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Yearly Archives: 2011

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  • 23 Sep 2011

    On Duels and Duets

    In this new video, we sat down with author John Locke to discuss Duels and Duets, which answers an age-old yet elusive question: why do men and women talk so differently?

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  • 20 Sep 2011

    The Music of Hemingway’s Youth

    Hemingway witnessed an extraordinary number of historic events in his lifetime: World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, to name only a few. Such watershed moments during the 20th century indelibly shaped his writing, and many of his classic works—such as A Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises—would not be the same without them. In anticipation for the release of the first volume of The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, we’ve compiled a playlist that captures the tumultuous times that Hemingway not only lived through, but also evoked in his writing.

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  • 15 Sep 2011

    The Cambridge Book Club discusses Duels and Duets

    Why do men and women talk so differently? Though this maddening question has persisted throughout the ages, we haven’t given up trying to find an answer—as evident in countless studies, surveys, books, movies, and other popular sources.

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  • 14 Sep 2011
    Kent Roach

    Hurricane Irene and 9/11: The Importance of Disaster Preparedness

    Closure of airports, subways and theaters and mass evacuations in New York City – like those experienced during Hurricane Irene – have disturbing echoes of 9/11. But there is more connection between natural disasters and terrorism than might be imagined.

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  • 8 Sep 2011

    Five Questions for Wendy Goldman, Author of Inventing the Enemy

    Beginning in 1936, a rising tide of denunciations swept work places and institutions throughout the Soviet Union, reaching its height over the next two years when approximately 2.5 million people were arrested for political and non-political crimes. What was it like for ordinary citizens to live in such a toxic environment?

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  • 30 Aug 2011

    Dinner is Served, Hemingway Style

    In A Moveable Feast, Hemingway chronicled his Parisian experiences and the many things it had to offer a writer hungry for life, not the least of which was the food itself. But, if you wanted a restaurant recommendation, or asked about his favorite childhood dish, what would Hemingway say?

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  • 26 Aug 2011
    Marie C.

    Interns Blog: Going Out with a Shake, Wobble, and Bang

    On what seemed a rare mild August day, my coworker, Catherine, and I decided to take our sandwiches down to this rather luxurious pier we found just off the Hudson River Greenway. The air felt cool as it breezed through our sun-warmed hair while we walked past the shady park in front of our building […]

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  • 18 Aug 2011

    Interns Blog: A Great Summer at Cambridge University Press

    My time here as the publicity and rights and permissions intern has ended, but there is so much more to do and learn that I am certainly sad to be leaving such a wonderful work environment.

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