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The Best of Mary Schmich: Selected Writings by the Chicago Tribune's Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary

The Best of Mary Schmich is a compilation of her most notable writings, highlighting her talent for commentary. Schmich, a Chicago Tribune journalist, won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for her insightful and engaging commentary. This book offers a selection of her work, reflecting her unique perspective and engaging narrative style. more

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Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich

Mary Schmich, born on November 29, 1953, is an accomplished American journalist. She has a wealth of experience in the field of journalism, serving as a columnist for several prominent media outlets, and is known for her unique writing style and insightful commentary. more

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“The real cause of the great upheavals which precede changes of civilisations, such as the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Arabian Empire, is a profound modification in the ideas of the peoples .... The memorable events of history are the visible effects of the invisible changes of human thought .... The present epoch is one of these critical moments in which the thought of mankind is undergoing a process of transformation.”

“The great intellectual tradition that comes down to us from the past was never interrupted or lost through such trifles as the sack of Rome, the triumph of Attila, or all the barbarian invasions of the Dark Ages. It was lost after the introduction of printing, the discovery of America, the founding of the Royal Society, and all the enlightenment of the Renaissance and the modern world. It was there, if anywhere, that there was lost or impatiently snapped the long thin delicate thread that had descended from distant antiquity; the thread of that unusual human hobby: the habit of thinking.”