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Humanity can overcome technology
First posted on Huffington Post on 15 Feb 2012 Two days. Two media channels. Two writers. Alain de Botton is an eminent philosopher who has written ‘How Proust Can Change Your Life’, ‘The Consolations of Philosophy’ and ‘The Pleasures and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alain de Botton, Charles Vallance, connectivity, counterculture, divergence, geeks, humanity, JFK, Mandela, Martin Luther King, Obama, outrage, principles, punk, radicalism, soul, technology, Thatcherism, The Iron Lady, touch, Winston Churchill
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Form is temporary. Class is permanent.
‘Form is temporary. Class is permanent.’ This saying, heard most often in my life in a cricketing context, came to mind today as I was helping to judge the BMS Seasonal Book Marketing Awards (a much more modest event than … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Miller, art, backlist, Birdsong, BMS Book Awards, Brian Moore, connect, Costa Book Awards, digital, EF Benson, frontlist, Gary Oldman, Harry Potter, Henry Green, John Le Carré, literature, Lord of the Flies, Lovereading, Loving, major multiples, Mapp and Lucia, Oscars, publishing, Richard and Judy, Sebastian Faulks, technology, The Bookseller, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, William Golding
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