By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994) by Paulo Coelho & the Art of...
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho My rating: 3 of 5 stars By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994) by Paulo Coelho is a tale of one woman’s attempt to overcome her painful...
View ArticleWarrior of the Light (2002) by Paulo Coelho & the Joy of Persevering
Warrior of the Light by Paulo Coelho My rating: 3 of 5 stars Warrior of the Light: A Manual (2002) by Paulo Coelho was first published in Portuguese in 1997 and consists of one page snippets (out of...
View ArticleMars and Venus on a Date (1997) by Dr. John Gray & Tips to a More Loving...
Mars and Venus on a Date: A Guide for Navigating the 5 Stages of Dating to Create a Loving and Lasting Relationship by John Gray My rating: 5 of 5 stars Mars and Venus on a Date: A Guide for Navigating...
View ArticleThe Art of Loving (1956) by Erich Fromm & Thoughts on Defining Faith & Love
The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Art of Loving (1956) by Erich Fromm is as applicable today as it was when it was first published some sixty years ago. Subtitled “The...
View ArticleMars and Venus In Love (1996) by Dr. John Gray & True Stories of Relationship...
Mars and Venus in Love: Inspiring and Heartfelt Stories of Relationships That Work by John Gray My rating: 4 of 5 stars Mars and Venus In Love (1996) by Dr. John Gray is a collection of stories from...
View ArticleInvisible: The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen (2014) by Philip Ball & the...
Invisible: The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen by Philip Ball My rating: 5 of 5 stars Invisible: The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen (2014) by the polymath Philip Ball is a collection of essays that...
View ArticleThen Cherish Pity (2015) by CG Fewston – An Original Short Parable
One stormy night, much like the ones you remember where the wind rattled windowpanes and thunder boomed outside, a knock sounded at the door. A poor troglodyte who had been travelling for eight years...
View Article***160th Post*** Mars and Venus in the Bedroom (1995) by Dr. John Gray and...
Mars and Venus in the Bedroom: A Guide to Lasting Romance and Passion by John Gray My rating: 3 of 5 stars Mars and Venus in the Bedroom: A Guide to Lasting Romance and Passion (1995) by Dr. John Gray...
View ArticleThe Golden Bough (1890) by James G. Frazer & the Ever-growing Quest for the...
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (1890) by James Frazer is a massive collection (over 900...
View ArticleMyths to Live By (1972) by Joseph Campbell & the unMasking of ISIS and the...
Myths to Live By by Joseph Campbell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Myths to Live By (1972) by Joseph Campbell is a collection of lectures/essays taken from a series of Campbell’s talks at The Great Hall of...
View ArticleLean Down Your Ear (2015) by CG Fewston, American Novelist – author of A TIME...
‘The Universe is inside each one of us,’ the old man told the boy seated next to him on the cliffs facing the Mediterranean Sea. ‘Your mother, God rest her soul, wanted you to know that.’ The boy stood...
View ArticleA TIME TO LOVE IN TEHRAN (a novel, 2015) by CG FEWSTON & the Road to Love
“Inside the taxi the heater sputtered. The driver strained to see the roadway through the frost on the taxi windshield. Outside I could see the birches and awnings sagging with snow. ‘T’amo e T’amerò’...
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CG Fewston CG Fewston is an international writer/university professor who currently holds a post as Visiting Fellow in the English department at City University of Hong Kong. CG Fewston earned an...
View ArticleThe Power of Myth (1988) by Joseph Campbell & Beyond Greedy America as the...
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Power of Myth (1988) by Joseph Campbell (along with interviewer, Bill Moyers) is the complete televised interview published in a book of...
View ArticleThis Moment is Your Life by CG Fewston & a Dramatic Reading
CG Fewston CG Fewston is an American novelist who currently holds a post as Visiting Fellow in the English department at City University of Hong Kong. CG Fewston earned an M.A. in Literature with...
View ArticleAmsterdam (1998) by Ian McEwan & the Booker Winner with Such Twisted Beauty
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amsterdam (1998) by Ian McEwan rightfully won the Booker Prize and the novel, being only 178 pages long, was claimed by the Sunday Telegraph as “a...
View ArticleDubliners (1914) by James Joyce & The Creation of True Art
Dubliners by James Joyce My rating: 3 of 5 stars Dubliners (1914) by James Joyce is a short story collection focused on the city of Dublin and various characters who best represent the Irish city and...
View ArticleThe Greatest Salesman in the World (1968) by Og Mandino & the Secret Scrolls...
The Greatest Salesman In The World by Og Mandino My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Greatest Salesman in the World (1968) by Og Mandino is a book that will change your life for the better. It did for Matthew...
View ArticleA Room with a View (1908) by E.M. Forster & the Music of our Hearts
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Room with a View (1908) by E.M. Forster is his third novel following The Longest Journey (1907) and the morbid-ending Where Angels Fear to...
View ArticleThe Apple of My Eye (2014) by Mary Ellen Bramwell & the Suspicious Nature of...
The Apple of My Eye by Mary Ellen Bramwell My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Apple of My Eye (2014) by Mary Ellen Bramwell enthused me once again with the fun and childlike eagerness found in reading...
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