Chapter 2 begins with a quote by William H. Gass:
Simplicity is not a given. It is an achievement, a human invention, a discovery, a beloved belief.
It is from this starting point that Virginia Tufte masterfully dissects Gass’ construct above to reveals its underlying literate complexity. I always knew that writing isn’t simple, and I was glad to see the craft so well organize-ed.
2/ organize, books 
(1) Sep 30, '06
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Brilliantly beautiful thoughts by Italo Calvino on simply everything. It is the one book that I could not live life without. |
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In the first two chapters, James Surowiecki makes a case for the group outweighing the individual. I wish I stopped at the end of the second chapter, but the group made me read the rest of it. |
books, key 2: open (1) Jul 23, '06
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Prescient work by a man in touch with his time. Lewis Mumford makes the early 1900s look an awfully lot like the late 1900s. And he wasn’t even trying to do so. |
books, key 1: away 
Jul 23, '06
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According to Chris Anderson, adding up all the little things really matters. Gee, infinity’s an awfully big number. |
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