Category Archives: Books & Literature

In Praise of German Culture

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Ron Pavellas

Learned Through My Father My father was a Germanophile even though we haven’t any family history rooted in the Germanic peoples, except for a Dutch ancestor who emigrated to Nieuw Amsterdam in the 17th Century. Dad belonged to the German Club … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Literature, Music & Musicians, Philosophy & Psychology | Tagged Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich Schiller, Heinrich Heine, Hermann Hesse, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Martin Heidegger, Rainer Maria Rilke, Thomas Mann | 4 Comments

Reading List of President Harry S. Truman, and Wisdom from his Secretary of State, Dean Acheson

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Ron Pavellas

Long ago, upon reading Plain Speaking by Merle Miller, an oral biography of then former President Harry Truman, I made notes from the book for later reference. I offer then here: A list of books that were most read by … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Literature, Government & Politics, History | Tagged "Plain Speaking", Bible (King James), Caesar’s Commentaries, Charles Beard, Dean Acheson, Fifteen Decisive Battles Of The World, Gibbons’ Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Harry S. Truman, Merle Miller | 5 Comments

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