June 8, 2017

Norwegian Folktales: From the Collection of Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe (1812-1885) (Translated by: Pat Shaw and Carl Norman; Pantheon Books, N.Y. 1960)

A valuable gift from much more than a close friend. It breaks my heart that I must surrender this book from my possession because of the five-book-limit for U.S. Federal prisoners. It was a pleasure to read made fleeting by the whimsical delusions of "power" and "control" in the minds of those who know nothing about such things.

Magic and Mystery in Tibet - by: Alexandra David-Neel (1932, 2014)

This is one of those rare books that exposes another culture in a way that really opens it up an lets the reader glimpse for themselves what...