Contemplating fundamental ideas about the human condition. It is in its broadest scope a book of psychological and intellectual discovery. Discusses the interplay of culture and literature, an essential chicken and egg conundrum.

A Cultural Conundrum  is about the crossroads where culture and literature intersect—and often collide. It poses the question: Does literature help to create culture, or does culture help to create literature? The book explores the underrepresented and often misunderstood interplay of ideas, attitudes, and beliefs that shape society. By examining prominent texts, throughout history and from all parts of the world, readers will become more aware of how worldviews are created, developed, dissolved, and sometimes decimated…including their own.

The Overstory by Richard Powers. I want to shout out loud from the roof tops , “Please read this novel.” Powerful! Compelling! Articulate! Engaging! Clearly, Richard Powers is firmly in the ranks of our foremost fiction writers in the English language—every book he’s written thus far is masterly. But, The Overstory is a masterpiece with the power to change one’s ideas forever on the current state of the world. This book is far more than about trees and forests and people; it is about the very essence of how we each conduct ourselves in the world. Five star recommendation. It has already won many Fiction Awards for 2018.