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    Cover of The Priceless Gift

    The Priceless Gift

    Cornelius Hirschberg · 1960

    Writing & Language
    Open Library
    Stats for nerds
    1recommend
    3mentions
    3people
    2020years
    33% recommend67% neutral

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    1. mjklinJan 2020
      The Priceless Gift by Cornelius Hirschberg, a very down-to-earth book by a man who gave himself an education by reading books on the New York subway. Although a bit dated, it includes great recommendations on how and what to read to become a widely read and curious person. Very motivating too!
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    2. lisadeanJul 2020
      This is totally unrelated to this post, but the one I want to comment on (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22093297), I can't. I wonder if I could get a link to the pdf for The Priceless Gift by Cornelius Hirschberg? It's a very hard to find book :)
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    3. myotisApr 2020
      Recently learnt about "The Priceless Gift of a Rich Cultural Education" by Cornelius Hirschberg from another book but couldn't find it anywhere on the web and it costs crazy money (around 180 usd on Amazon). I'm dying to read it. Can anyone please send me a copy? Thank you.
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