by Admin | May 9, 2016 | Children, cosmology, creativity, fiction, Literature, mind structure, Parenting, young adults
Relativity Antonia Hayes Reviewed by: Janet Levine “Relativity is a wonderful read . . . well written, sometimes lyrically so, well plotted and not afraid to enter some of the grittier territory of complex human relationships.” Relativity by Antonia Hayes is a...
by Admin | Apr 9, 2016 | Biography, creativity, family, Memoir, non-fiction, Parenting, reconciliation, Uncategorized
The Astronomer and the Witch: Johannes Kepler’s Fight for his Mother Reviewed by: Janet Levine “Rublack creates an astute and informative study of witchcraft and witch trials.” The Astronomer and The Witch by Ulinka Rublack at first glance may appear to be a...
by Admin | Sep 17, 2015 | creativity, human rights, Memoir, non-fiction, Parenting
A Guest at the Shooters’ Banquet: My Grandfather’s SS Past, My Jewish Family, A Search for the Truth by Rita Gabis History, Holocaust, Memoir Reviewer: Janet Levine “In this intricate and intimate journey Rita Gabis brings macrocosmic Holocaust horror into the...
by Admin | Jul 20, 2015 | creativity, Memoir, Parenting
Primates of Park Avenue Reviewed by: Janet Levine “Primates is a single-season sensation that does little more than titillate.” Primates of Park Avenue, a runaway New York Times best seller, has found a huge readership and been touted as the “beach read” of this...
by Admin | Apr 19, 2014 | Children, college, creativity, high school, Parenting, young adults
This is me, this past week, teaching a Philosophy class, in the same classroom, at the same school, as I have done for these past 29 years. I look happy, I am happy, I love teaching. If all there is to teaching is teaching, then, on most days I feel I can...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2013 | Children, college, high school, Memoir, Parenting, reconciliation, teaching tales, young adults
From the New York Journal of Books web site The Last First Day: A Novel by Carrie Brown. Reviewed by Janet Levine | Released: September 17, 2013 Publisher: Pantheon (304 pages) For the past 30 years I have taught at a fairly large New England prep school in the Boston...
