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The Karmic Capitalism of Chip Conley
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The Karmic Capitalism of Chip Conley

Starting with the Phoenix, his rock'n'roll hotel that rose from a shabby San Francisco neighborhood, this unorthodox businessman has created a stir in the hospitality industry. But his growing concern is more about people than buildings.

by Robert L. Strauss

On the Edge of Nowhere
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On the Edge of Nowhere

A writer/photographer visited the tiny Canadian town of Wallace Stegner's boyhood, looking for clues to the author's world view. He found a setting both beautiful and austere, and the rugged character that shapes Stegner's stories.

by Jim Foley

this dust of words
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this dust of words

When English professor John Felstiner stumbled upon a former student's decades-old honors thesis, he set out to renew his acquaintance with the student. What began as a casual inquiry became a monthslong search into a troubled past, with disquieting results.

by John Felstiner