In Review: Books, Music, and Film

Books, Music, and Film

Hope

by Darrin Burgess

posted Apr 12, 2005

Darrin Burgess reviews "Hope Dies Last" and "The Impossible Will Take a Little While"

The Fragrance of Faith: the Enlightened Heart of Islam by Jamal Rahman

by Rabbi Ted Falcon

posted Jan 19, 2005

A book as important as Jamal Rahman's The Fragrance of Faith needs to be recommended with as much grace as possible for it contains precious reminders that the spiritual teachings of Islam are as filled with compassion as they can be.

Book Review - In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed

by Ellie Winninghoff

posted Aug 20, 2004

This book by Carl Honore explores our infatuation with speed, and speed's impact on community, relationships,fear, and more.

COMPASSIONATE LISTENING and Other Writings

by Gene Knudsen Hoffman

posted Aug 20, 2004

A book about re-establishing relationships among those in conflict as a form of reconciliation.

In Review :: After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order

by David Korten

posted Aug 20, 2004

Is the American empire waning? David Korten reviews a book by French demographer Emmanuel Todd.

Book Review - With All Our Strength: the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan

by Negin Almassi

posted Jul 18, 2004

Book Review- CONFRONTING CONSUMPTION Edited by Thomas Princen, Michael Maniates, and Ken Conca

by Vicki Robin

posted Jul 18, 2004

Book Review- CONFRONTING CONSUMPTION Edited by Thomas Princen, Michael Maniates, and Ken Conca

Book Review - A Human Being Died That Night: a South African Story of Forgiveness

by Leah Samuel

posted Jul 18, 2004

Book review - Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, And Sex Workers In the New Economy

by Robin Broad

posted Jul 18, 2004

Book Review: Radical Simpliciy: Small Footprints On a Finite Earth

by Doug Pibel

posted May 20, 2004

Book review of RADICAL SIMPLICITY: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth by Jim Merkel- Reviewed by Doug Pibel

Book Review: Teaching the Restless

by Marie Eaton

posted May 20, 2004

Teaching the Restless is a sharp critique of schooling, child-rearing practices, and America's increasing rush to medicate away any perceived ‘problem' behaviors. In a disarmingly honest narrative, Chris Mercogliano admits his biases and presents his arguments through persuasive success stories about children who, in most schools, would have been "medicated to learn."

Review: The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, And the Will of the People

by Carolyn McConnell

posted May 20, 2004

Book Review: THE UNCONQUERABLE WORLD: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People By Jonathan Schell

Book Review: Couldn't Keep It To Myself: Testimonies From Our Imprisoned Sisters

by Bill Williams

posted May 20, 2004

COULDN'T KEEP IT TO MYSELF: Testimonies from our Imprisoned Sisters By Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution. Book Review by Bill Williams.

Book Reviews: Now is it time to close the prisons?

by Carol Estes

posted Dec 31, 2003

Now is it time to close the prisons? by Carol Estes - Book reviews of THE PERPETUAL PRISONER MACHINE: How America Profits from Crime By Joel Dyer - ARE PRISONS OBSOLETE? By Angela Y. Davis - PRISON NATION: The Warehousing of America's Poor Edited by Tara Herivel and Paul Wright - THE DEATH GAME: Capital Punishment and the Luck of the Draw - By Mike Gray

Film Review - The Man We Called Juan Carlos, directed by Heather Mac Andrew and David Springfield

by Jennifer Morley

posted Mar 31, 2003