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Through the First Antarctic Night, 1896-1899, by Frederick A. Cook, is an account of the first Belgian Antarctic Expedition, signficant for being the first time explorers spent the winter in the Antarctic region. The author, Dr. Frederick A. Cook, was…
It’s been years since I read The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick’s classic science-fiction novel. I had forgotten what a great writer he was until now, having just finished reading about 120 of his short stories. It’s…
The English historian Christopher Dawson (1889-1970) wrote The Judgment of the Nations in 1942, when the battle between Nazi Germany and Western civilization was far from decided. While Dawson’s ideas are largely a response to the catastrophic rise of totalitarianism…
Every now and then you read book that blows the cobwebs out of your head, that enables you not only to see clearly, but also to never see things the same way again. For me, those books have included the…
A Review of Mozart’s Letters, Mozart’s Life, Edited and Translated by Robert Spaethling Studying a person’s letters is an excellent way to explore an individual’s life and personality, and Robert Spaethling’s edition of Wolfgang Mozart’s letters makes the experience especially…