Walking as a literary subject has a long history. We can share the insights of walking with Thoreau as he journeyed through the back country of Concord and Lexington; we share the sights of Tibet with Eric Newby or the Appalachian Trail with Bill Bryson.
I particularly like the...
Borneo, third largest island on the globe, is home to the oldest rainforest in the world, 130 million years-old—that’s a number hard to imagine, yet 90% of that forest has been logged for the Asian lumber market and converted to oil-palm plantations. Larger than the state of...
This book consists of recorded conversations on music by two music appreciators, yet neither one is a musician. Both men happen to be on the genius level. Although neither has ever played an instrument, they have a deep understanding of classical music—how it should sound, its history, how a non...
Strangers in Their Own Land; Anger and Mourning on the American Right, A Journey to the Heart of the Political Divide, by Arlie Russell Hochschild, The New Press 2016
This exceptionally well-written book addresses the political paradox that Democrats were puzzling...
