Books cannot be killed by fire. People Die, but books never die. No man and no force can put thought in a concentration camp forever. No man and no force can take from the world the books that embody man’s eternal fight against tyranny. In this war, we know, books are weapons.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
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2. Climb Mount Everest:
When you climb Mount Everest, make sure to stop at the Starbucks near the summit. I recommend the oxygen-infused Caramel Frappuccino — it was a favorite of sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
Okay, I’m kidding about the Starbucks, but climbing Everest doesn’t seem to be all that special anymore. A 15-year-old kid did it. A [...]
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Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro
Saturday – Ian McEwan
On Beauty – Zadie Smith
Slow Man – J.M. Coetzee
Adjunct: An Undigest – Peter Manson
The Sea – John Banville
The Red Queen – Margaret Drabble
The Plot Against America – Philip Roth
The [...]
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