Marta's Reading Insight
| Marta's Reading Insight | number 17 |  |
CHANGE
Have you ever suddenly realized that the world has changed around
you while you were busy living life?
| The author of Bobos in Paradise reports on the American march to the future with America as the "cosmic blonde" of nations, sailing through a charmed and superficial existence while the "cosmic brunettes" of the world write, read, worry, condemn, evaluate, judge and doubt . Sharp observations from a perceptive social critic. | |
| Political travelogue rich with details of the former Soviet Union, Iran, Mongolia, China and Vietnam. Sometimes comical and often discomforting, Burkett's adventures shine a light on the "evil empire" to reveal daily life and local reactions. Other cultures, not just imagined, but experienced and retold with vigor. | |
| Typos or "thinkos", Nunberg hears the changes in our language and makes the connections between words and issues. Core concerns are reflected in his observations; for example how the use of "Gallic" refers to the perceived character traits of the French, when it pops up in political columns and administration positions. Word lovers with interest in current events will savor this gem. | |
| Those who appreciate the exact and graceful use of the English language should seize any opportunity to read the essays of Lopate. Here he takes a tour around the ever-changing character of the shoreline looking at the history, lore, culture and politics of the "permanently docked luxury liner going nowhere" known as Manhattan. A literary classic of New York. | |
| Tracing the complex history of white American attitudes toward Native religions from Colonial days to the present, Jenkins traces each thread of Native belief as it becomes part of the fabric of contemporary spirituality. From savages to Dances with Wolves, from Castaneda to New Age Sedona, this is an engrossing account of our changing attitudes. |
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