Category Archives: Reading
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The 1619 Project
11February 14, 2023 by Jean
On a cold, snowy evening at the end of January, the book group that I joined this winter at my …
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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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Stepping Into The Future 