by Library Lin | Dec 5, 2022 | Religion
277. Books on the history of Christianity in North America Further Reading: Michael D. Lindsay Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined in the American Elite, 2008. It’s no secret that Christian evangelicals have gained political power in America.... 
by Library Lin | Nov 28, 2022 | History
951. Books on China and adjacent areas Further Reading: Peter Hessler Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China and the West, 2006. Throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries, China changed rapidly. Journalist Peter Hessler describes how they affected the lives of... 
by Library Lin | Nov 23, 2022 | Books
Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World by Jack Weatherford My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a joy to read! I found unfamiliar stories on every page. Indian Givers, published in 1988, was written by scholar Jack Weatherford. While some of the... 
by Library Lin | Nov 21, 2022 | Literature
824. English essays Further Reading John Berger Selected Essays, 2003. English art critic, painter, and novelist John Berger writes essays on such varied subjects as Picasso’s paintings and classic Disney films. His work is by turns appreciative and dark. His book... 
by Library Lin | Nov 17, 2022 | The Arts
780. Books on music Further Reading: Amiri Baraka Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music, 2010. African American music and culture commentator, scholar Amiri Baraka, celebrates music and musicians with an emphasis on African American jazz in this...