The book is full of wonderful nuggets, but the thread of ideas is difficult to follow.
This is one of those posts in which the succession of events and the thread of ideas that led up to its writing are inseparable from its substance.
This thread of ideas and daily living practices has been a vital part in the lives of key figures in history, philosophy, politics, science and the arts.
It is also easy to confuse a conviction with what is merely a good set-up for a joke.Through thousands of pages of newspaper columns, a novel, a couple of history books and a sort-of memoir runs a thread of ideas that make Mr Johnson an unlikely favourite for grassroots conservatives.
Seeing Copenhagen (written in 1998) directly after Benefactors is like experiencing the shift from the Newtonian to the Einsteinian universe: similar stage elements (past and present woven on threads of interconnecting ideas, for instance) produce such different effects.
Thus, when he chooses, his essays are a tapestry of multicolored threads of the ideas, language, and imagery of thinkers, be they ancient, biblical, or contemporary.
Through our new innovation hub, we strive to gather the threads of innovative ideas and weave them into tangible advances that can save more lives.
In her political manifestos, Palin occasionally appears bored, or else straining to keep a hold on the thread of her ideas, but here, talking about herself, she is in her element as a performer.
