I Just Read

05
Jan

The Road to Character

The Road to Character by David Brooks I’ve never thought of David Brooks as a curmudgeon. I watch him on the nightly news and he seems to be a reasonable […]

03
Jul

Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

Like thousands of other children of the post WW-II baby boom generation, I am involved in helping my parents transition from independent living to assisted living. Cartoonist and author Roz […]

03
Mar

I’ll Be There

When a homeless teen goes into a Unitarian church to listen to the organ music he plans to slip out before the service ends. Sam doesn’t believe in religion, “unless […]

03
Oct

Take My Hand

Take My Hand by Peggy Mooers The work of Jacqueline Colt, a SLU senior, has resulted in a very fine exhibit currently showing in the Rare Book Room of the […]

03
Mar

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

The Swerve:  How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt Stephen Greenblatt won a Pulitzer Prize for this account of how humanist writings by Epicurus and Lucretius survived the Dark Ages, […]

03
Feb

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

The children’s book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, centers around 5th grader Auggie Pullman. Auggie has never attended school before his 5th grade year because of an extreme facial deformity, which makes his […]

03
Jan

The End of Your Life Book Club

Because I am a member of a book club,The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe caught my interest despite the daunting phrase “end of your life.” In it, […]

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