Originally published December 3, 2012 Admittedly for a person with only elemental understandings of the workings of physics, using science to peer into the realm of the mind can be a risky business. But, it’s irresistible. Some of the biggest names in…
Originally published November 23, 2012 Each holiday season I tend to spend a bit more time than usual reflecting on our world. Where we are, where we appear to be going, things mankind might strive to do, if only… It…
Originally published November 11, 2012 Discover Magazine: “Cooperation Instinct” by Kristin Ohlson, December 2012 Issue While taking a day “off” I became quite interested in an article that my husband brought to me to read. The article was published in the…
Originally published November 4, 2012 Sarum, by Edward Rutherfurd, available for under $15.00 So, this week we are back to reviewing books from the library in my head (and in my basement). Some unknown years ago I managed to acquire a…
Originally published October 27, 2012 Welcome to the blog-hop, a lovely way to learn about each other and to expand the reach of the Facebook Group, Where Writers and Authors Meet. The torch was passed to me by Rachel McMahon. You…
Originally published October 15, 2012 The Egyptian Series by Wilbur Smith. All four are easily available for under $10.00, or less. The titles include: River God, The Seventh Scroll, Warlock, and The Quest. Well, it’s time to lighten up a bit and return to our…
Originally published October 7, 2012 My husband and I have recently purchased the first two seasons of an intriguing series entitled, Through the Wormhole narrated by Morgan Freeman. This series is a wonderful and fascinating collection of some of the most enduring questions…
Originally published September 30, 2012 The Songs of Kiguli was a series of poetry collections written by the students of Kiguli Army School under the direction of their volunteer instructor, Philip Motogo. The book reviewed for this post is no…
Originally published September 23, 2012 Where Troy Once Stood: The Mystery of Homer’s Iliad & Odyssey Revealed by Iman Wilkens, $55.00, might find it for less on Bookfinder.com I first ran across this title in a book by Clive Cussler called Trojan Odyssey. Cussler,…
Originally published September 23, 2012 Love Has Its Ups and Downs, by Bonnie Rice, available for $9.00 (and on Smashwords). This was one of those times when a post on my blog generated a request for a “look see” at…