The Charity Report

... creating a space that gets people talking

2021

Meditations: The Annotated Edition

Reviewed by Kathleen Adamson July 9, 2021 The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, emperor of Rome from 161-180CE, make up one of the most popular and enduring works of philosophy of all time, although they were never intended for public consumption. The texts, divided into 12 notebooks, consist of personal reflections, intentions to do better, and affirmation of the basic … [Read more...] about Meditations: The Annotated Edition

Information: A Historical Companion

Reviewed by Kathleen Adamson, June 28, 2021, We live in a sea of information, but it surrounds us so completely that the word ‘information’ itself is difficult to define. Nowadays we might say ‘data,’ thinking of the vast swathes of personal details, financial records, satellite photos, and security photographs that pile up like sand on servers all over the world. … [Read more...] about Information: A Historical Companion

Unravelling Canada: A Knitting Odyssey

Reviewed by Gail Picco, June 22, 2021:  Canadian poet Lorna Crozier said of Unravelling Canada by Sylvia Olsen that “This book knits us together, not only with strands of wool but with compassion, intelligence, caring and storytelling of the most appealing kind.” All that is true. Unravelling Canada is a page turner of a travelogue.  But Sylvia Olsen manages—through delivering … [Read more...] about Unravelling Canada: A Knitting Odyssey

Diary of a Young Naturalist

Reviewed by Wanda Deschamps (June 14, 2021): Diary of a Young Naturalist is a year-long chronicle of Dara McAnulty’s perspective on nature as a teenager from the age of fourteen to fifteen, originally published in the UK. Through his journey, including his family’s relocation from the west of Northern Ireland in County Fermanagh to the east in County Down, to his encounters at … [Read more...] about Diary of a Young Naturalist