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You Fired Who… AND WHO?

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This is one of my favorite stories of all time. The story is originally found in Harpo Marx’s autobiography Harpo Speaks.

Here is the background of this classic story:

As the Marx Brothers were growing up in New York City, they, of course, looked for ways to make a few dollars. They each had a variety of odd jobs. For a while, Chico Marx found employment playing the piano at beer gardens, nickelodeons, and the like. Chico was a pretty good piano player by this time.

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The Best Books I Read in 2018

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At the end of December, I always look back and review the books I read over the past year.  I have been keeping track of the books I have read since 1989.  Keeping these lists has been wonderful for it allows me to look back over the many books I have read in my adult life.  Through this exercise I get to remember great passages, great themes, and great ideas.  When I look back, I also remember the titles and authors I have particularly enjoyed which often brings me back to read those same books again.  I love reading and believe that our lives are infinitely richer through the books we read.

Here is a list of the best books that I read in 2018 with a short summary of each. (Quick note – not all of the books listed below are pictured in the graphic.)

MY FAVORITE BOOKS 2018

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Newton, Autographs, and the Teacher

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My son sent me an e-mail from Williams College the other day. In the message, he shared that he went to the Rare Books Library on campus and took out a copy of Philosophae Naturalis Principia Mathematica written by Sir Isaac Newton. This is the text in which Newton came up with his laws of motion and gravity, the orbits of the planets, and so much more. This edition was from the 1700’s. My son was amazed to have this famous work in his hands. It may have been an original copy. I imagine he was awe-struck .

I would have been.

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