Mark Boonstra has been on the cutting edge to witness the social and moral decline of America. After practicing private law for nearly three decades, he has sat on Michigan’s 3rd District Court of Appeals for the past decade. His adherence to the letter of the law and his disdain for judicial activism has drawn…
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for April 28–May 4
This week, we feature a useful guide for educators, a witty reference to hefty words, and a vivid history of a pivotal U.S. political convention. History ‘The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History’ By Edward Achorn Aficionados of the political process will find a riveting read in this vivid account of the…
The Art of Collecting Books
Collectors are everywhere: from stamps to baseball cards to ceramic figurines. Most people have an affinity of some kind for some thing. When the bug bites, it is difficult to walk away from that rare item, even if it forces you to adjust your personal economic policies. When it comes to book collecting, the purpose…
Rare First Edition of Winnie the Pooh to Go on Sale
April 27, 2023
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A first-edition copy of the beloved children’s classic Winnie the Pooh will be among the literary treasures for sale at an Australian rare book auction. The work by Alan Alexander Milne features the original green cloth cover with gilt illustrations and Christopher Robin’s map of the ‘Hundred Acre Wood.’ “We were thrilled to receive Winnie…
Book Review: ‘Toward a More Perfect Union: The Moral and Cultural Case for Teaching the Great American Story’
America is in a cultural conundrum. The country leads the world economically, politically, and militarily, yet while leading the world, it seems to have left itself behind. According to Timothy Goeglein, the author of “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Moral and Cultural Case for Teaching the Great American Story,” America has abandoned its identity…
‘The Lusiads’: An Epic Poem Celebrating the Portuguese Nation
April 26, 2023
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The weapons and barons marked, That from the western Lusitana beach, By seas never sailed before. Most Portuguese people know these opening lines of “The Lusiads” (“Os Lusiadas”), a Portuguese epic poem by Luís Vaz de Camões, first published in 1572. Written three years after the poet’s return from India, it narrates Vasco Da Gama’s…
Book Review: ‘The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them’
German forester Peter Wohlleben has had a love affair with trees for decades. Granted, many of his observations come from study and research done in his native Germany. His keen insights have captured the interest and imagination of scientists, scholars, environmentalists, students, and anyone passionate about our natural world, specifically that of the world’s forests….
Manners and Miss Austen: What Jane Austen’s Novels Can Teach Us About the Importance of Custom and Courtesy
Who is the greatest British writer of all time? According to a 2022 poll of 2,000 Brits, the answer is Jane Austen. While we may debate the correctness of this poll’s conclusion (William Shakespeare, anyone?), what’s beyond question is that Jane Austen remains remarkably popular with British and American readers alike–even 200 years after her…
Book Review: ‘The Things We Make’: How Invention Really Works
We often hear about better living through science. Yet progress in improving our lives most often comes from engineers rather than scientists. Engineers make the things that improve the human condition. Scientists follow, explaining how and why the things engineers make work, and taking the credit. We speak of rocket science, when it is really…
Book Recommendation: ‘Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis’
The initial epigraph, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21), establishes the thesis of Tim Townsend’s 2014 book, “Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis.” We learn in the book’s first sentence that modernity’s epitome of evil, Adolf Hitler, is the reason why Wilhelm Keitel…
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