Territorial Tucson
Review by Dr. M. Emanuele
This book, Historic Tales of Territorial Tucson by David Devine, could have been subtitled “Great Expectations,” even though there was no Miss Havisham.
Throughout Tucson’s history...
The Map of Knowledge
Whole books have been written about De rerum natura, a long poem written by Lucretius (99-55 BCE). Its intended audience were Romans, who wanted to learn about the Greek...
Ray Bradbury: Beyond Apollo
In preparation for reviewing this book, the third in a trilogy, I read the first two books. A total of some 900 pages on Ray Bradbury, whom I met...
The Origin of Consciousness
“People who are born idiots will remain idiots, and those who are born brilliant will be idiots by the time they are grown”—so said someone who was once famous...
TRAITOR: from Benedict Arnold to now
The well-worn phrase “history repeats itself” is manifested over and over in David Rothkopf’s book, TRAITOR. Time and again the country has been riven with political polarization, deep and...
The Future of School
Book review by Dr. M. Emanuele, who has been in the educational system of the U.S. in eight states over a period of many years.
This book by Jack Schneider...
The Human and the Divine
Can a human become an immortal, like the gods? Or is it too dangerous to even try?
The relationship between the human and the divine in Greek poetry is the...
Ash Carter and the Pentagon
To most Americans, the inner workings of the Defense Department/Pentagon is a conundrum, or at the very least a mystery. Its complexity and massive scope with far-reaching tentacles is...
The Unification of Science
As the fourth and final volume in Stephen Gaukroger’s series on the Shaping of Modernity, this book has as its overarching theme the unification of the sciences.
“The argument that...
The English Civil War
This book on the cultural remains of the English Civil War has many strengths and a notable weakness.
The text is by Dr. Stephen Bann, emeritus professor of History of...
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Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo
“Our goal is to be a world-class zoo,” said Reid Park Zoo’s Deborah Carr, director of marketing and events. As she gave the Sun...
World Premiere in Tucson
written by Drs. C. Cunningham & M. Emanuele
Gretchen Wirges brought her one-woman show to the Invisible Theatre this week, marking its world premiere. Entitled...
Arizona in Space
A 2-room exhibit at the Arizona History Museum, entitled Ready To Launch, is designed to show Arizona’s place in space.
While it has elements of...
