non-fiction
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“The old saying is true: what goes around, come around…especially when it’s crap.” “Of Thee I Zing: America’s Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots” by Laura Ingraham with Raymond Arroyo It was through this book, Of Thee I Zing, that I was able to finally pinpoint what it is about conservative talking heads…
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“Often dismissed by pious Muslims as mere folklore, or falsely condemned as foreign influence, or even blankly denied even in the face of overwhelming evidence, the traces of Zarathustra’s teachings refuse to fade away. In spite of everything, Zarathustra lives.” “In Search of Zarathustra: The First Prophet and the Ideas That Changed the World” by…
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“…it would be exactly like the Mycenaeans to draw it instead of domesticating it.” “Greece in the Bronze Age” by Emily Vermeule Anyone who knows me knows that I’m an absolute nut for books, especially old books that appear to have seen their fair share of use and enjoyment through the decades. When my fiance’s…