The Jaguar's Children is a beautifully rendered lament for an imperiled culture and the brave lives that would preserve it. You should read it.
Let me begin by saying that I am one of those naturally wary people who considers the verb return a kind of insidious threat. - John Burnham Schwartz
Let me begin by saying that I am one of those naturally wary people who considers the verb return a kind of insidious threat.
- John Burnham Schwartz
I have long admired the visceral storytelling and moral complexity of John Vaillant’s brilliant non-fiction about humankind’s tragically ambivalent r… - John Burnham Schwartz
I have long admired the visceral storytelling and moral complexity of John Vaillant’s brilliant non-fiction about humankind’s tragically ambivalent r…
There's no backward and no forward, no day other than this. You fill your cart as you go, and that's that. - John Burnham Schwartz
There's no backward and no forward, no day other than this. You fill your cart as you go, and that's that.
Anyone who loved Tuesdays with Morrie should delight in reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Mitch Albom has populated his larger-than-life ta… - John Burnham Schwartz
Anyone who loved Tuesdays with Morrie should delight in reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Mitch Albom has populated his larger-than-life ta…
Beyond the terrace, a light breeze stirred the reeds at the edge of the pond. Looking out at this intimate vista, one could see the reeds and a stone… - John Burnham Schwartz
Beyond the terrace, a light breeze stirred the reeds at the edge of the pond. Looking out at this intimate vista, one could see the reeds and a stone…
Men had suddenly become a scarce commodity, if not quite as sought after as rice. - John Burnham Schwartz
Men had suddenly become a scarce commodity, if not quite as sought after as rice.
Certain experiences you never forget, no matter how old you become. - John Burnham Schwartz
Certain experiences you never forget, no matter how old you become.
It is one thing to recognise certain potentially useful affinities, and another to act on them. - John Burnham Schwartz
It is one thing to recognise certain potentially useful affinities, and another to act on them.
Along the wide curving moat surrounding the palace, rows of cherry trees announced the end of their seasonal beauty. Some of the trees were weeping: … - John Burnham Schwartz
Along the wide curving moat surrounding the palace, rows of cherry trees announced the end of their seasonal beauty. Some of the trees were weeping: …
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