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Hi, I’m Eddy. I believe great books can change our lives, but only if we take the time to wrestle with them.
June 22, 2026
Learn to Saunter Through Your Books | EP128
In this episode, I explore Henry David Thoreau’s essay Walking and what it can teach us about becoming better readers. Thoreau believed that walking could be transformed into something deeper than exercise—a…
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