If you're in the neighborhood of West Caldwell, NJ, on Sunday, May 17th, come to the Poetry Festival at the West Caldwell Public Library. It's one of the best festivals of its kind.
Aristotle: The Basic Works of Aristotle (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Oxford World's Classics)
Hildegard of Bingen: Selected Writings (Hildegard of Bingen) (Penguin Classics)
William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew (The Pelican Shakespeare)
Anne Bronte: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Oxford World's Classics)
James Wood (Author): How Fiction Works (Paperback)
Conversational approach makes more sophisticated analysis accessible. (****)
The Honorable Richard A. Posner: A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression
As a Federal Judge, economist, and literate writer, Posner's view is always worth considering. (*****)
Mahmoud Darwish: A River Dies of Thirst: journals
Profoundly poetic, challenging personally and politically. (*****)
Eduardo Galeano: Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone
The titles of these re-tellings are much of the fun & wit, as are at least one observation or turn of phrase per story. (*****)