Day: January 10, 2007
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Book: A General Theory of Love
My wife’s book group discussed A General Theory of Love, by three Bay Area psychiatrists, Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon. I read the book after getting a “you might like this… it’s about the brain” recommendation. After reading it, I have several reactions. They have some core ideas of interest, though I was…
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Movie: The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil is an Edward Norton vehicle, and that’s OK. The movie inspired little interest in me in the book from which it’s adapted, but the film engaged us both. Some balance between the personal story of their relationship (from deeply frosty to fiery, and parts in between) and the development of Chinese nationalism…