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If books were to disappear, history would disappear

18 hours ago ago from Translation Notes

This was published in The Wall Street Journal on February 5, 1982: Notable & Quotable The author Jorge Luis Borges, writing in Horizon magazine about the importance of books in an era of mass communications: I believe books will never disappear. It is impossible for it to happen. Of all of mankind's diverse tools, undoubtedly the most astonishing are his books. All the others are extensions of the body. The telephone is an ...

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21 hours ago ago from Left Coast Sports Babe

A new tell-all book, The Politician. written by a former aide and close friend of John Edwards is coming out in February. And Tiger Woods is looking into how much it would cost to have the book's release date moved up to next week. - Sarah Palin actually praised the President today, saying that his Nobel Peace Prize address reminded her about things she wrote about in her book. Except that Obama's speech was in English. - ...

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2009 in Review

17 hours ago ago from FanSee

January : A friend sent me four poems to start the New Year off. February : Today is the 1th of February, which means that fooish_icons has posted her first set of icons as part of 14_valentines . March : sjmpets made me do this (sorta). April : Everything better go well today or your doctor will have me to reckon with! May : I read four books and saw four movies in less than a month because, as my teenager was quick to tell me, I ...

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“The Unquenchable Flame: Introducing the Reformation”

19 hours ago ago from The Wanderer

The Unquenchable Flame: Introducing the Reformation by Michael Reeves IVP , 2009 (192pp, pbk) A genuinely popular book on the Reformation doubtless involves many tensions.  The style must be accessible without being careless; the substance must be accurate while the scope is broad; brevity is required, but historical carelessness cannot be countenanced. In many ways, this author has succeeded: in a few pages, he carries us from ...

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