Tag: biography

May 29, 2019

Thomas Berry and Columbia University: Reflections from Mary Evelyn Tucker, Columbia PhD 1985

“A tour de force biography: Thomas Berry was one of the most important thinkers on humanity and our trajectory on this wondrous living planet—and indeed in the journey of the universe. This is a book written with love and clarity...

May 27, 2019

Book Giveaway! Thomas Berry: A Biography

“A warm celebration of an environmentalist whose ideas are increasingly relevant.” ~Kirkus Reviews This week we are featuring Thomas Berry: A Biography, by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, and Andrew Angyal. Check back throughout the week for a guest post and...

April 26, 2019

Q&A: Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim on Thomas Berry: A Biography

“A warm celebration of an environmentalist whose ideas are increasingly relevant.” ~ Kirkus Reviews Thomas Berry (1914–2009) was one of the twentieth century’s most prescient and profound thinkers. The first biography of Berry, this book illuminates his remarkable vision and...

March 15, 2019

Roundup: Nancy K. Miller and My Brilliant Friends

This week we’ve been featuring Nancy K. Miller’s My Brilliant Friends: Our Lives in Feminism in honor of Women’s History Month. If you haven’t been following us, set the FOMO aside. We’ve got your back with today’s roundup post of this week’s post and previous media...

March 14, 2019

“Carolyn Heilbrun”

“They will know that there are books waiting for them as there were no books for me.” ~ Carolyn G. Heilbrun,  Women’s lives: The View from the Threshold Read the first section of Carolyn from Nancy K. Miller’s My Brilliant...

August 31, 2018

Book Excerpt! Virginia Woolf: A Portrait by Viviane Forrester

If you haven’t yet, enter our drawing for a chance to win a copy of this book or any of the other titles we’re featuring this week! The drawing closes today Friday, August 31 at 1:00 pm EDT. “For Woolf...

February 6, 2013

Jonathan Soffer on the Many Legacies of Ed Koch

“It was clear to most New Yorkers that Koch had a deep abiding love for his city. That reputation, that started when he was in public office, was solidified because he stayed in the public eye. He would exert political...