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Being curious about the particulars

I’ve noticed that when I have a specific question, as I did with Napoleon, this focuses my mind as nothing else can. Thus, when I began to wonder about Russia, and how anyone could conquer and hold so big an … Continue reading

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My curiosity: The tiger lunged

As we have seen, the more history books I read, the more curious I became. But I couldn’t always read to satisfy my curiosity because I had little time. Then, after years of deprivation, I was drawn to the eleventh … Continue reading

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