Books

There’s a documentary premiering on PBS tonight at 9:00 about Louisa May Alcott. In conjunction with a new biography about the author, Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women reveals just how varied and rich a life she led. Her father was involved in the utopian and transcendalist movements and was an experimental educator, … Read the full post →“Louisa May Alcott smoked hash”

Forbes magazine is promoting a book Steve Forbes and some other guy wrote about the commonalities between leaders in the ancient world and leaders today. I know, I know… Dorky and vainglorious, I’m sure. It’s not on my Amazon wishlist, suffice it to say. However, in the process of promoting it they’ve interviewed some luminaries … Read the full post →“Some famous people on the classics”