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Fireside Reading Trails (7)

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Connie Weber

Fireside Reading Trails: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers opens up with a discussion of meritocracy: see how Canadian hockey works, how soccer goes in Europe and South America. Think of ...

Started by Connie Weber

12 Apr 28
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Skip Zilla

Fireside Reading Trails: REMIX, (preliminary videos of author interview)

Hello FL readers. I intend shortly, in an discussion immediately following this one, to comment on the "Preface," "Introduction," and Cha...

Started by Skip Zilla

2 Apr 7
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Skip Zilla

Fireside Reading Trails: REMIX, (Preface and Introduction)

In the "Preface" to his book REMIX, Lawrence Lessig speaks about the quickness with which we humans, when morally outraged against some w...

Started by Skip Zilla

3 Feb 24
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Ian Carmichael

Fireside Reading Trails: Against the Machine; Chapter 1

"In Against the Machine, Lee Siegel has written a devastating critique of the Internet--its destructive side and how it is adversely resh...

Started by Ian Carmichael

4 Feb 11
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Skip Zilla

Fireside Reading Trails: Learned Optimism, (Preface, Introduction, and Ch.1)

"Introduction to the Second Edition" (1997) Martin Seligman observes three forces which have converged to imperil the sanity of American...

Started by Skip Zilla

0 Feb 7
Skip Zilla

Fireside Reading Trails: Terra ("Prologue: The Hyena")

Before eventually thinking critically of how he intended to apply his historical science (paleontology) to better understand our present ...

Started by Skip Zilla

1 Feb 7
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Connie Weber

summary of Fireside Reading Trails book groups; ready to start.

Here are the groups as I understand them. Anyone can join in, of course. Book groups should title forums Fireside Reading Trails: (book n...

Started by Connie Weber

1 Feb 4
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