Do you want to change the world? So did I… until I understood that the world is perfect as it is. “Perfect” doesn’t mean that the world is wonderful beyond any need for change – that is simply not true, for a variety of reasons. The perfection of the world resides in its perpetual gravitation […]
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
History is mostly interpretation. It does not only file facts, but it analyzes what those facts mean, and not all things have the same meaning for all people. With so many books and documentaries available, we’re fortunate to live times when vast information is readily available, but also responsible for sifting through the data and […]
Jill Bolte Taylor – How It Feels to Have a Stroke
Not all the people who ever experienced a stroke are able to express what has happened to them as clearly as neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor. She explains how having a stroke feels, and shares the wonderful conclusions this walk on the edge of life and death has brought her to. The good news is you […]
Letters to a Young Novelist
“Letters to a Young Novelist” reflects the complex nature of a novelist’s work. It is a book by Mario Vargas Llosa that can be useful to writers of any age, particularly novelists. Had I read this book 10 years ago, I would have cried less, slept more, and published at least five books by now. […]