Histories and Human Nature
Welcome to the first of an ongoing series of monthly columns I will be writing for Real Clear Books. My hope is to introduce readers to thoughtful and engaging books that, while not obscure or unduly academic, may not get the full attention they deserve. As an avid reader of non-fiction works – and of serious literature, too – I hope to provide comments on recent books that have caught my attention and that speak to both enduring questions as well as the pressing concerns of our time. From time to time, I will also highlight older books, classic and otherwise, that deserve our renewed consideration – or perhaps deserve our serious attention for the very first time. Rather than being solemn or unduly serious, I hope to convey some of the pleasure to be found in coming to terms with books great and good, and others, less choiceworthy perhaps, that still merit our attention.
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