The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
No matter how many times I read this book, it’s always a delightful experience. At it’s core, it’s an explanation of a school of philosophy, Taoism. But the way the … Continue reading
Pilgrim At Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
The premise of this book is deceptively simple; to monitor the natural world in an area over the course of a year. The area being where the author lives near … Continue reading
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost
This poem is probably most familiar from S.E. Hinton’s first teen novel The Outsiders and the later film based upon it. I was aware of the poem before that, but … Continue reading
The Sound of a Wild Snail eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
This is a gem of a book. By that I mean it sparkles, has depth and great value. It is a splendid mixture of natural history, philosophy, literature and poetry, … Continue reading
A Girl’s Guide to Modern European Philosophy by Charlotte Greig
I picked up this book for light relief. I wanted something quick and easy to read and given the pink swirls on the front cover, I thought this book would … Continue reading
Coming up on Vulpes Libris
The Foxes are looking to the heavens this week as they contemplate the really big issues: philosophy, religion, science and folk music. On Monday, Nikki wonders if philosophy really can … Continue reading
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Yevgeny Zamyatin completed We in 1921, only for it to gain the dubious honour of becoming the first book to be banned by Glavlit, the newly created Soviet censors. Yet … Continue reading
I am living as I please … Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford
Matthew Crawford, a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, owns and operates Shockoe Moto, a motorcycle repair shop in Richmond, Virginia. Stand … Continue reading
Kama Sutra: sex tip book or philosophical treatise?
Review by Audrey Chaix. Written in the 5th or 6th century AD by the sage Vatsyayana, the Kama Sutra is probably one of the most famous Indian books in the … Continue reading
Demagogue by Michael Signer
With a title like that, I was expecting a strident book full of forceful opinions with an array of historical examples. Instead, it was a lot of name dropping and … Continue reading
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery
I’ve come a little late to this book – although translated into English in 2008, Muriel Barbery’s second novel was first published in French back in 2006 – but there … Continue reading
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