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Book review of “Age Like a Yogi” by Victoria Moran, published 2025 by Monkfish Book Publishing
“Age Like a Yogi” by Victoria Moran Enumerated as 75 years, three-quarters of a century is a nice roundish number that makes reaching the...
Mark Mathew Braunstein
5 hours ago8 min read


Book review of “Protest Kitchen” by Carol Adams and Virginia Messina, published 2018
Protest Kitchen by Carol Adams and Virginia Messina This book’s writing is visionary, as expected, but this book’s formatting is...
Mark Mathew Braunstein
1 day ago2 min read


Book review of “The Schopenhauer Cure,” an historical novel by Irvin Yalom, 2005
The Schopenhauer Cure, an historical novel by Irvin Yalom Exquisitely written with every word perfectly chosen, the book starts out...
Mark Mathew Braunstein
2 days ago2 min read


Book review of “The Only Empty Place,” poetry by Richard Lehnert, Patterson Street Press, 2023
“The Only Empty Place,” poetry by Richard Lehnert My introduction to this book was courtesy of that bastion of popular culture, YouTube,...
Mark Mathew Braunstein
2 days ago3 min read


Book reviews of “Hold the Apocalypse” and “You Only Go Extinct Once,” two books by Bob Lorentson, 2021 & 2023
Hold the Apocalypse & You Only Go Extinct Once Humor! Literature! Philosophy! Psychology! The fine arts! The natural sciences! These two...
Mark Mathew Braunstein
3 days ago5 min read


“The Plague” by Albert Camus in an overdue new translation by Laura Marris, published 2021 by Knopf
The Plague by Albert Camus This new American translation shines light where the older British translation cast only shadows. As a...
Mark Mathew Braunstein
4 days ago2 min read


Book review of “Birder on Berry Lane: Three Acres, Twelve Months, Thousands of Birds” by Robert Tougias, published 2020 by Imagine! Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House)
Birder on Berry Lane You’ll find here a naturalist’s keen eye merged with a poet’s golden pen and a philosopher’s soulful wisdom. At...
Mark Mathew Braunstein
4 days ago3 min read


Life &/or Death – Part 3 of 3: MARCUS AURELIUS (121 to 180 AD)
Meditations translated 1862 by George Long prefaced, poeticized & edited 2024 by MMB my PREFACE: This translation in 1862 by George Long...
Mark Mathew Braunstein
Jun 86 min read


Life &/or Death – Part 2 of 3: E.M. CIORAN (1911-95)
The Trouble with Being Born French publication 1973, English translation 1976 selected & edited 1989 by MMB This very second has...
Mark Mathew Braunstein
Jun 82 min read
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