Whatever I Happen to Have Read
A medical classmate of mine is an inveterate reader and every once in a while I call or eMail him for reading recommendations. A couple of years ago he suggested The Physician by Noah Gordon. It was a fun read and I would recommend it to anyone interested in history, the history of medicine, or … [Read more…]
For an approach to how primitive we are today, imagine what humanity will think of our ideas in 10,000 years. They will find our vanity laughable…
The medieval magic of books was a constant of the medieval university: exotic mutterings, alchemic symbols, a wand for instruction… and reading.
I thought I would invite some reader participation. My favorite opening paragraph to a book is from Homer Hickam, Jr.’s Rocket Boys, the source of the film October Sky: Until I began to build and launch rockets, I didn’t know my hometown was at war with itself over its children and that my parents were … [Read more…]
The heroic Tin Can Sailors of Taffy 3 in the Battle off Samar is almost unknown; but men like Thomas J Lupo challenged military discipline, and won.