Thursday, November 10 2011
Our Animals, Ourselves: Jenny Diski’s ‘What I Don’t Know About Animals’
Don’t be fooled by the cover. Jenny Diski’s book isn’t really about animals; it’s about us.
Tuesday, August 30 2011
Ernest Hemingway, Reporter
The years spent as a reporter painting the scene in Parisian cafes and on tuna fishing boats in Spain sharpened Ernest Hemingway's ability to carefully, confidently build a story.
Monday, January 5 2009
How to Live by Henry Alford
Of the five traits that comprise wisdom, Alford found that the one most commonly shared between his subjects is a certain “nonattachment” to the eccentricities of life.
Tuesday, July 31 2007
The Boys From Dolores: Fidel Castros Classmates from Revolution to Exile by Patrick Symmes
Travel writer captures the essence of Fidel's school days in The Boys From Dolores.
