Category: Book Reviews and Other Authors

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Ultra-Processed People: The Food That Isn't Food — A Book Review
June 1, 2026

Ultra-Processed People: The Food That Isn’t Food — A Book Review

As regular readers know, I’ve long been heavily concerned with food: the effects on my body of what I eat. I noticed, for example,…
Looking the World Frankly in the Face: One Skeptic's Case for Belief
May 15, 2026

Looking the World Frankly in the Face: One Skeptic’s Case for Belief

Some books you up pick up and you know – “Woops, this is going to be interesting!” Christopher Beha, Why I Am Not An…
Doctored: When Alzheimer's Research Was Built on Lies
April 21, 2026

Doctored: When Alzheimer’s Research Was Built on Lies

For the last couple of weeks, horrified and sort of scared, I’m been studying the book, Charles Piller, Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in…
Not All Peaches and Cream: A Dark Side
March 8, 2026

Not All Peaches and Cream: A Dark Side

All spirituality is not equal is a lesson I learn from studying my own Quaker history, that of its founder George Fox and also…
When Life Weighs Heavy, Pick Up a Book — Theo of Golden Reminded Me Why
February 20, 2026

When Life Weighs Heavy, Pick Up a Book — Theo of Golden Reminded Me Why

Fairy Tales for Grownups Or perhaps there’s a better name for a well-written, intriguing, kind, and feel-good novel. Whatever you call it, Theo of…
Finding Strength in Perseverance: Lessons from Margaret Wheatley
February 14, 2026

Finding Strength in Perseverance: Lessons from Margaret Wheatley

“It is never too late to be brave,” says Margaret J. Wheatley in Perseverance, BK, 2010, p. 25. Today we hear from a most…
Here We Go: Lessons for Living Fearlessly from Two Traveling Nanas
December 19, 2025

Here We Go: Lessons for Living Fearlessly from Two Traveling Nanas

Eleanor Hamby and Sandra Hazelip’s Here We Go: Lessons for Living Fearlessly from Two Traveling Nanas (Viking, 2025) is nothing short of amazing. I’ve…
Quaker Faith and the Role of Women: Reflections from John Punshon
December 16, 2025

Quaker Faith and the Role of Women: Reflections from John Punshon

“The Society of Friends has always regarded inward experience of God as the only true religion and has always sought to distinguish the reality…