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The speaker treasured this biography, recalling vividly the cover, feel, smell, and even the remainder table where it was purchased, linking the physical experience strongly to the book's impact on his path as a writer.
So like there's a biography of Ring Lardner, a writer that I loved, that I bought. It was a biography by Jonathan Yardley.
— Episode: 24. Why Do We Forget So Much of What We’...
Episode: 24. Why Do We Forget So Much of What We’ve Read?
The speaker treasured this biography, recalling vividly the cover, feel, smell, and even the remainder table where it was purchased, linking the physical experience strongly to the book's impact on his path as a writer.
So like there's a biography of Ring Lardner, a writer that I loved, that I bought. It was a biography by Jonathan Yardley.
And I can picture the cover. I can picture the feel. I can picture the smell of the book. I can picture the table I bought it on.