Meeting Muriel Spark
Martin Stannard, author of the ODNB’s new entry on Muriel Spark, and of Muriel Spark: The Biography (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009), writes about how he first met Spark.
Insanity: An Excerpt
An excerpt from Insanity: Murder, Madness, and the Law.
English Etymology and a Happy New Year
Anatoly Liberman’s weekly post.
Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance Reform
Professor Chris Mallin on institutional investors and corporate governance reform.
Wealth As Fulfillment?
Can wealth make us happy?
Hatha Yoga
An excerpt from Yoga Body by Mark Singleton.
The Lesson of the 2009 Holiday Shopping Season:
Tax Internet Sales
Edward Zelinsky looks at taxes on online sales.
Sex Appeal:
The First Principle is “Do No Harm”
An excerpt from Sex Appeal.
New Year’s Eve Folklore
What are your New Year’s Eve traditions?
A Guide To The Good Life:
Letting Go of the Past…and the Present
Some advice on how to live the “good life”.
Superman Promoted the “American Way”
An excerpt from Inventing the “American Way”.
Monthly Gleanings: December 2009
Anatoly Liberman’s monthly gleanings.
After Khomeini:
President Ahmadinejad’s Hardliner Populism and Nuclear Policy
An excerpt from After Khomeini.
Sean Sime on A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil
Sean Sime talks birds.
The ABC’s of Health Education
Some entries from The Dictionary of Health Education.
The Challenges of Teaching Introductory Psychology Courses
An excerpt from Best Practices for Teaching Beginnings and Endings in the Psychology Major: Research, Cases, and Recommendations