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Voices in my head: The lure of the lemmings

Posted: Sunday, November 04, 2007 12:10 AM by Will Femia
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I talked to William Bonner about the perils of following the crowd and how trendiness can lead to disaster. This may go without saying, but his book reads a lot like the answers he gave. He answers with stories and illustrates with examples. Granted, I invite all of the Voices guests to speak at length because the format is so open, but Bonner is particularly suited to the longer form. I frankly struggled with the questions, as you'll hear, but he carried the interview well.

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