Not a bad format, and I think the author succeeded in his aim to not produce just a one-size-fits-all, biased list of essentials. I got some good ideas out of it, a few that got me revved up to maybe try. But, in balance to that, over half of the chapters felt weary/useless for me. So, some worth...
Въпреки че книгата засяга все интересни теми, през цялото време се питах какъв е смисъла от нея. наистина ли Bruce вярва че ще остави дъщерите си да бъдат отгледани от абстрактния събор Татковци. Чувството беше че само се стреми да избута достатъчно материал за още една книжка. Възможно ли е да ...
As the subtitle suggests, the author retraces the Pentateuch as best he can, Bible in hand and affable expert in tow. Mostly a disappointing book, I’m afraid. First, Feiler is a rather laborious writer – the 424 pages are packed with rather stilted purple prose at times (his imagery is wild and...
Both a great American adventure and a rare entry into asheltered world, Under the Big Top describes one man's pursuit of every child's fantasy: running away to join the circus. Bruce Feiler's unforgettable year as a clown will forever change your view of one of the world's oldest art forms and re...
The water went rushing over my body. The white gown got wet and stuck to my skin. I could feel myself transform…”Sean Thomas was lying on his newly purchased mauve sheets staring up at the ceiling in the back of his trailer. Dressed in tan shorts and white athletic socks, he looked uncommonly cri...
My father-in-law rearranges furniture, brings out extra tables and chairs, and lugs home cases of kosher wine and tubs of chopped liver. My mother-in-law polishes goblets and horseradish bowls, stirs bathtubs of chicken soup, and brushes up on the school grades, hobbies, and musical instruments o...
The Wars of the LordCrossing the border from Israel to Jordan is even more complicated than crossing the street in Cairo. Only here there aren’t any cars or buses or people around—just decades of distrust.It was early summer when Avner and I arrived at the Arava border crossing north of Eilat, on...