A couple essays with what may have been interesting thinking 2000 years ago, but now just seems like a list of things we know are good but habitually ignore.
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James finished reading On Friendship by Michel de Montaigne

On Friendship by Michel de Montaigne
In these diverse pieces the author expresses his views on relationships, contemplates the idea that man is no different from …
James started reading On Friendship by Michel de Montaigne

On Friendship by Michel de Montaigne
In these diverse pieces the author expresses his views on relationships, contemplates the idea that man is no different from …
James reviewed On the Shortness of Life by Seneca the Younger
James wants to read The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (New York Review Books classics)

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (New York Review Books classics)
Translated from Swedish.
James started reading On the Shortness of Life by Seneca the Younger

On the Shortness of Life by Seneca the Younger
Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas series The writings of the ancient …
James finished reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Mientras su avión aterriza en un aeropuerto europeo, Toru Watanabe, de treinta y siete años, escucha casualmente una vieja canción …
James quoted Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
"Don't tell you're trying to imitate that boy in Catcher in the Rye?" - Reiko
The moment when the feeling of being reminded of another book was spelled out for me.
James started reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Mientras su avión aterriza en un aeropuerto europeo, Toru Watanabe, de treinta y siete años, escucha casualmente una vieja canción …
James finished reading Excession by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #5)

Excession by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #5)
Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun …

Tentacle by Rita Indiana, Achy Obejas
Plucked from her life on the streets of post-apocalyptic Santo Domingo, young maid Acilde Figueroa finds herself at the heart …
James finished reading Tentacle by Rita Indiana

Tentacle by Rita Indiana, Achy Obejas
Plucked from her life on the streets of post-apocalyptic Santo Domingo, young maid Acilde Figueroa finds herself at the heart …
James started reading A lapsed anarchist's approach to building a great business by Ari Weinzweig (Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading, #1)

A lapsed anarchist's approach to building a great business by Ari Weinzweig (Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading, #1)
Ari Weinzweig founder of Zingerman's Deli explains his way of running a buisiness
James commented on Excession by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #5)
James rated The Death of Grass: 5 stars

The Death of Grass by John Christopher (Novels of tomorrow)
The Chung-Li virus has devastated Asia, wiping out the rice crop and leaving riots and mass starvation in its wake. …