Category Archives: Reading
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Light and Dark
8June 28, 2021 by Jean
This is not a post about race relations or about any metaphorical use of light and dark. It is literally …
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Weekend Novel
6March 28, 2021 by Jean
I first got into the habit of reading a weekend novel during my hard-working years as a college professor, when …
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Fear, Hope, and Change
7May 14, 2019 by Jean
On Sunday, as I drove to and from the first Farmers’ Market of the season, I was listening to one …
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Becoming
13April 24, 2019 by Jean
When my book group decided to read Michelle Obama’s autobiography Becoming (Crown, 2018) this month, I was willing but not …
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Winter Reading
8January 13, 2019 by Jean
I am a voracious reader and have been for pretty much all my life. I remember my weekly dilemma when …
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The Twenty Percent Challenge
8August 30, 2017 by Jean
Recently, I have been reading The Union of Concerned Scientists’ Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living (Island Press 2012). …
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Empathy Bridges and Empathy Walls
13February 24, 2017 by Jean
When I was formulating a way to move forward after the November election (see Moving Forward), one of the tasks …
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American Nations
6November 7, 2016 by Jean
I recently finished reading Colin Woodard’s American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America (Penguin …
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What Does It Mean to Be Rich?
12April 11, 2016 by Jean
I’ve been kept away from blogging recently by the intense rehearsal schedule leading up to my Beethoven concert. Even though …
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