While lots of bibliophiles rhapsodize about the book that instilled their love of reading, nearly as many reluctant readers can point to the book that turned them off of literature. And for many, that turnoff happened in adolescence.
While in St. Croix, Paul Krugman wears the same plaid shirt for days. Another lesson from the this week's The New Yorker profile of the Times op-ed columnist: Krugman has a symbiotic relationship with his (far-lesser-known) wife, Robin Wells.