Tag: book review
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Book Review: Literature and the New Culture Wars by Deborah Appleman
Last year, I wrote about the importance of reading challenging texts and mentioned a new book on my list called Literature and the New Culture Wars by Deborah Appleman, published 2022. I finished the book in November, and I highlighted so many passages! In classrooms nationwide, movements such as cancel culture, #METoo, and trigger concerns…
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Love of Cormac McCarthy
I was first introduced to Cormac McCarthy’s novels in college. We read All The Pretty Horses, and his writing style is a little complex at first. He does not use much punctuation, no quotation marks, or commas. A Pulitzer Prize winner can do what he wants, right? He disliked using semicolons or exclamation points. To…
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Finding Your Ikigai
I just finished a book called Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles. This book is a quick read and interesting. Ikigai is the Japanese word for “the happiness of always being busy.” Each chapter goes into why the Japanese have the record for the oldest…
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Do You Make Your Bed Everyday?
I always find interviews with authors so interesting. William McRaven is a former Navy Seal Admiral who has written quite a few books, but one of his most famous books, Make Your Bed, is filled with basic lessons on life. McRaven writes: “If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first…