The Magic Mountain

Coping With Book Guilt in London

David Finkle | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books


David Finkle

I love books, but they foment torrents of guilt in me. I feel guilty about: the amount of money spent on them; the space they take up; the ones that rest unread while more come in as competition.

Dish After Davos: Magic and The Mountains

Susan Sawyers | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Susan Sawyers

Much like Thomas Mann's main character in The Magic Mountain, written in Davos, I was an "ordinary [wo]man," amongst a sea of world leaders and power brokers. This convergence of knowledge and influence in one place made for some heady observations and encounters.