This month, our readers have been joining the conversation about institutional neutrality at American universities, taking a deep dive into the notebooks of French absurdist Albert Camus, learning about comedy writing and English aphorisms, and more. Discover what our readers have added to their bookshelves this month.
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Celebrating the short, witty, philosophical phrases known as aphorisms, this delightful history is an entertaining tour through the wisest and wittiest sayings in the world.
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“A guide to timing, vocabulary, humor, and how to be funnier that’s not only great for would-be comedians and fans of stand-up but anyone giving a wedding speech.”
- The Globe and Mail
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| "Now complete for the first time, in a fluent English translation.... The inner life of a great absurdist, with lessons for us in times of turmoil."
- Kirkus Reviews
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Can a university ever truly be neutral in today’s social and political climate?
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A magnificent feat of translation, hailed by classicists and poets alike as a “momentous achievement”: “thrilling,” “rich and rhythmical,” “superb,” “mesmerizing,” “searingly faithful—yet absolutely original.”
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Longlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Book of the Year; an examination of how life and the economy became a black box—a collection of systems no one understands, producing outcomes no one likes.
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