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A Primer for Forgetting: Getting Past the Past"One of our true superstars of nonfiction" (David Foster Wallace), Lewis Hyde offers a playful and inspiring defense of forgetfulness by exploring the healing effect it can have on the human psyche. We live in a culture that prizes memory how much we can store, the quality of what's preserved, how we might better document and retain the moments of our life while fighting off the nightmare of losing all that we have experienced. But what if
"One of our true superstars of nonfiction" (David Foster Wallace), Lewis Hyde offers a playful and inspiring defense of forgetfulness by exploring the healing effect it can have on the human psyche.
We live in a culture that prizes memory--how much we can store, the quality of what's preserved, how we might better document and retain the moments of our life while fighting off the nightmare of losing all that we have experienced. But what if forgetfulness were seen not as something to fear--be it in the form of illness or simple absentmindedness--but rather as a blessing, a balm, a path to peace and rebirth? A Primer for Forgetting is a remarkable experiment in scholarship, autobiography, and social criticism by the author of the classics The Gift and Trickster Makes This World. It forges a new vision of forgetfulness by assembling fragments of art and writing from the ancient world to the modern, weighing the potential boons forgetfulness might offer the present moment as a creative and political force. It also turns inward, using the author's own life and memory as a canvas upon which to extol the virtues of a concept too long taken as an evil. Drawing material from Hesiod to Jorge Luis Borges to Elizabeth Bishop to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, from myths and legends to very real and recent traumas both personal and historical, A Primer for Forgetting is a unique and remarkable synthesis that only Lewis Hyde could have produced.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 09/22/2020
ISBN: 9781250619532
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.00d
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Good fit and keep the water out.
Color: Multicolored 1, Size: 1 pair (Pack of 3)
These earplugs work really well for lap swimming. They keep the water out and stay put whether I'm wearing a swim cap or not. They are easy to put in and take out and the size is perfect, they are so soft they adjust to the size of your ear canal. They keep out lots of sound. My only issue is they sink. Not sure what I'll do with open water swimming except keep them in the entire time.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2026
★★★★★ 5
THE BEST!!
Color: Multicolored 4, Size: 3 Pairs (Pack of 1)
Wish I found these last year! My daughter is on a swim team and had 3 separate episodes of swimmers ear. Bought these and not a single issue, keeps the water out yet she can still hear. Perfect for little ears, the price, and convenient to have extra sets.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Effective and comfortable
Color: Multicolored 2, Size: 3 Pairs (Pack of 1)
Great! I have used Macks silicone Chistmas tree style earplugs for many years, these are more comfortable. They keep ear canal completely dry, never fall out during swimming, and are easy to insert and remove with no discomfort whatever. The left and right orientation makes them easier to adjust in the ear, and there is no (sometimes painful) pop on removal, like standard silicone plugs with a stem. Happy swimmer here.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2026
★★★★★ 3
Didn’t do much for me but the product is made very well
Color: Multicolored 1, Size: 1 pair (Pack of 3)
Maybe it’s just my ears but these didn’t really work for me. They’re made very well, but they really didn’t keep water out of my ears. I swim laps daily and am very sensitive to ear infections from pools. I even wear a swim cap with them. They do stay in place and. I love the little case they come with. I’m sure they’ll work well for other people
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Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great Earplugs!
Color: Multicolored 1, Size: 1 pair (Pack of 3)
these earplug’s work great, I use them when washing my hair, it is so nice not to get water in my ears, these earplugs are comfortable, they come in 3 sizes, each set comes in an individual plastic container, they are marked L and R, I’m so glad they worked so well, I highly recommend them!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2026