The Hum of the World
“Caliban hears the hum of the world.”
Lawrence Kramer, Professor of English and Music at Fordham University, has written a book about what Caliban was able to hear. What was...
Scribes of Space
The Archbishop of Seville, Isidore (560-636), established a telescoping set of units, beginning with the largest. He wrote “Our ancestors divided the world into parts. They put parts into...
Fictions of Certitude
“Quite a long, long time ago, when huge shadows were thrown upon the earth but their sources were unknown and men still wandered in rags upon the earth, there...
New Perspectives on Virgil
The topic of this book by 13 collaborating Classics scholars is a text by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. It is not, however, about his most famous work, the...
Legal Knowledge in ancient Greece & Rome
Courtroom dramas did not begin with Perry Mason. The origins of the legal system used in most Western countries can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome, which...
World in Danger
Review written by Dr M Emanuele
The average citizen who views the barrage of news each day is usually confronted with one or two major stories or crises at a...
A Book for Halloween
Each Halloween I review a book that seems to set the mood for the most important day of the year. By the Fire is not a book about Halloween,...
Elderhood: a guide to Life
Are old people useless? Author Louise Aronson doesn't think so, which is why she has written this book on elderhood.
Here is one way she sees old people are engaged:...
The Great Rift: Science and Religion
This book explores the process by which a great rift has opened up between the realms of science and religion. It is not a polemic against the failure of...
Detroit: BROKE
Book review by Dr M. Emanuele
The title of this book about the city of Detroit – Broke – has two connotations. Either not working, or not having any money/assets.
Detroit...