By Rebecca Skloot"I told her I was hoping to talk to David, and she asked who was calling. Rebecca, I said, afraid she'd hang up if I said anything more."
21.4.11
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
By Rebecca Skloot"I told her I was hoping to talk to David, and she asked who was calling. Rebecca, I said, afraid she'd hang up if I said anything more."
14.4.11
Just Kids
By Patti Smith"I needed to get another job. My friend Janet Hamill had been hired at Scribner's Bookstore, and once again, as she had done in college, she found a way of giving me a helping hand by sharing her good fortune. She spoke to here superiors, and the offered me a position. It seemed like a dream job, working in the retail store of the prestigious publisher, home to writers like Hemingway and Fitzgerald, and their books, where paintings by Maxfield Parrish hung in the stairwell."
10.8.10
In Defense of Food
By Michael Pollan"So scientific eating is an old and venerable tradition in America. Here's how Harvey Levenstein sums up the quasiscientific belies that have shaped American attitudes toward food for more than a century: 'that taste is not a true guide to what should be eaten; that one should not simply eat what one enjoys; that the important components of foods cannot be seen or tasted, but are discernible only in scientific laboratories; and that experimental science has produced rules of nutrition which will prevent illness and encourage longevity.' Levenstein could be describing the main tenets of nutritionism."
28.7.10
Time Alive
By Alexandra Stoddard"The rooms we occupy are not still lifes. They are living, breathing spaces where we go to celebrate every day. While there will be many different rooms in ours lives, each one we feel comforable in and enjoy living in will have a great deal of influence on our mood and outlook."
18.7.10
The Book Thief
By Markus Zusak"As they walked back to Himmel Street, Rudy forewarned her. 'One day, Liesel,' he said, 'you'll be dying to kiss me.'"
6.7.10
Sh*t My Dad Says
By Justin Halpern
"My dad has always valued education and hard work. 'If you work hard and study hard
and study hard, and you fuck up, that's okay. If you fuck up and you fuck up, then you're a fuck up,' he's said to me on more than one occasion. But there are a lot of other factors besides effort that go into a successful and enjoyable school experience. Probably the most important one is how you fit in socially. "
"My dad has always valued education and hard work. 'If you work hard and study hard
and study hard, and you fuck up, that's okay. If you fuck up and you fuck up, then you're a fuck up,' he's said to me on more than one occasion. But there are a lot of other factors besides effort that go into a successful and enjoyable school experience. Probably the most important one is how you fit in socially. "
20.5.10
Prescriptions For Natural Healing
By Phyllis A. Balch, CNC"Many cases of carnitine deficiency have been identified as partly generic in origin, resulting from an inherited defect in carnitine synthesis. Possible symptoms of deficiency include confusion, heart pain, muscle weakness, and obesity."
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