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12 Rules for Life In English

12 Rules for Life In English

By: Raja Babu
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"One of the most important thinkers to emerge on the world stage for many years." THE SPECTATOR FOREWORD BY NORMAN DOIDGERaja Babu Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • What shall i do with my newfound pen of light?
    Jan 3 2025
    Coda WHAT SHALL I DO WITH MY NEWFOUND PEN OF LIGHT? In late 2016 I travelled to northern California to meet a friend and business associate. We spent an evening together thinking and talking. At one pointhe took a pen from his jacket and took a few notes.
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    21 mins
  • Pet a Cat When You Encounter
    Jan 2 2025
    RULE 12 PET A CAT WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER ONE ON THE STREET DOGS ARE OK TOO I am going to start this chapter by stating directly that I own a dog, an American Eskimo, one of the many variants of the basic spitz type.
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    16 mins
  • Do Not Bother Children
    Jan 1 2025
    RULE 11 DO NOT BOTHER CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE SKATEBOARDING DANGER AND MASTERY There was a time when kids skateboarded on the west side of Sidney Smith Hall, at the University of Toronto, where I work. Sometimes I stood there and watched them. There are rough, wide, shallow concrete steps there, leading up from the street to the front entrance, accompanied by tubular iron handrails, about two and a half inches in diameter and twenty feet long. The crazy kids, almost always boys, would pull back about fifteen yards from the top of the steps.
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    19 mins

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