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Chaos In Chile0
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- December 16, 2025
In 1969, Ida and I moved to Honolulu for my new job. I worked for Elijah Chan, a native of Hawaii and the director of planning at Castle & Cooke (C&C). Ours was the largest company in the islands, the owner of enormous pineapple plantations whose output they marketed under the Dole brand. In one
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Embracing Your Inner Introvert0
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- December 9, 2025
If you’ve ever felt like you had to act more outgoing to succeed in life, you’re not alone. From an early age, many introverts sense that the world isn’t built with them in mind. To navigate school, careers, and relations, introverts may take on a public persona. Some may call this a mask, but I’d
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Letting Go Of The Introvert’s Social Facade0
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- December 2, 2025
For many introverts, the journey toward adulthood often begins with a quiet decision made in childhood: Something about me isn’t enough. The world seems to reward loud voices, visible confidence, and unrelenting sociability. To fit in and feel safe, many of us learn to project a version of ourselves that the world might find more
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Self-Deception: The Love Of A Fellow Introvert0
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- November 24, 2025
On a cloudy afternoon in 1965, I moved into an apartment just outside of Baltimore with Les Gorman, a skinny and toothy second lieutenant I had met a few months earlier during officer basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia. The crisp fall air brought a wonderful atmosphere of promise. My cousin Angie in Brooklyn had
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The Stuff Of Fiction: The Life And Work Of Georges Simenon1
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- April 24, 2023
Throughout her mystery novels, contemporary writer Louise Penny showcases the much-admired Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. This character—shrewd, but calm and kindly—relies on psychology to solve crimes in and around the fictional Canadian village of Three Pines. When readers compared her works to Agatha Christie, Penny claimed that “a closer fit”
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Literary Masterminds: The Lives of Oscar Wilde and Noël Coward1
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- March 29, 2023
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and Noël Coward (1899-1973) had lifetimes which overlapped less than a year. Yet, despite the differences in epoch, these literary giants shared many characteristics. They were, of course, highly successful as playwrights who amused others—both professionally and personally—by their charm, wit, and flamboyance. Dublin-born Wilde grew up in an intellectual environment. His
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