On FriendshipAn eminent philosopher reflects on the nature of friendship, past and present Friends are a constant feature of our lives, yet friendship itself is difficult to define. Even Michel de Montaigne, author of the seminal essay "Of Friendship," found it nearly impossible to account for the great friendship of his life. Why is something so commonplace and universal so hard to grasp? What is it about the nature of friendship that proves so elusive? In On

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upending the simplistic categorizations of personality types

and the power of connection

or wondering if there is greater success than what they've already accomplished

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A beautiful butterfly

former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone must reckon with what really happened on that fateful day in Memphis

script and Day of the Dead imagery

including favorite and previously "forbidden" foods

the skills they need to be able to carry out their humanitarian roles

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