Book Critic: A self-help book for brainboxes

Update: 2025-11-25

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Book critic Bill Hastings reviews: Lea Ypi, Indignity: A Life Reimagined (Allen Lane Penguin, 2025), Daniel Kalderimis, Zest: Climbing from Depression to Philosophy (Ugly Hill Press, 2024).

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Book Critic: A self-help book for brainboxes

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Book Critic: A self-help book for brainboxes

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Book Critic: A self-help book for brainboxes

Book Critic: A self-help book for brainboxes