91 on January 14, 2010. For 31 of those years he has delivered the closing essay on CBS's 60 Minutes. These pieces are the main reas...

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Malcolm Gladwell and the Case For Endless Self-Googling

David Quigg | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books

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David Quigg

I piled cringe upon cringe Friday -- first because I read Steven Pinker's vivisection of Malcolm Gladwell's new collection, second because of what I found when I Googled a flub Pinker wielded against Gladwell.

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Malcolm Gladwell's "What The Dog Saw": Great Writing, Suspect Science

The New York Times | STEVEN PINKER | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

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Fortunately for "What the Dog Saw," the essay format is a better showcase for Gladwell's talents, because the constraints of length and editors yield ...

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Autumn's First Kiss: a Wake-up Call Or a Sweet Fragrance?

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

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Patricia Yarberry Allen

The change of seasons has brought a bounty of smart writing to Women's Voices for Change.

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Interview with Clive James: A Serious Talent to Amuse

Christina Patterson | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

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Christina Patterson

Clive James is a brilliant bunch of questions, a brilliant bunch of answers, and soliloquies and theories and counter-theories. No need for an interviewer, really, except that I'm here and I'd quite like to do it.

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