The Dream Maker

Jean-Christophe Rufin’s novel brings to vivid life the exemplary career of a little known medieval paragon:  Jacques Coeur, banker, visionary and crafter of the glory that was France.  

Unwholesome Wit

November 30: “It seems a pity that the world should throw away so many good things merely because they are unwholesome.”

Alcott’s Utopia

November 29: “Despite their eccentricity, many of the Fruitlanders’ ideas ring bells today. They thought pollution and environmental damage could destroy civilization…”