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Read More »Interview With Frank Kogan, Author of Real Punks Don’t Wear Black
"The phrase 'meaning of a song'... is one I find utterly stupefying. It's basically something that's inflicted by English teachers on defenseless high-school students."
Read More »Book Review: The Jesus Dynasty by James D. Tabor
A well-reasoned and credible, although not always convincing, view of "the historical Jesus" and the origins and development of Christianity.
Read More »Book Review: Blood Brothers – Among the Soldiers of Ward 57 by Michael Weisskopf
An intimate and compelling portrait of the medical, rehabilitative and personal trials, tribulations, and successes of American soldiers who suffered traumatic amputations in Iraq.
Read More »NaNoWriMo Notes #34: Reading and Writing
I've always been a voracious reader... I've become a writer.
Read More »Book Review: Walking to Greenham: How the Peace-camp Began and the Cold War Ended by Ann Pettitt
This account shows that one person - in this case one very humble, self-deprecating woman - can really make a difference.
Read More »Book Review: The Prince of the Marshes by Rory Stewart
An insider's view from an outsider of the efforts to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq and the prospects for democracy in the country.
Read More »Book Review: The Shark God by Charles Montgomery
One of the year's best non-fiction works, this insightful account of Melanesian life follows the author as he retraces his great-grandfather’s steps as a missionary.
Read More »Reflections on The End of Faith by Sam Harris
If you met a person of the 14th century, you'd find they were astonishingly ignorant and astonishingly wrongheaded. Yet religion hasn't changed since then.
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