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  1. Dogs, Dr. Seuss, and the Moral Molecule

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    May 1, 2014 by libroshombre

    Most of my life’s been spent in the pleasurable company of dogs, and, like Mark Twain, I believe “The dog …
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  2. Walpole’s Serendipity, Chaucer’s Murder, and Lifelong Learning

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    April 3, 2014 by libroshombre

    One of our culture’s great sources of serendipity, Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable,” defines “serendipity “ as “a happy …
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  3. Gutenberg, Fust, and Rare Book Libraries

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    March 13, 2014 by libroshombre

    Old Johann Fust was something. He underwrote Gutenberg’s printshop with two loans in 1450 and 1452 totaling 1,600 guilders. Three …
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  4. Bo Diddley on Life and Mark Twain on Grammar

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    January 2, 2014 by libroshombre

    Wise researchers know to always take the source of new information into account before accepting their advice. Take Ellas Otha …
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