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Jun.18.2011
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt, by Toby Wilkinson
I remember wondering as a small boy about life in the kingdoms of ancient Egypt. Maybe it was Sunday school lessons, Moses, and all that, but the Egyptian period of human development has always had me in its spell.
Wilkinson’s book makes the...
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May.25.2011
How do you protest against an economic crisis? You set up a group on Facebook, get over 16,000 people to click “attending” and set up tents in front of your parliament. The Spaniards did it, and tonight, the Greeks plan to follow suit.
But what is it that we are really protesting? The debt...
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May.03.2011
This is the story my father loves to tell: on the journey from North America to Athens, the sky grew dark, the winds howled and the sky opened. While our ocean liner pitched back and forth, I slept peacefully, tucked inside the metal ship’s crib, rocked by the sea. Thalassa. I didn’t know this word...
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Mar.22.2011
I had a very nice weekend as Natalie came home for a visit. She and her sister are now living quite happily in their own flat in Athens. "Luring" them home to this provincial town, where I live and where they grew up, can be quite a challenge.
Promises of nothing to do but relaxing and...
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Nov.18.2010
There was a time when life wasn’t worth living; when I was in Serbia and sniper bullets sizzled past my ears, when Turk soldiers pointed their riffles at me and unsnapped their trigger safety’s, when an untrustworthy acquaintance reported I’d trafficked drugs and Croatian police confiscated my...
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Nov.11.2010
Gates of Fire, by Steven Pressfield
Pressfield is the preeminent writer in the field of historical fiction. His emphasis is largely the ancient Greek culture, and despite that sharply drawn focus, I’ve found none who can speak to ancient times as well.
I’ve only read a few of his many books...
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Oct.14.2010
Just returned from Greece. Great country! Great islands! Great people! Anyone been, too? Still looking for novella publisher, speaking engagement, and good recipe for moussaka. Any ideas?
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Oct.14.2010
Just returned from Greece. Great country! Great islands! Great people! Anyone been, too? Still looking for novella publisher, speaking engagement, and good recipe for moussaka. Any ideas?
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Aug.19.2010
Let's consider if Chihuahua or Coahuila decided to change their name to Texas or to California. (Chihuahua and Coahuila are provinces in Mexico). So Chichuahua changes its name to Texas. It wouldn't even have to declare independence to start some nasty cross border fights.
Now we have a former...
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Aug.05.2010
There was a time when life wasn’t worth living; when I was in Serbia and sniper bullets sizzled past my ears, when Turk soldiers pointed their riffles at me and unsnapped their trigger safety’s, when an untrustworthy acquaintance reported I’d trafficked drugs and Croatian police confiscated my...
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