From the bookshelf: July 2024
Each month I have a goal of reading five books. Here’s my list from July 2024.
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An occasional series of posts with links and short descriptions to books and articles of interest.
The crescendo moment in American history
Myth and history are both important in understanding our past actions and present choices as a nation.
History does not repeat, but it does instruct
We are no wiser than Europeans of the 20th century, yet we can learn from their experience.
Hubris, heartbreak, heroism
Erik Larson’s look at the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and Fort Sumter.
Looking away from a very old threat
Jamie Raskin’s searing memoir of enduring the pain of trauma to seek the truth.
From the bookshelf: June 2024
Each month I have a goal of reading five books. Here’s my list from June 2024.
Truth can be elusive
I return to read the first in the Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series.
With fear for our democracy
The Supreme Court “has just cemented its place in history as the most radical Supreme Court ever.”
A Blessing for Presence
May you awaken to the mystery of being here.
Memory is life’s way of talking to the future
In “The Overstory,” Richard Powers has written a fictional work full of genuine truths.
MORE TO COME... 