I already wrote why most of my reading is done on Kindle, and why it plays a crucial role in sustaining this blog. However, most of my active reading is done on a printed page because it offers a unique opportunity to have a tangible back and forth with the author as I immerse myself … Read more
This article will be interesting to those of you who are particularly fond of C.S. Lewis (November 29, 1898–November 22, 1963) and his nonfiction books. In the introduction to one of them, “On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions,” David C. Downing writes that Lewis was “arguably one of the most lucid … Read more
The first book on my reading list this year will be “On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions” by C.S. Lewis (November 29, 1898–November 22, 1963), one of my favorite storytellers. His love of the written word was rivaled only by his love of God and belief in the inherent dignity of … Read more
“It took modern humans tens of thousands of years to reach a population of seven hundred million and then we tapped into millions of years of stored energy known as fossil fuels. Our human population exploded. It increased by ten times in a mere two hundred years. Our consumption has also exploded: on average ten … Read more