Extravagance and comfort are placed on the chopping block in this collection of ancient Cynic works. M.D. Usher, the Lyman-Roberts professor of classical languages and literature at the University of Vermont, has assembled and translated numerous pieces from ancient Greek and Roman Cynics, as well as from those who defended the Cynics or at least…
Book Review: ‘How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism’
Great Stories Found in Rare Manuscripts: The New York Public Library’s Polonsky Exhibition
December 1, 2022
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Usually, we think of a library as a place filled with just books: bestselling novels, biographies of politicians, maybe the plays of Shakespeare. But when a library has been collecting for a long time, especially when given a wealth of resources, a kind of miracle occurs. Rare manuscripts may be gathered together with a variety…
Book Review: ‘M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom’: A Biography of a Consistent and Contrarian Conservative
After reading Steven F. Hayward’s new biography “M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom,” it made me wish there were more people like Evans. I wish it not simply for his conservative and free-market beliefs, but because of his ability to stick to his beliefs and defend them as a writer and journalist, even…
Book Review: ‘Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War’
November 30, 2022
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"Last Call at the Hotel Imperial"Arts & CulturebooksBrightDorothy ThompsonJohn GuntherVincent Sheean
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When I was a college student decades ago at the University of Washington, I majored in communications, specifically editorial journalism. Decades after that, I worked for several publications in the northern Virginia area as a reporter and editor. In retrospect, my beats were mundane compared to the globe-trotting escapades that author Deborah Cohen chronicles in…
The Playground of Poetry: Light Verse and Whimsy
I never saw a Purple Cow, I never hope to see one, But I can tell you, anyhow, I’d rather see than be one! In 1895, American writer and humorist Frank Gelett Burgess penned those lines, which became one of the most famous American nonsense rhymes. Frank Burgess, circa 1910. Selections from the Bancroft Library…
Book Recommendation: ‘A Redbird Christmas’ (2005): Finding Faith in Lost River
The Northern Cardinal is the state bird of Virginia and several other states. Many of these redbirds make regular appearances in our backyard, snatching up sunflower seeds and occasionally building nests in our maple trees. They are beautiful birds and, when it snows, their striking red color creates a brilliant winter painting. In author Fannie…
Pilgrim’s Way: The Last Bookstore in California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea
November 27, 2022
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Nestled in a small seaside city is Pilgrim’s Way, the last existing bookstore in the luxurious beach town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. “The word ‘pilgrim’ actually means way-shower or seeker of truth,” co-owner Cynthia Fernandes told NTD, a sister media of The Epoch Times. The bookstore was founded in 1969 and now features a cozy secret…
Fatherlessness in Homer’s ‘Odyssey’
When we think of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey,” written in the late eighth or early seventh century B.C., we think of the monsters. We picture the raging Cyclops hurling stones at Odysseus’s ship, each massive rock sending up towers of spray from the glinting surface of the Mediterranean. Or we think of the swirling…
Aesop’s ‘The Dog and His Reflection’: Gratitude and Generosity Are Antidotes to Greed
Greed is such a powerful, domineering vice. When we are greedy, we become so consumed by a never ending need for something more. Our unquenchable desires change us, and we become unrecognizable, even to ourselves. In his fable, “The Dog and His Reflection,” Aesop reveals how easily and drastically greed can transform us. He tells…
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for Nov. 25–Dec. 1
This week, we feature an illustrated history of a U.S. Army Air Force unit crucial to World War II and a classic of personal finance that can be useful at any age. Fiction The Adventure Is in the Map ‘The Cartographers’ By Peng Shepherd Nell is the daughter of legendary cartographer Dr. Daniel Young. Despite…
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