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Keith Haring on Creativity, Self-Doubt, and the Love of Life in the Face of Death

Love After Life: Nobel-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman’s Extraordinary Letter to His Departed Wife

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Emily Dickinson’s Electric Love Letters to Susan Gilbert

A Life of One’s Own: A Penetrating Century-Old Field Guide to Self-Possession, Mindful Perception, and the Art of Knowing What You Really Want

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Darwin’s Greatest Regret and His Deathbed Reflection on What Makes Life Worth Living

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