Aristotle for Everybody by Mortimer J. Adler
I have a certain rule of thumb with respect to the great philosophers of the past...
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
James Joyce (1882—1941) was one of the greatest literary geniuses of the twentieth century.
Bashō’s Narrow Road to the Deep North
I was a young man and about to begin four years of military service when I came across a haiku poem that struck me profoundly:
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
‘I think if you were Satan and you were settin around tryin to think up somethin that would just ...
Sappho
Similar to Emily Bronte, Sappho fascinates men and women from all over the world. Perhaps this is due to certain combinations that are very much present in the works of these two gifted artists:
Ramona: The Most Important Woman in the History of Southern California
While at an estate sale here in Fullerton, I happened upon an old book written by Helen Hunt Jackson first published in 1884, the name: Ramona.
The Priests of J. F. Powers
Though James Farl Powers (1917—1999) focused his fiction on a variety of subjects, he is best known for his depictions of Catholic priests.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
I have this idea for a movie. It concerns the difficulties a Tarantinoesque director experiences while trying to film yet another adaptation of Mary Shelley’s famous novel.
“The Odyssey” by Homer
I was nineteen and taking an English class at a local university when I read Homer’s epic for the first time.
“A History of the American People” by Paul Johnson
Though I decided long ago to maintain some degree of skepticism where any historian is concerned, I enjoy and trust Paul Johnson above the rest.
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