For a long time I avoided writing about Mexico....because once I got started I knew I wouldn't be able to stop.
Paranormal World | David Jay Brown and Conversations on the Edge | John Mack and his astonishing findings
It is our birthright to know something beyond the material world - John Mack
Autism | Isaac Asimov is number one
Because my post Isaac Asimov and the Joys of Autism continues to get more visits than anything else on this site (in fact, the frequency of the visits is increasing, remarkably so this week), I'm going to repeat a delightful anecdote of his, which is in the autobiography published by his wife after his death, … Continue reading Autism | Isaac Asimov is number one
Rescuing Fiction | Charles Dickens and Nicholas Nickleby and the book that was to come
This week I finished the astonishing novel Nicholas Nickleby.
Rescuing Fiction and Non-Fiction | Darius Foroux and his 100 books for you to read.
What I'm going to give you here is not all of Foroux's 100 recommended books (there will be a link to them at the end), only those of the 100 that I have read, and why I think you should, or shouldn't read them. Here's my selection: (1) Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. One of Rome's … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction and Non-Fiction | Darius Foroux and his 100 books for you to read.
Rescuing Fiction | George Eliot and Daniel Deronda | an autistic critique of the great psychological novel
If I was asked to choose the ten greatest scenes in literature, this one would be near the top.
Rescuing Fiction | Herman Hesse | Steppenwolf again |For Madmen Only
If you would like to know the answer to the question of where the ending of the novel Steppenwolf is (it's not at the end) check this out.....
Rescuing Fiction | The Most Influential Sci-Fi Books of All Time – by K W Colard
What a surprise was in store for me.
Rescuing the Future | January 6 | Has the West lost it?
Now I think I know what it is I want to say about Jan 6. Like most people watching that violent, hysterical, deluded invasion of the US Congress, that attempt to overthrow an election through violence - with 99% of the participants white, many of the outnumbered Capital police Afro-Americans - at first I was … Continue reading Rescuing the Future | January 6 | Has the West lost it?
Alan Conrad 