Fighting Indifference

September 30: “After the war we reassured ourselves that it would be enough to relate a single night in Treblinka, to tell of the cruelty, the senselessness of murder, and the outrage born of indifference:”  

Man Alive!

In this quirky and insightful novel, a pediatric psychiatrist’s life – and those of his patients – is changed forever when he is struck by lightning and becomes obsessed with barbecuing.

Norman Invasion

September 28: “Three horses were killed under him and fell. Three times he sprang to the ground undaunted, and avenged without delay the loss of his steed.”  

A House in the Sky

The complex and inspiring ordeal of journalist Amanda Lindhout, held captive in Somalia by terrorists for an nightmarish eighteen months.

Unhappy Endings

September 27: “…But after I got them to leave and shut the door and turned off the light it wasn’t any good. It was like saying good-by to a statue. After a while I went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain.”...