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Mythology
Mythology© 1942 Edith Hamilton333 pages In the past, I have both read books by Edith Hamilton and tried to read books on Greco-Roman mythology. I have never succeeded in finishing a mythology book before my interest in the subject waned, … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (16/2)
Books this Update: How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill Deer Hunting with Jesus, Joe Bageant Shatterpoint, Matthew Stover A World Waiting to be Born, M. Scott Peck I began this week by continuing in Thomas Cahill’s entertaining Hinges of … Continue reading
A World Waiting to be Born
A World Waiting to be Born: Civility Rediscovered© 1993 M. Scott Peck366 pages “Society is sick”, declares author M. Scott Peck by way of introduction to his book A World Waiting to be Born. Peck is a psychiatrist and author … Continue reading
Shatterpoint
Shatterpoint© 2004 Matthew Stover406 pages Set very soon after the conclusion of Attack of the Clones, Shatterpoint is an Extended Universe Star Wars novel centered around the character of Mace Windu and a personal trial of his at the beginning … Continue reading
Deer Hunting with Jesus
Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America’s Class War© Joe Bageant 2007267 pages + acknowledgments One of the benefits of living in a university setting is that I’m constantly surrounded by people who are reading idea-centered books. One such book … Continue reading
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
How the Irish Saved Civilization: the Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe© 1995 Thomas Cahill230 pages plus bibliography, chronology, and index. Last week I began the “Hinges of History” … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (9/2)
Books this Update: Homeward Bound, Harry Turtledove Mysteries of the Middle Ages, Thomas Cahill The Book of Ecclesiastes, Tremper Longman III I started with Harry Turtledove’s conclusion to the Worldwar-Colonization series, Homeward Bound. While being the final book in this … Continue reading
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
Mysteries of the Middle Ages and the Beginnings of the Modern World© 2006 Thomas Cahill317 pages, plus notes and index A couple of weeks ago I met a friend for breakfast, and he brought with him an interesting-looking book. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, history, Medieval, monastics, Thomas Cahill
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The Book of Ecclesiastes
The Book of Ecclesiastes.© 1998 Tremper Longman III284 pages, plus indices Man’s fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, mindfulness, philosophy, religion, wisdom literature
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Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound© 2005 Harry Turtledove597 pagesThis week I concluded Harry Turtledove’s Worldwar-Colonization metaseries on a high note. Homeward Bound picks up at the conclusion of Aftershocks (1970) but quickly moves to 2030. In the opening pages, Turtledove moves the plot … Continue reading
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