September 27, 2013

Monday Book Nook: A People’s History of the United States: 1492 – Present, by Howard Zinn

A People’s History of the United States: 1492 – Present, by Howard Zinn. I talk a lot about dreaming being all-time. One of the ways this […]
July 8, 2013

Monday Book Nook: My Garden

So, the Monday Book Nook came about from my weekly Shabbat readings, which are often inspiring and worth telling others about. But not every Shabbat do […]
July 8, 2013

Monday Book Nook: 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama, by Rick Ray

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama, documentary by filmmaker Rick Ray. This almost didn’t make it onto the Book Nook list simply because the film spends […]
July 8, 2013

Monday Book Nook: Bill Moyers’ interview of activist Vandana Shiva

Bill Moyers’ interview of activist Vandana Shiva. I have often mentioned Dr. Shiva in posts, as she greatly inspires me on a personal level, as well […]
July 8, 2013

Monday Book Nook: Rivers and Tides, by Andy Goldsworthy

Rivers and Tides, by Andy Goldsworthy. This is a documentary about the artist Andy Goldsworthy, who works only with found materials in nature; for example, when […]
June 10, 2013

Monday Book Nook: The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. There’s a reason this book is a modern classic – it reminds us that all of life is the adventure of […]
June 10, 2013

Monday Book Nook: Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered by Woody Tasch

If you’ve been following my Book Nooks you’re probably noticing a theme about now: Soil. Or food. Or the environment. They weave in and out and […]
June 10, 2013

Monday Book Nook: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene

The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality – Brian Greene. With a smile I say that all quantum physicists are kabbalists, […]
June 3, 2013

Monday Book Nook: Darshan: The Embrace Documentary

For anyone who doesn’t know about Amma, also known as The Hugging Saint, this documentary will be an eye-opener; if you already know about her, you’ll […]