The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot Review By Dan Geddes Many readers of The Holographic Universe will have doubted religion earlier in their lives, and…
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From Dawn To Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life by Jacques Barzun Review By Dan Geddes 5 January 2001 For most of its 800…
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Review By Dan Geddes 1 January 2001 Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale unabashedly places itself in the negative utopian…
The Kabbalah of Money Rabbi Nilton Bonder Review By Dan Geddes I found the title misleading, insofar as the mystical connotation of Kabbalah were largely…
How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand Review By Dan Geddes How Buildings Learn is an examination of buildings in time, as opposed to buildings as…
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt Review By Dan Geddes 11 November 2000 Jacob Burckhardt’s Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy…
Hapworth 16, 1924 J.D. Salinger Review By Dan Geddes 10 October 2000 Note: This review was originally written as a review for the book version…
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Man’s Search For Meaning Viktor Frankl Review By Dan Geddes How delightful to read a psychological work that addresses life’s issues as most people understand…
The Gnostic Gospels Elaine Pagels Review By Dan Geddes Contents Chapter I, “The Controversy Over Christ’s Resurrection: Historical Event or Symbol?” Chapter II, “One…
Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa Review By Dan Geddes Cracking India tells the story of the partition of India through the eyes of young Lenny,…
by Dalma Heyn Review By Dan Geddes The Erotic Silence of the American Wife consists of snippets of interviews with women who have had extramarital affairs. These…
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