by Library Lin | Jun 17, 2021 | Dewey Decimal System
303 Social processes books, Part 2 Further Reading James O’Dea Cultivating Peace: Becoming a 21st Century Peace Ambassador, 2012. In James O’Dea’s impressive career, he has taught peacebuilding in over thirty countries, served as the President of the... 
by Library Lin | Jun 17, 2021 | Dewey Decimal System
303 Social Processes, Part 1 Further Reading Jared Diamond Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, 1997. Geography professor Jared Diamond won a Pulitzer Prize for his look at the origins of human societies and what causes them to flourish or perish. He... 
by Library Lin | Jun 15, 2021 | Dewey Decimal System
204 Religious experience, life, and practice books, part 2 Further Reading Robert Kull Solitude: Seeking Wisdom in the Extremes: A Year Alone in the Patagonia Wilderness, 2009. Years after losing his lower right leg in a motorcycle crash, author Robert Krull decided... 
by Library Lin | Jun 14, 2021 | Dewey Decimal System
204 Religious experience, life and practice Further Reading Angeles Arrien The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom, 2006. Cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien urges us to change our focus at midlife from the outside world to our own deepest... 
by Library Lin | Jun 13, 2021 | Books
1776 by David McCullough My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read David McCullough’s John Adams last year and really liked it. But I must confess, I enjoyed this one more. Since 1776 focuses on one seminal year in American history, it was a shorter book. The action was so... 