Big Books of Summer
Megan Murphy
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The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaïdes Art and Fear by David Bayles The Art Spirit by Robert Henri The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Has Modernism Failed? by Suzi Gablik Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans Loss Adjustment by Linda Collins
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“‎Theorists of journalism have long noted parallels to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle in physics: by reporting on something, one subtly but irrevocably changes it.”
― Ben Yagoda, The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism
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“There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth.”
― Dorothy Thompson
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“Shall we go?' he murmured, perhaps regretting his decision to show me his army of plastic cartoon figurines.”
― Jon Ronson, The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
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“News is only the first rough draft of history.”
― Alan Barth
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