Tag Archives: humanities

Great Books

Posted on January 5, 2009 by smellincoffee

Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World© 1996 David Denby491 pages + bibliography and index My local library has display shelves attached to the end of book cases, and the books … Continue reading →

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on December 27, 2008 by smellincoffee

Where Do We Go From Here?ed. Isaac Asimov, © 1971 Where Do We Go From Here, a short-story collection assembled by Isaac Asimov, is more than the usual collection of short stories. Asimov introduces it in this way: “I have … Continue reading →

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The Echo of Greece

Posted on December 22, 2008 by smellincoffee

The Echo of Greece© Edith Hamilton 1957224 pages About two years ago I read The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton, which was an exploration of the Greek mind as reflected in law, philosophy, art, and more. The book introduced me … Continue reading →

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Asimov’s Guide to the Bible

Posted on December 21, 2008 by smellincoffee

Asimov’s Guide to the Bible – Volume I© Isaac Asimov 1968677 pages plus indices This week I read volume one of Isaac Asimov’s two-volume guide to the bible. The first volume is on what Christians call the “Old Testament”. The … Continue reading →

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Writings on an Ethical Life

Posted on November 19, 2008 by smellincoffee

Writings on an Ethical LifePeter Singer, © 2000329 pages, plus an index Almost every Friday, I listen to an online show called “Point of Inquiry“, which features 20-minute (or so) interviews with various personalities. While the show is produced by … Continue reading →

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A Life of Her Own

Posted on October 23, 2008 by smellincoffee

A Life of Her Own: the Transformation of a Countrywoman in Twentieth-Century France.Emilie Carles, © 1991Penguin Books — Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England This book came to me through one of my university courses. I picked it up on Tuesday intending to … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Benefit to Mankind

Posted on October 19, 2008 by smellincoffee

(Click title to see the book cover.)The Greatest Benefit to MankindRoy Porter, © 1997W.W. Norton & Company: New York, London831 pages I’ve been reading The Greatest Benefit to Mankind for the past two weeks. Its full title is “The Greatest … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (3/9)

Posted on September 3, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: Jailbird, Kurt Vonnegut The Ascent of Science, Brian Silver Foundation and Empire, Isaac Asimov It’s Been a Good Life, Isaac Asimov For the Love of Life, Erich Fromm I began this week by reading Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird, … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library (7/8)

Posted on August 7, 2008 by smellincoffee

Books this Update: Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice The Age of Synthesis, Ray Spangenburg and Diane Kit Moser Foundation, Isaac Asimov Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau I, Robot; Isaac Asimov I began this week with Anne Rice’s Interview with … Continue reading →

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This Week at the Library

Posted on March 13, 2008 by smellincoffee

‘Twas in the days of ’76, when freemen young and oldAll fought for independence then, each hero brave and bold…‘Twas then the noble Stars and StripesIn triumph did appear,And defended by brave patriots,The Yankee volunteers. Books in this Update:– 1776, … Continue reading →

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