What do posters, buttons, china, mugs, carvings, figurines and a wide variety of other collectibles tell us about the late, great statesman? Actually quite a lot.
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Books 2024: Helping Kids Bond With Nature in the Digital Age
This book reminds us that while technology is here to stay, so too are the enduring lessons of nature, community and connection.
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Books 2024: A Raw and Transformative Testament to Resilience
The book is not just a memoir; it’s a manual for change.
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Books 2024: A Mind-Bending, Paradigm-Shifting Foray Into a Hidden Reality
Book: Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World Author: Naomi Klein Reviewed by: Michael Manely, family law attorney at The Manely Firm P.C. Naomi Klein has synthesized and collated many of […]
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Books 2024: How Three Textile Roads in Central Asia Weave the World Together
Along with the Silk Road, author Chris Aslan also delves into the lesser-known Wool Road which preceded it and the Cotton Road which followed.
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Books 2024: Layers of French Colonialism in Post-World War II Saigon
Book: The Wide World Author: Pierre LeMaitre Reviewed by: Phil Bolton, founder and publisher emeritus, Global Atlanta For a riveting insight on colonial life in post-World War II Saigon, read […]
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Books 2024: How the Epic Battle for a Small Mediterranean Island Made Big Waves in World History
Book: Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World Author: Roger Crowley Reviewed by: John Mulholland, retired […]
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Books 2024: Paging St. Paul and Ted Lasso
Bruni questions the notion of “micro” aggressions, perceived slights to eggshell egos beset by pinprick triggers and the notion that others are responsible for all our discomforts.
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Books 2024: A Sci-Fi Writer’s Premonition About the U.S. Today
I have read several dystopian books about the future of global destruction due to climate change and political dysfunction and continue to think about how to deal with this reality in our own family.
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Books 2024: Understanding the Healing Power of the Arts for Stressed Brains
I’ve had my nose in a book since I could read (well before then if I’m being honest). I’ve been lost in books and transported to other worlds through them. Books have bored me and bored into me. But never before has a book recalibrated my brain—and the way I understand and care for it—like Your Brain on Art.