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If the Gutenberg Bible is the alpha, Against the Written Word is the OMEGA. “Wielding the satiric tone of a Gen-X Jonathan Swift or leftist Andy Kaufman . . .
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A profound, eloquent meditation on the history of writing, from Mesopotamia to multimedia. Why does writing exist? What does it mean to those who write? Born fr
On the Written Word
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Phaedrus
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The Phaedrus, written by Plato, is a dialogue between Plato's protagonist, Socrates, and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several dialogues. The Phaedrus was presum
How the Word Is Passed
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Authors: Clint Smith
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This “important and timely” (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and