Dec 18, 2012 | Current Books
This book is set in Montreal after the Second World War but takes us back into the past, into the war and then forward to the present. It is the story of women, with minor roles played by men. It is the story of many different ways we can survive horrible times...
Dec 5, 2012 | Current Books
This book was written in German in 1947 by Rudolf Ditzen-who took on the name Hans Fallada. It is set in Nazi Germany. It is the story of ethical behaviour and how one small act of defiance changes the lives of those who fight back. In Nazi Germany, the smallest act...
Oct 27, 2012 | Current Books
Drew Gilpin Faust writes about death and the American Civil War. Ms. Faust is the President of Harvard University and holds the Lincoln Professorship in History. Ms Faust writes about the meaning of the good death. This is the story of the development of the...
Oct 21, 2012 | Current Books
A History of God, the 4000 year quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Karen Armstrong is exactly as the title states. It is the book to read if you want to become familiar with the views of the three monotheistic religions. She talks about God from different...
Oct 10, 2012 | Current Books
The subtitle of this book is “How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels.” The author is Thomas Cahill who previously wrote “How the Irish Saved Civilization.” I write about the influence of ethical monotheism on our...
Sep 8, 2012 | Current Books
This is a wonderful book for those who deal with manic-depression-bi-polar disease because it is written by a Professor of Psychiatry at the John’s Hopkins School of medicine who is manic-depressive; Kay Redfield Jamison. She takes you into the world of highs...
