A Gift of a Book

I felt I needed this book for mental stimulation...in lieu of an erratic Time Magazine subscription renewal?  IDK but it's just right for my 53rd birthday tomorrow.  It's basically a collection of thought-provoking essays I wish I had read earlier in my life.  Of course the book was only published in 2012!


Here's the Amazon link!


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