Extremely well-researched and fluidly written, Harrington’s work will serve as a meaningful resource for students of mysticism and of late Medieval Christianity.
This excellent book makes a powerful argument for why the U.S. should always remain a place of sanctuary, benefiting immensely from those who arrive from other shores.
As their story unfolds, readers may note a faint, unavoidable touch of vainglory; never mind, what they have accomplished is worthy of high praise. With bravery and chutzpah, a husband and wife demonstrate that there’s no moral compromise with history.
Quick, fun, easy reading for devotees of high fashion and mystery fans, complete with wrong turns and false friends.
In an age where the debate between left and right has become “ugly and personal” and blighted by negativity, his ability to remain optimistic about politics and disagree with the opposition in a civil manner is a welcome relief. A lively and refreshing memoir.
The authors give ample evidence that “the driving commercial impulse, the spirit of enterprise” underlay the creation of America. As John Smith wrote in 1616, no “other motive than wealth will ever erect there a Commonweale.” A lively and illuminating revisionist history.
Programmers, social engineers, and management consultants are among the many audiences for this useful, thought-provoking book.
The assurance that any of us can become part of the “propertied mastery” advances dog-eat-dog implications...Smart and sometimes snarky; a book to study up on before taking to the streets to protest things as they are.
However, with the necessary adjustments, it’s easy to see that this largely academic argument could be made accessible for laypersons. Good ammunition for contrarians and well grounded in scholarly research.
If you’re puzzled why the sitting president isn’t going after the Russians for election tampering and other bad behavior, this is just the book to explain.
Unger offers perceptive descriptions of many of Picasso’s major works, not least Les Demoiselles, a painting “too desperate, too restless, too multivalent, to serve as the manifesto of any movement.” A fine, if familiar, portrayal of a bold, vulnerable, questing artist.
Devotees of the underground art and punk scenes of 1970s New York will devour Hannah’s journals, each page of which contains something fascinating or worthy of note—best enjoyed while listening to Bowie’s “Diamond Dogs,” Television’s “Marquee Moon,” and Patti Smith’s “Horses.”
Kuusisto tells the poignant story of a midlife rebirth that led to self-acceptance and also celebrates human/animal interdependence and a “companionship [that] was intimate and richer than poems.” An eloquent and heartwarming memoir.
The rivers of mutual affection, admiration, and artistry form a powerful confluence in these deeply affecting exchanges.
Eye-opening and entertainingly voyeuristic, this impressionistic taste test illustrates the struggles more than the benefits of detoxification techniques.
In the end, that challenge is rhetorical, for Castner pays for that knowledge with no end of sweat, toil, and even some blood and tears. A vital addition to the library of the far north and of exploration.
Throughout, Larson delivers riveting tales of stalwart explorers risking their lives for discovery in some of the world’s harshest areas. Their successes and even their failures made them heroes. A fascinating look at the adventures of remarkably resilient men, so well-related as to make you feel the chill.
Badkhen introduces us to the men and women who navigate cultural and environmental shifts that we can no longer ignore if we hope to maintain any sense of ecological harmony.
To read Being Ecological is to be caught up in a brilliant display of intellectual pyrotechnics. The playful seriousness of Morton’s prose mixes references to Blade Runner and Tibetan Buddhism with lyrics from Talking Heads and concepts from German philosophers.
This book is frivolous, but in refusing to take spooks seriously it may be as sensible as it is amusing. “You’re in danger of becoming a lightweight,” Lottie’s father tells her. Perhaps it’s cleverer to be light than it is to be ponderously paranoid.