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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer My rating: 4 of 5 stars The author, Michael A. Singer, has packed a lot of interesting ideas and recommendations for improving one’s spiritual mindset in a relatively slim … Continued
Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums by Franklin D. Vagnone My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums offers fresh ideas for museum administrators and staff to evaluate and improve the visitor experience to their … Continued
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari My rating: 5 of 5 stars Yuval Noah Harari writes with humor and conviction about complex topics in human history starting with the evolution of Homo sapiens through the Agricultural, … Continued
Museums 101 by Mark Walhimer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Museums 101 is a great place to start for anyone interested in learning how museums operate. The book is well organized and methodical in its approach. It is easy … Continued
What We See When We Read by Peter Mendelsund My rating: 4 of 5 stars The cover caught my eye first while I was browsing in the bookstore. Not surprisingly, I later learned that the author, Peter Mendelsund, is an … Continued
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari My rating: 5 of 5 stars Homo Deus is an engaging and well-written book that explores the rise and perhaps imminent fall of humans (by our own collective design) … Continued
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist My rating: 5 of 5 stars The “Half Has Never Been Told” is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the complicated … Continued
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher”, the biography of Edward Sherriff Curtis, one of America’s most … Continued
The Origin of Others by Toni Morrison My rating: 5 of 5 stars Timely and relevant, “The Origin of Others” examines the ways in which literature reflects color-coded attitudes in obvious and sometimes oblique ways. It explores the subtle messages … Continued
National Geographic just published new findings in an article called, “This Neanderthal Child Grew Up Just Like Us” that greatly inform what we know about growth patterns and lives of Neanderthals living over 49,000 years ago. The article that inspired … Continued
