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Chautauqua by Day Keene (Gunard Hjertstedt) and Dwight Vincent (W. H. Allen, 1961). #Chautauqua #DayKeene #GunardHjertstedt #DwightVincent #1960s #book #books #WHAllen #cover #dustjacket #dustwrapper #hardback #hardcover
The Case Of The Violent Virgin by Michael Avallone (W.H. Allen, 1960). #TheCaseOfTheViolentVirgin #MichaelAvallone #1960s #books #book #CoverArt #artwork #cover #Crime #MYSTERY #thrillerbooks #THRILLER #thrillers #WHAllen
Cover of the book in white, with the title "The basic laws of human stupidity" in black, capital letters and the word "stupidity" in red upside down
p. 7: introduction
p. 20: the second law of stupidity says that the probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person
p. 70: the fifth law of stupidity says that a stupid person is the most dangerous type of person
This book by Carlo M. Cippolla is more relevant than ever, especially with how things are going these days. If you haven’t read it, or need a refresher, now is a great time. Stay sharp, stay aware!
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