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This is from the introduction to the book "A short history about nearly everything." It's part of a bigger point but the point it makes really is pretty amazing once you think about it. Kinda makes you realize that stupid can't be genetic. Maybe for a few centuries but not this long.
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05-18-2010, 09:16 PM | #2 |
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05-18-2010, 10:23 PM | #3 |
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That kind of makes me feel bad about spending so much time on a message board....
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05-18-2010, 10:24 PM | #4 |
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I heart Bill Bryson.
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05-18-2010, 10:34 PM | #5 |
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This is the first book of his that I'm reading but I'm quickly coming to that same opinion.
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05-19-2010, 06:22 AM | #6 |
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He has a great gift.
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05-19-2010, 11:48 AM | #7 |
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I wish people applied this to other aspects of their life as well. Yes, you're successful but there was a lot of luck along the way- it wasn't all your doing.
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05-19-2010, 11:49 AM | #8 |
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Bryson is just great. That is one of my favorite books.
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05-19-2010, 01:36 PM | #9 |
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Bryson is great when writing about science, history or languages... but in his books about travels he's made, he comes across as a whiny, grumpy bastard... I'm trying to ignore that perception as I enjoy his other writing.
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