by Library Lin | Jan 30, 2023 | Religion
261. Books on social theology & inter-religious Relations Further Reading: Greg Barrett The Gospel of Father Joe: Revolutions and Revolutions in the Slums of Bangkok, 2008. Father Joe Maier refused to accept the conditions of abject poverty in Bangkok’s squatter... 
by Library Lin | Jan 23, 2023 | Books
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis My rating: 4 of 5 stars Before reading this book, my internal snapshot of what the founders of the U.S.A. did was a fuzzy but stable picture. Most of these images came from what I was taught in school... 
by Library Lin | Jan 16, 2023 | History
944. Books on the history of France Further Reading: Edmund Burke Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1790. Anglo-Irish statesman, philosopher, and political theorist Edmund Burke supported the American Revolution but vehemently opposed the French Revolution. In... 
by Library Lin | Jan 9, 2023 | Literature
Books on French literature Further Reading: 842. French drama Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts, 1952. Though originally from Ireland, Samuel Beckett spent most of his adult life in France. Waiting for Godot, his most famous play, takes... 
by Library Lin | Jan 2, 2023 | The Arts
781. Books on general principles and musical forms Further Reading: Alec Byrne London Rock: The Unseen Archive, 2017. Photographer Alec Byrne toured London’s underground rock scene in its heyday, using his camera to record legends like the Rolling Stones, Led...