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Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony (1983)

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This collection of 24 essays is a perfect introduction to the world of Lewis Thomas. Topics ranging from the riddle of smelling to nuclear proliferation carry the gentle, unassuming persuasiveness that characterizes the author's work. Here we are also introduced to the concerns that have distinguished Thomas' literary career: the natural altruism of organisms; the inter-relatedness of all creatures; the fragility of the human species; the uneasiness of life on a threatened planet.… (mer)

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Haven't aged well. Not that Thomas is wrong, it's just that many of his concerns now seem irrelevant - so much has changed in the past 40 years.
3/16/24: Now see several news articles warning of increasing dangers of nuclear war.

FKarr | Dec 31, 2023 |

The essays of Thomas Lewis are some of the best that I have ever read. While it was the titular essay that caught my eye and assured that I would acquire this book, it was all of the essays that ensured my reading enjoyment. If you want to discover what a great essayist can produce and how he can capture your interest in topics that you might not have imagined would interest you, then you should read the essays of Thomas Lewis. (

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jwhenderson | Aug 14, 2022 |

Por lo visto no aprendo. A pesar de que el anterior (y único hasta ahora) libro del autor no me gustó nada, como me compré dos en el VIPS tenía que leerlo.
No es que el libro sea malo. Pero trata temas que no me interesan. No son grandes logros científicos, ni puntos de vista que hagan pensar, ni asuntos que conciernan a todo el mundo. Es como pedirle a un oficinista gris que escriba su opinión sobre la tecnología y publicarla. No sería interesante. (

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Remocpi | Apr 22, 2020 |

I always enjoy Lewis Thomas' writing, although this one is quite dated. Most of his late night thoughts are touched by the threat of nuclear war. Unfortunately, some of his concerns are still valid 30 years later. (

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SylviaC | Mar 7, 2013 |

A bit disappointing. With an average length of seven pages, I would not call these essays, and most are mere observations or snippets of knowledge, without discussion in depth, which would have interested me more. As a result, the book also appears dated. (

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This collection of 24 essays is a perfect introduction to the world of Lewis Thomas. Topics ranging from the riddle of smelling to nuclear proliferation carry the gentle, unassuming persuasiveness that characterizes the author's work. Here we are also introduced to the concerns that have distinguished Thomas' literary career: the natural altruism of organisms; the inter-relatedness of all creatures; the fragility of the human species; the uneasiness of life on a threatened planet.

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