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The 10 Most Checked-Out Books in New York Public Library History

John Fea   |  January 16, 2020

Here is the list.  How many of these have you read? 1. “The Snowy Day,” by Ezra Jack Keats (485,583 checkouts) 2. “The Cat in the Hat,” by Dr. Seuss (469,650) 3. “1984,” by George Orwell (441,770) 4. “Where the...

“What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening”

John Fea   |  July 25, 2018

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QPH0Q7ceR0&w=560&h=315] It seems like George Orwell was about thirty-five years too early.  Read here. Orwell wrote in 1984: “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.”   Trump is not only attempting to control the past by lying...

George Orwell's *1984* Hits #1 on Amazon

John Fea   |  January 25, 2017

CNN is reporting that Penguin Publishers, the publishers of the “Signet Classic” edition of George Orwell’s classic 1984, can’t keep up with demand for the book.    As I write this it is #1 at Amazon.com A taste: On Tuesday evening and...

Orwell, Paterno, and the NCAA

John Fea   |  July 25, 2012

Joe Paterno won 409 games as a head football coach.  That is a historical fact that cannot be erased.  Yet in doling out sanctions to Penn State, the NCAA has made an attempt to erase the past.  According to Northwestern...

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