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Literature as equipment for living

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

What if we were to think of literature and the other arts as a kind of repository of habitus, a motley collection of practices and strategies? “Motley” because ...

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The Best of 2020: Top 5 Nonfiction

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

A totally nonscientific, off the cuff, Top 5 nonfiction books I read (not necessarily published in) in 2020

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Me in the University Bookman on Breaking Bread with the Dead

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Mental Anchors for Information Overload – my review of Breaking Bread with the Dead by Alan Jacobs

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Shaming the Devil by Alan Jacobs

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

The essays read not as lectures but as conversations exploring interesting topics with a very well read friend.

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A Visit to Vanity Fair by Alan Jacobs

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

These perceptive moral essays crackle with wit, intelligence, and a wide range of knowledge.

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You can have enlightenment for ninepence but you prefer ignorance

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

“You can have enlightenment for ninepence but you prefer ignorance.” That’s you. You can do better, and God help your sorry-ass soul if you don’t try.

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