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Naum

@therealnaum

Bronx born & raised. Reading physical books, writing with pencil and paper. Post about books for the most part.

 Manhattan, NY
Joined September 2016
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Read biographies. they give you the raw, lived experience of a person rather than abstract theories or grand narratives. You see the decisions, failures, ambitions, and ordinary moments that shaped someone’s life.
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The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard. Written in the 1950's when all of marketing and ad world was exploding. Useful to see how messages land and the extent people become agreeable. Recommend this for marketing and propaganda fans. – at Manhattan, NY
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Sky tonight in Midtown Manhattan
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Certain streets of Midtown you can see both rivers.
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Have yet to read a bad book written by a movie director. Ken Russell's Altered States autobiography is a sledgehammer. Realistic, rugged and hilarious. Recommend for anyone into film. – at Manhattan, NY
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Ken Russell movie recommendation list.
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Saw someone recording and sending a 5 minute voice message in whatsapp, prayers for the other side.
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Working on Watermelon – at Manhattan, NY
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One of my all time favorites.
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THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) spends its opening stretch watching Daniel Plainview break his body for silver, crawl out of a mine and drag himself toward a fortune without saying a word.
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The earlier one finds this the better. Short, smart, easy to read and forgiving. Good stocking stuffer. – at Manhattan, NY
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City view. – at Manhattan, NY
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It's much easier to find a smart person than a strategic one. – at Manhattan, NY
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Obscure biographies fill in historical perspectives of how life was. The creator of The Wizard of Oz found success later in life and kept at it till the very end. Unfortunate financial decisions and stress did not impact his output. Was an interesting read but can't recommend. – at Manhattan, NY
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People who consider themselves as nice are typically vicious and vice versa. – at Manhattan, NY
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I trust restaurants and businesses more if they answer their google reviews. – at Manhattan, NY
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Never knew there were so many restaurants named Wasabi. – at Manhattan, NY
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A genuine writer wants to be writing all the time - not just to attain fame for ‘having written.’ Someone like Kafka, or Thomas Mann is journaling almost every day. Almost graphomania. You read this stuff about people winning prizes for AI written pieces - they can’t be real writers. They’re looking for acclaim - not doing it as a compulsion. This gives me a little hope that genuine original writing will survive - because some people just can’t help it, and maybe will break through.
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Over the weekend read Sylvester Stallone's new memoir The Steps. Enjoyable, honest and brutal. Great read for ambitious creatives. Given the structure I see a second book on the way. – at Manhattan, NY
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America's first famous writer, Washington Irving. Nonconventional bio, don't recommend. – at Manhattan, NY
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