From the bookshelf: October 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in October 2024.
Author: DJB
Imagine a future of possibilities
Are we fearless enough to imagine a future of possibilities?
Weaving together the fascinating story of sheep
Sally Coulthard describes how sheep have been central to the human story for millennia.
Observations from . . . October 2024
A summary of posts included in the MORE TO COME newsletter during October 2024.
The wonder of blue harbors, steep cliffs, ancient windmills, and tiny chapels
Part 2 of my remembrance of our recent National Trust Tours trip to Greece and Ephesus
Heavenly columns, historic Türkiye, and the Greek Isles
Reflections on my recent National Trust Tours visit to the Greek Islands and Ephesus
Baseball joy and sadness
Remembering Fernando Valenzuela and great baseball songs as the World Series begins.
If you don’t vote, you don’t get to complain
Historian Lindsay Chervinsky on why voting matters.
An ingenious whodunit within a whodunit
A tale of intrigue involving an editor, her crime-writing author, and his detective, Atticus Pünd.
Rejoice in possibilities
When politicians aspire to make you fearful and alienated, joy is a fine initial act of insurrection.
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