by SMThornton | Mar 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
A while back, Jared Diamond wrote an interesting book called Collapse on the reasons why societies choose to be successful or decide to fall apart. Environmental degradation, inept political decisions, and the inability to think about the future abounded in examples...
by SMThornton | Mar 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
2. Reading is good. But not all books are good.Many of you know I recently rediscovered time for reading. When your two-year-old starts putting herself to bed and you get rid of the T.V. it’s amazing how much free time you suddenly have. I have an informal goal...
by SMThornton | Mar 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
I love history, but I realize not everyone does. (Gasp! Did I just say that?) However, there are a ton of wonderful historical fiction novels (and even some non-fiction book) and movies out there that really bring history to life. I mean, come on! These people were...
by SMThornton | Feb 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
This weekend I watched The Time Traveler’s Wife. I bawled. A lot. This, after I’d already read the book. For the love of Pete, I knew what was going to happen! I remember the first movie I ever cried in. I must have been about six and my family rented The...
by SMThornton | Feb 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I was perusing Pauline Gedge’s Egyptian novels at Amazon when I discovered something totally cool. You see, Gedge has authored the only traditionally published, adult novel on Hatshepsut (there’s a couple children’s books out there). Child...
