by Laura | Nov 28, 2011
This slim but dense report continues William Rees’ efforts to provide usable tools for assessing our impact on the planet. In 1992, William Rees wrote the first academic paper about the concept of an ecological footprint. The basic idea is to try to measure...
by Laura | Nov 26, 2011
If you love stories of people living true in delightfully unusual ways, Celebrations of Curious Characters is for you. Author Ricky Jay is a famous performer, actor and author. He is also quite the historian, and consults to the theater, film and television...
by Laura | Oct 25, 2011
Terri Casey’s book intentionally steps out to reclaim the phrase “pride and joy”—typically used to describe a woman’s children—as equally valid in describing a childfree woman’s many other possible contributions to the world. While other...
by Laura | Oct 15, 2011
Where does author Marilyn Johnson find secrets to living your best life? In the obituaries. Yes, the obituaries. She has written for Life magazine, and has been an editor for Esquire and Redbook. But her heart is in following and writing obits. She has written obits...
by Laura | Oct 5, 2011
Without in any way demeaning human’s attraction to religion, anthropologist Pascal Boyer seeks to isolate its “biocultural” origins. Focusing on evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology, Religion Explained grounds religious experience in...
