BOOK REVIEWNaturalism and Religion: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigationby Graham Oppy 2018 About the AuthorGraham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University, Australia. About the BookThis book guides readers through an investigation of religion from a naturalistic perspective and explores the very meaning of the term … Continue reading Naturalism and Religion
Living the Secular Life
BOOK REVIEWLiving the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questionsby Phil Zuckerman 2015 About the AuthorPhil Zuckerman is a professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He is the author of Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion, Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us About … Continue reading Living the Secular Life
Alone in an Untamed Land
BOOK REVIEWAlone in an Untamed Land: The Filles Du Roi Diary of Helene St. Ongeby Maxine Trottier 2016 About the AuthorA prolific writer and educator, Maxine Trottier makes history come alive in picture books and novels for young readers. Her award-winning titles include Claire's Gift, which won the Mr. Christie's Book Award, The Paint Box, … Continue reading Alone in an Untamed Land
Beyond the Crusades
BOOK REVIEWBeyond the Crusades: Christianity’s Lies, Laws and Legacyby Michael Paulkovich 2016 About the AuthorMichael Paulkovich is a contributing editor for The American Rationalist, columnist for American Atheist magazine since 2012, contributor to Free Inquiry, Humanist Perspectives and other journals; inventor and retired NASA Space Systems Engineer. About the BookThis is an expanded and updated … Continue reading Beyond the Crusades
A Distant Mirror
BOOK REVIEWA Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Centuryby Barbara W. Tuchman 2011 About the AuthorBarbara W. Tuchman (1912-1989), American historian, was born in New York City and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1933. A self-trained historian, she was a writer for the Nation and an editor for the US Office of War Information. In her … Continue reading A Distant Mirror
The Half Has Never Been Told
BOOK REVIEWThe Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalismby Edward Baptist 2014 About the AuthorEdward E. Baptist is a professor of history at Cornell University. Author of the award-winning Creating an Old South, he lives in Ithaca, New York. About the BookA groundbreaking history demonstrating that America's economic supremacy was … Continue reading The Half Has Never Been Told
The King of Madison Avenue
BOOK REVIEWThe King of Madison Avenue:: David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advertisingby Kenneth Roman 2010 About the AuthorKenneth Roman worked directly with David Ogilvy at Ogilvy & Mather for 26 years, beginning as an account executive and rising up to eventually become Chairman and CEO. He is the co-author of several books, including … Continue reading The King of Madison Avenue
