Life for an American family in 1860s China
Books
Rereading Roald Dahl
Taking out a few words doesn’t change much.
Looking back on “Strangers Drowning”
Overall, MacFarquhar was an extraordinarily careful and in-depth researcher and writer. But a couple of things feel strange to me about the chapter.
Book review: The Origins of You
The dual-risk hypothesis: an underlying vulnerability puts one at risk of developing a problem, but only when a particular stress is experienced.
Book review: Don’t Shoot the Dog
The author started off as a dolphin trainer at an aquarium park in the 1960s and moved on to horses, dogs, and her own children.
Book review: The Anthropology of Childhood
I read David Lancy’s “The Anthropology of Childhood: Cherubs, Chattel, and Changelings” and highlighted some passages. A lot of passages, it turns out.