“As for how to write well,” writes Paul Graham, “here’s the short version: Write a bad version 1 as fast as you can; rewrite it over and over; cut out everything unnecessary.” It’s all too easy to ...

Forget about reading it on the bus. Don't even think about taking it to the beach. Conceivably it could get you through a long flight (say, New York to Lhasa), but you can't set this book on an ...

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