Monthly Archives: November, 2016
Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America (David Hackett Fischer)
“Albion’s Seed” is a classic work of ethnography. It is refreshing to read because a book like it could not be written today (it...
The High House (James Stoddard)
“The High House” is a startlingly original book. It is, in some ways, young adult fantasy. In other ways, it is fully adult allegory....
The Battle of Salamis (Barry Strauss)
Barry Strauss is a master of the “you are there” style of popular historical writing. His books are accessible and gripping narratives about discrete...
Deep Survival (Laurence Gonzales)
I read Laurence Gonzales’ “Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, And Why” as a counterpoint to Amanda Ripley’s “The Unthinkable.” Both are survivor books,...
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why (Amanda Ripley)
The Unthinkable is basically a self-improvement manual. But the promised self-improvement isn’t better organization, inner peace or higher task efficiency; rather it is increased...
Colloquy: Not-For-Profits Are Not Inherently Virtuous and “Giving Back” Is A Stupid Term
I don't understand, but without the rhetoric, I really want to see the world through your eyes regarding your comment about "evil not-for-profit..." How...