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Eliza Factor's first novel, 'The Mercury Fountain,' explores what happens when a life driven by ideology confronts implacable truths of science and human nature. It also shows how leaders can inflict damage by neglecting the real needs of real people.

~Floyd Skloot

Topics: Also Damage Driven Factor First Fountain Happens How Human Human Nature Ideology Inflict Leaders Life Mercury Nature Needs Neglecting Novel People Real Real People Science Shows Truths

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Fiction about mining has a long tradition - Emile Zola's 'Germinal' and Upton Sinclair's 'King Coal' come to mind - and most readers will be aware of the industry's harsh conditions.

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Topics: About Aware Coal Come Conditions Fiction Harsh Industry King Long Long Tradition Mind Mining Most Readers Tradition Will

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Science trumps magical thinking: there was a reason the Incas called their mercury mine 'la mina de los muertos,' the mine of the dead. Building a life and a community upon principles that ignore such realities is doomed to fail.

~Floyd Skloot

Topics: Building Community Dead Doomed Fail Ignore La Life Los Magical Mercury Mine Principles Realities Reason Science Thinking

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At 93, so deep in dementia that she didn't remember any details of her life, my mother somehow still knew songs.

~Floyd Skloot

Topics: Any Deep Dementia Details Her Knew Life Mother Remember She Somehow Songs Still

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Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: Unknown

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