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Kurt Andersen
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Kurt Andersen is the author of two novels, the critically acclaimed bestsellers Heyday and Turn of the Century. His new book is called Reset: How This Crisis Can Restore Our Values and Renew America. He is also host and co-creator of the Peabody Award-winning public radio program Studio 360, editor-at-large for Random House, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and writes for film, television and the stage. Author of Reset, Host of Studio 360 |
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 I have been completely entranced by Richard Holmes' The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. It's history the way I like it best: wide-ranging, lucid, revelatory and witty. And here at our present historical inflection point it's an important reminder that an adventurous amateur spirit and rigorous empiricism are among the most important keys to progress, delight and enlightenment. (On the other hand, my current must-see guilty pleasure is Toddlers & Tiaras on TLC, which is a riveting illustration of how, to quote the subtitle of my new book Reset, our values need restoring and America needs renewing.) |
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