by Admin | Aug 3, 2016 | apartheid, Children, Conflagration, mind structure, reconciliation, teaching tales, Uncategorized, young adults
MY HEARTFELT APPEAL DIRECTED TO REPUBLICAN LEADERS TO DITCH DRUMPF. LET’S PUT OUR COUNTRY BACK ON A PATH OF SANITY. HE IS AMERICA’S GREATEST FAILURE. For most of my adult life I’ve been an educator, as well as a freelance journalist and an author, an international...
by Admin | Jun 29, 2016 | Children, creativity, family, fiction, historical fiction, saga, young adults
Barkskins: A Novel by Annie Proulx Reviewed by: Janet Levine “Over 300 years the forests are raped, eco-systems destroyed, wealth generated, and the insatiable international desire and greed for wood exploited.” Annie Proulx, the author of Barkskins is an accomplished...
by Admin | Feb 9, 2016 | Biography, Children, family, gardening, Memoir, non-fiction
Reviewed by: Janet Levine “a well-written, family memoir that tackles broad questions of identity . . .” Their Promised Land is somewhat quirky: compelling and heartwarming in parts but also long-winded and unremarkable in others. Ian Buruma, the author, is well known...
by Admin | Dec 31, 2015 | creativity, garden, human rights, meditation, Memoir, reconciliation, Uncategorized
Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962–1966 Reviewed by: Janet Levine “A satisfying read on many levels . . .” Fragrant Palm Leaves is the work of a person in his mid-thirties coming to terms with realistic acceptance of the meanings that arise from his monk’s training...
by Admin | Dec 31, 2015 | creativity, fiction, gay and lesbian, historical fiction, human rights, Literature, Uncategorized
The Price of Salt Reviewed by: Janet Levine “The Price of Salt is a moving, beautifully conceived and written book. It is a mesmerizing read.” The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith (author of The Talented Mr. Ripley and other well-known novels) first published under...