Quote of the day by Herman Melville: 'It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in...'Herman Melville, the celebrated author of 'Moby-Dick', championed originality, believing it's better to falter trying something new than to...
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Will AI kill meaningless jobs?The stakes of that question have heightened as artificial intelligence hurtles forward, bringing with it the specter of job displacement. A...
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Catch up with south Pacific rat-catchersI found the rat-catchers on deck, sun-tanned and staring out across the waves, trying to spot seabirds and looking for whales. In the dista...
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Best Father’s day gifts under 2000 to impress your dad within your budgetLooking for the ideal Father's Day gift without breaking the bank? Look no further! Our handpicked selection of best gifts for dad under 20...
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Booker-winning author Paul Lynch was not confident about his seminal novel ‘Prophet Song’The novel, which Atlantic Monthly Press will release in the United States on Tuesday, follows Eilish, a biologist and mother of four whose ...
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How the humble paperback helped the United States win World War IIDuring World War II, American soldiers were provided with specially designed pocket-sized paperbacks called the Armed Services Editions. Th...
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This 18th century shipwreck led to one of the most bloodcurdling tales of survivalSurvivors of the shipwreck were marooned on an island in the 18th century, where they descended into a chaotic fight for survival.
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Charles Fuller, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of acclaimed 'A Soldier's Play', passes away at 83The play won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1982 and two years later was made into the Oscar-nominated best picture.
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No nostalgia, please! This London bookseller averse to people who 'love' old book smellMarius Kociejowski's 'A Factotum in the Book Trade' lists out all the no-nos.
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Books & lyrics: When Nobel-winner Bob Dylan found inspiration in ‘Moby Dick’, Greek epic ‘The Odyssey'Dylan’s works were deeply influenced by poets of the beatnik movement.
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Battleground Uttar Pradesh: How Etawah district serves as Yadav bastionAlong with the prediction that the SP will return this time, with the BJP trailing. Why? “Because Akhilesh has brought development to UP, w...
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'In the Heart of the Sea' review: Moby Dick works his magic with this power-packed sea adventureIf you’ve always been struck by the sheer romanticism of a gigantic whale ruling the seas, this one is a must watch.
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14 books that inspired Steve Jobs"The reason that Apple is able to create products like the iPad is because we've always tried to be at the intersection of technology and t...
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Four books that inspire billionaire CEO Elizabeth HolmesTheranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes lists Moby Dick and Marcus Aurelius among her favourites.
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- We are portrayed as a conservative co, but we started experimenting with digital formats in the 1980s: Peter Booth Wiley, John Wiley & Sons
Founded in 1807, Wiley was known as the publisher of Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville. It is a leader in scientific and technical info.
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The country's monsoon melody dissonance.
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