Category Archives: Accessories
Farm Anatomy: Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life
From keeping chickens to raising vegetables, the allure of farm life is permeating popular culture. Noted artist and illustrator Julia Rothman has caught the bug, and from her Brooklyn studio she offers โ€Farm Anatomyโ€, an enticing visual guide to the parts and pieces of rural living. Dissecting everything from tractors, pigs, and sheep to fences,
What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action
Why does knowing more mean believing-and doing-less? A prescription for changeThe more facts that pile up about global warming, the greater the resistance to them grows, making it harder to enact measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare communities for the inevitable change ahead.It is a catch-22 that starts, says psychologist and economist Per
The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen
A Treasure Trove of 175 Quips–Both Witty and Wise–from Beloved Writer Jane Austen! โ€Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.โ€–Jane Austen to Fanny Austen, 1814 No wiser or wittier words have been spoken than by one of the world`s most celebrated writers, Jane Austen.
The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the New Struggle for the Soul of a Nation
Award-winning journalist and former State Department speechwriter Rena Pederson brings to light fresh details about the charismatic Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi: the inspiration for Burma`s (now Myanmar) first steps towards democracy. Suu Kyi`s party will be a major contender in the 2015 elections, a revolutionary breakthrough after years of military dictatorship.
