Michael Dirda
For years, I meant to read 'Arabian Sands', Wilfred Thesiger's account of two punishing camel journeys during the late 1940s across Southern Arabia's Empty Quarter. Now that I have, I can sheepishly join the chorus of those who revere the book as one of the half dozen greatest works of modern English travel writing.
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I spent my 20s working in patient care...There are teachers' unions around the country...School systems should base their curriculum...It is our duty as men and women to proceed...Technological progress is like an axe in the hands...Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving...
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