Books about Shakespeare
822. Books on English drama Further Reading: While looking up award-winning and recommended books on English drama, I was surprised and dismayed to discover the only ones honored were on Shakespeare. While Shakespeare's phenomenal, he is far from being the only...
Books on Music
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...
Faery Tale: One Woman’s Search for Enchantment in a Modern World: Book Review
Faery Tale: One Woman's Search for Enchantment in a Modern World by Signe Pike My rating: 4 of 5 stars Book editor Signe Pike was unhappy with working a corporate daily grind. Things come to a head when her father dies, leaving Signe confused about her ambivalent...
Books on Business Management
650. Books on management & auxiliary services Further Reading: John Crossman Career Killers, Career Builders, 2017. Career speaker and writer John Crossman aims to reach people aged 18-31 or just beginning their careers. He also addresses the people who hire these...
Books on Physiology and Other Life Science Topics
571. Books on physiology & related subjects Further Reading: D’Arcy Thompson On Growth and Form, 1917. This classic study, poetically written by biologist D’Arcy Thompson examines the mathematical and physical factors that make living things take their forms. 573....
Books on Military Science
355. Books on military science Further Reading: James Carroll House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power, 2006. Civil rights worker and antiwar activist James Carroll examines the history of the Pentagon from his personal experience as the...
Books on Social Theology and Interreligious Relations
261. Books on social theology & interreligious 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 abject poverty he found in Bangkok’s squatter slums....
Books on Psychology
150. Books on psychology Further Reading: B.F. Skinner Beyond Freedom and Dignity, 1971. B. F. Skinner lays out his vision for a productive, happy society. According to Skinner, for too long, humanity has focused on individual needs for freedom and dignity. Our...
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus: Book Review
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann My rating: 4 of 5 stars Charles C. Mann clarifies North, Central, and South America's misty history by examining the continents' past landscapes, archeological records, and legends. While this...
Books on Russia & Other Parts of Europe
947. Books on Russia & East Europe Further Reading: Yaffa Eliach There Once Was a World, 1998. In the 1970s, historian and Judaic Studies scholar Yaffa Eliach was asked to work on a memorial for the victims of the Holocaust. She decided the best way to honor them...
Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston Book Review
Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Valerie Boyd My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve always loved to read about strong female characters. And even though Zora Neale Hurston was a real human being, she was also a character. She was everything I admire in a...