Moving Beyond War
Douglas P. Fry looks at the North Korea nuclear crisis in a new light.
Douglas P. Fry looks at the North Korea nuclear crisis in a new light.
Anatoly Liberman explores the history of the word Viking.
An excerpt from Nuns: A History of Convent Life by Silvia Evangelisti.
Elvin Lim’s weekly column.
An excerpt from Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963 by Kevin Starr.
An excerpt from Critical Thinking for Helping Professionals.
An introductory excerpt from Critical Thinking for Helping Professionals.
In Notebooks from New Guinea, author Vojtech Novotny colorfully illuminates life in the rainforest. Novotny provides an engaging look into the natural history, people, and cultures of one of the last wild frontiers in the world, as he studies and researches the local biodiversity. Today Novotny has provided a visual component to his fascinating anecdotes and experiences.
What Cassie has been reading this week.
Can an ancient disease be linked to cannibalism?
The podictionary word of the week is “Sarcophagus”.
An excerpt from Guardians of the Revolution: Iran and the World in the Age o Ayatollahs.
Anatoly Liberman describes how “misspent political zeal turned ‘squaw’ into an ethnic slur.”
Vojtech Novotny, author of Notebooks from New Guinea, writes about a medical emergency in the village where he was researching.
Elvin Lim defends Sarah Palin.
A look into the research and work of Czech author and scientist, Vojtech Novotny in New Guinea.