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Talking to the Ground
Talking to the Ground: One Family’s Journey on Horseback Across the Sacred Land of the Navajo© 1995 Douglas Preston284 pages “How does the trail look?” Christine asked.“Ask me at the bottom,” I said, feeling a certain queasiness in my stomach. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Southwest, Douglas Preston, mythology, Native America, travel
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Short rounds: things that are not Star Trek, like North Koreans and Aeneas
Believe it or not, I have been reading books without a Star Trek label appended to them this week. Just recently I finished off Don’t Go There, a short collection of travel pieces that interested me with its mention of visits to … Continue reading
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Tagged "classic", Africa, Classics and Literary, Korea, literature, Middle East, mythology, travel
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Tolkien’s Sanctifying Myth
Tolkien’s Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle-Earth© 2002 Brad Birzer255 pages How better to kick off Read of England than by visiting the world of Tolkien, who has enraptured readers for decade after decade now? Tolkien is not merely an English writer; … Continue reading
The Sword of Summer
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer© 2015 Rick Riordan491 pages Magnus Chase is the Boy Who Lived. As a youngster he witnessed his mother sacrifice herself for him, dying at the hands of some evil … Continue reading
The Wisdom of the Myths
Wisdom from the Myths: How Greek Mythology Can Change Your Life© 2014 Luc Ferry416 pages Well over a year or so ago, in a mood to read about the classical tradition, I happened upon Wisdom from the Myths: How Greek … Continue reading
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Tagged Classics and Literary, Greece, literature, mythology, philosophy, wisdom literature
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Horse
Horse: How the Horse Has Shaped Human Civilization© 2006 J. Edward Chamberlin288 pages How do I love thee, O horse? Let me count the ways. J. Edward Chamberlin’s Horse begins with one lonely native American mare separated from her tribe … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged American West, animal domestication, art, China, history, mythology
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That Hideous Strength
That Hideous Strength: A Modern Fairy Tale for Grown Ups© 1945 C.S. Lewis384 pages Mark Studdock is a newly married sociologist who has been given the opportunity of a lifetime; the chance to work with a promising and ambitious new … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, science fiction
Tagged Arthur, C.S.Lewis, Christianity, fantasy, mythology, science fiction
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The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad© 2006 Margaret Atwood224 pages Which is worse, waiting twenty years for a rascal of a husband to return home while simultaneously managing his kingdom, raising his son, and fending off scores of … Continue reading
Stonehenge
Stonehenge: 2000 BC© 2000 Bernard Cornwell400 pages For millennia the hanging rocks of Stonehenge have stricken visitors with awe and mystery. Who built them, and to what purpose? Stonehange: 2000 BC tells the story of those people, the ancient … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged Bernard Cornwell, Britain, historical fiction, mythology
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