Monthly Archives: September 2019

Book Challenge: Day 4

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Bob

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood I had to include something by Margaret Atwood on my list since she’s such a wonderful novelist. Of course, her best-known novel is The Handmaid’s Tale, and that would have been a great addition to … Continue reading →

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Book Challenge: Day 3.

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Bob

The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, by Iain McGilchrist The author is a brain researcher who has spent his career understanding how the structure of the human brain influences how we … Continue reading →

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Book Challenge, Day 2

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Bob

Foucault’s Pendulum, by Umberto Eco. These days I don’t read as much fiction as I once did. Here’s an exception, Foucault’s Pendulum by the Italian writer and semiotician Umberto Eco. He’s probably best known for his novel The Name of … Continue reading →

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Book Challenge, Day 1

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Bob

I’m accepting a challenge from my high school English teacher Barbara Bass to post a book a day. Day number 1: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, by Isabel Wilkerson. This book is a … Continue reading →

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