Ok, if this blog is supposed to be devoted to books about myth and lore, then why include a review of a book that looks at an aspect of contemporary America (Sally Koslow's "Slouching Toward Adulthood: Observations from the Not-so-empty Nest")? How does that fit in? Easy: The American dream is difficult to realize in … Continue reading P.S. On Koslow’s ‘Slouching’
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Reading for the candidates: Koslow’s ‘Slouching’
The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that about 1.7 million students graduated from U.S. colleges in June. While many have gone on to grad school or to start promising careers, a big percentage are back home with Mom and Dad—so much for the empty nest—and Sally Koslow wants to know more about them. “Who … Continue reading Reading for the candidates: Koslow’s ‘Slouching’
Bach is back … actually, he never left
That's the point of Paul Elie's new book, "Reinventing Bach" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). I thought the bookish highlight of my week was hearing Robert K. Massie talk about Catherine the Great -- wrong. Elie gave a vivid, intimate lecture to an audience Thursday night at Claremont McKenna College - another of the Gould Center's … Continue reading Bach is back … actually, he never left
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