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Michael Crichton’s Congo and the Transformation of the Western Mind
Book Review/Essay 2/97 (revised 1/29/02 – maps added at bottom) (revised 6/25/03 – map of Angola superimposed on the US) Michael Crichton’s 1980 pulp novel Congo opens with an introduction that is truly arresting . I quote here the first … Continue reading
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Successful Intelligence by Robert J. Sternberg
Successful Intelligence: how practical and creative intelligence determine success in life by Robert J. Sternberg (NY: Penguin Putnam, 1997) (This review is four pages long. Download a PDF (112K) for easier reading) Throughout my life I have been interested in … Continue reading
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