Author Archives: Ron Pavellas

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About Ron Pavellas

reader, writer, a sometimes poet

Writing about writing and arguing for God—a very difficult book

The book is The Broken Estate, by James Wood. I have long wanted to learn more about some of the authors and historical figures (often one and the same) whom this author presents: Sir Thomas More, Jane Austen, Gustave Flaubert, … Continue reading

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A Brief History of The Human Race

This book by Michael Cook should have been written in 1950 so I could have learned to love the subject of history in my youth, as my father vainly urged me. It provides what I had often longed for: a … Continue reading

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