Bill Van HornCivilization Runs on Ammonia, Plastic, Steel, and Cement—for NowReason.com - Ronald BaileyVaclav Smil’s How the World Really Works offers hope and despair for techno-optimists. For techno-optimists like me, Vaclav Smil's How the World Really …
Bill Van HornStoryboardLiterature's greatest-ever opening paragraphs, revealedCurated byShortListNow this is how you start a story.
Bill Van HornThe 8 Must-Read Nonfiction Books of Summer 2021Next Big Idea Club - EditorsThis just in from the Next Big Idea Club: Curators Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Adam Grant, and Daniel Pink have carefully read through our list of …
Bill Van HornA Guide to Developing a Deep Reading HabitMedium - Brad StulbergDeep reading, or full engagement in a book, is an absolute joy. It is good for mind and spirit, and it is also a competitive advantage in today’s …
Bill Van HornRobert Harris: ‘My method is usually to start a book on 15 January and finish it on 15 June’verified_publisherThe Guardian - Alex PrestonThe bestselling author on the dearth of top-quality politicians, his regard for diaries and letters, and his disciplined writing approach Robert Harris is the author of 14 novels, including the bestselling Fatherland, the Cicero trilogy and Enigma. He also wrote the screenplays for the films of his …
Bill Van HornThe Librarians of Timbuktu – World History et ceteraworldhistory.orgThe Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, by journalist Joshua Hammer, tells the incredible story of Abdel Kader Haidara — a mild-mannered archivist and …
