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Mark Hertzgaard has a new book out. It won’t make you happy. Of course you should already be unhappy. People …
Category Archives: Books
Readings in Contemporary Arabic Literature
I’ve been reading the marvelous Cities of Salt by Abdelrahman Munif, for many weeks, and have begun The Trench, the …
Men With Guns
I’ve long ago lost my appetite for American “men-with-guns” movies. Two recent viewings dulled it even more. The American with …
Detective Story by Imre Kertész: A Review
Imre Kertész is the winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize for fiction. Damn! Another well known and serious writer not …
Plows, Plagues & Petroleum: A Review
William Ruddiman , one of the early paleoclimatologists —a climate scientist who studies climate in ages past– is the father …
Washington Rules by Andrew Bacevich; a Review
Andrew Bacevich, a historian of growing repute, a writer of substantial historical and social analysis and a self identified conservative …
Storms of My Grandchildren
“Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity” is NASA …
The Secret In Their Eyes: A Film
For a good middle of summer thriller, lower yourself into a comfortable seat, ignore the inevitable advertisements, turn off your …
Beijing Coma: A Novel
Mainland China is an enormous country. With 9.6 million square kilometers it is the third largest country in the world …
Mexico, Tropic of Cancer
Sayulita, a small town in Mexico, with a small wonderful stretch of protected Pacific beach and small waves for small …
Tongue of War: Some Poems
Beach Landing, Iwo Jima They didn’t shoot at us. A silent scene until we clogged the beach, and then–all hell, …
The Greatest Show on Earth: Richard Dawkins
I’ve just finished a several week virtual book club with a friend in Colorado. We both downloaded and listened while …