Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there’s another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. In our daily lives, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt. We listen to opinions that make us feel good,…
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Book Club: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isnβt just any thirteen-year-old: sheβs the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the regionβs residents. And this isnβt the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbaraβs older brother similarly vanished fourteen…
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