In Wrestling with Old Heroes—Again, Green re-engages with a series of favorite authors in a lifetime of reading and teaching—Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Emily Dickinson—aiming here to share his experience, and theirs, not as a professional literary critic but as the amateur he has always remained, in what he calls “familiar letters” addressed to literate amateurs like himself who read for the sheer love of it—and in this case out of a particular interest in how these very individual writers handled the stretches and strains involved in what Emerson called the “fall of man” into modern consciousness.


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"Letters on Dead White Mostly Male Writers in the American 19th Century.In the forward, Green jokes of having considered and rejected the above title for his collection of letterson Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville and Dickinson. It’s appropriate, of course, with sixof the seven authors being male and all of them white. A professor of English since 1964, Green doesn’t stickto a tenure track style in these essays—written in the manner of letters addressed to a family member orfriend—he weaves an interesting course in and out of this rich literary landscape. Blunt candor and claritytrump lit-crit pretense—the author is simply interested in elaborating on the essences that make each writerworthy of his or her greatness and Green’s admiration. He lays the book’s foundation with transcendentalistsEmerson and Thoreau, then moves on to the ebullient Whitman, romantic Hawthorn, epic Melville and dauntingDickinson, often providing the proper historical and intellectual context for each writer, as well as how and towhat extent they influenced one another. The authors frequently speak for themselves, with Green quotingpassages of each work discussed. The author set out on this quixotic adventure in amateurish criticism, andwhile he might hogtie small works like Thoreau’s “On Civil Disobedience,” he can’t possibly pin down Moby Dick. But that was never Green’sobjective. After reading this book, one will likely get the urge to dust off an old copy of Walden or The Scarlet Letter, or set out to a used bookstore in search of a collection of Emerson’s essays. That was the author’s aim, and he has succeeded.A critical sampling of important American authors that arouses the appetite."

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Religion, politics, abortion, suicide, over population, sex-ed in schools, crime, drugs, gun control; Dr. Stewart has an opinion on every hot button issue in America today. Doctors, lawyers, Muslims, bikers, teen agers, immigrants, unions; no one escapes the good doctor’s scrutiny. Dr. Stewart writes as democratically as possible. He has managed to offend (or bring a smile to) almost every segment of society. Often light hearted, often serious, sometimes whimsical, these essays are intended to make every American put on his thinking cap and hopefully be the spark of some lively conversation at your next social gathering.

Religion, politics, abortion, suicide, over population, sex-ed in schools, crime, drugs, gun control; Dr. Stewart has an opinion on every hot button issue in America today. Doctors, lawyers, Muslims, bikers, teen agers, immigrants, unions; no one escapes the good doctor’s scrutiny. Dr. Stewart writes as democratically as possible. He has managed to offend (or bring a smile to) almost every segment of society. Often light hearted, often serious, sometimes whimsical, these essays are intended to make every American put on his thinking cap and hopefully be the spark of some lively conversation at your next social gathering.

Religion, politics, abortion, suicide, over population, sex-ed in schools, crime, drugs, gun control; Dr. Stewart has an opinion on every hot button issue in America today. Doctors, lawyers, Muslims, bikers, teen agers, immigrants, unions; no one escapes the good doctor’s scrutiny. Dr. Stewart writes as democratically as possible. He has managed to offend (or bring a smile to) almost every segment of society. Often light hearted, often serious, sometimes whimsical, these essays are intended to make every American put on his thinking cap and hopefully be the spark of some lively conversation at your next social gathering.

This Siddur (prayer book) speaks to all those who seek a meaningful and humanistic approach to prayer. Rabbi Rabeeya offers his reflections and inner thoughts about the divine to those searching for meaning in an alienated society.

Israel: Stripped Bare is a book about the brutal reality of Israel’s existence, written from a perspective of an Arab-Jew. Some of these articles were already published in Sephardic Heritage Update, and some have been added over the years. It becomes crucial to see Israel’s existence through the eyes of the Levantine prison, outside of the European perspective of the Jewish State. The book provokes serious ideas and thoughts concerning the future relationship between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East and the possible contribution of Jews born in Arab and Muslim countries to the future cultural symbiosis of this historical crossroads.

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Prologue The Yorubas are one of the ethnic groups of the people of South West of Nigeria. Yorubas are very rich in stories about religion and culture. Among these is the famous story of creation of earth by Oduduwa, and the creation of humans by Orishanla. The story narrates the meaning and existence of God and the universe. The almighty God is known in Yoruba language as Olodumare, Olorun, Obangiji, Eleduwa, Eleburuke, Babaluaiye and many other connotations given to his mightiness. Yorubas have a pantheon of deities who are incarnates of the almighty God. In Yoruba pantheon, God exists in the embodiments of deities who perform different divine functions. My Creation Story is based on one of the most inspiring stories that narrate the existence of Olodumare and the creation of earth from Ile-Ife. I have been deeply inspired to imagine on how and why the earth was created from this version of the story. In the beginning Olodumare decided to create earth. He asked one of his deities, Orishanla, to perform this mission with a calabash filled with sand and a five toed chicken. On his way, Orishanla decided to take a rest and he fell asleep. Before he woke up, Oduduwa, who is also a deity in heaven took the calabash and the five toed chicken from him and headed forward to create earth as Olodumare had directed. Later, Orishanla woke up and found out that Oduduwa had performed the mission which Olodumare assigned to him. He went straight to earth and challenged Oduduwa. Not long, Olodumare appeared to both of them and settled the argument. He compensated Orishanla by assigning him the work of creating humankind. Over time, people have read different versions of this story as just an entertainment or a joke. But l reasoned that this version and many others are not just told to entertain us but to imply a meaningful idea to us. Heaven does not always give messages to us in its face value. Lots of folklores have beyond their literary meaning. Only when they are explored with insight can we know their actual message. I have expanded this version of the most popular creation Yoruba folklore to give my opinion on how and why God created earth and mankind.

Lyric poems from around the world is an adaptation of history into literature for further understanding and interpreting ancient and contemporary history. Adaptation of stories in this book is based on Aristotle’s Poetics—his purgation theory for intellectual and moral purification of the soul. The plot construction is characterized with cultural icons and symbolisms of religious and spiritual practices and beliefs. Lines are constructed to explicate the impact of gender, politics, religion, law, and culture within the framework of comparative literature—philosophy, psychology, history and the art, genre or a literary movement.

Lyric poems from around the world is an adaptation of history into literature for further understanding and interpreting ancient and contemporary history. Adaptation of stories in this book is based on Aristotle’s Poetics—his purgation theory for intellectual and moral purification of the soul. The plot construction is characterized with cultural icons and symbolisms of religious and spiritual practices and beliefs. Lines are constructed to explicate the impact of gender, politics, religion, law, and culture within the framework of comparative literature—philosophy, psychology, history and the art, genre or a literary movement.

Lyric poems from around the world is an adaptation of history into literature for further understanding and interpreting ancient and contemporary history. Adaptation of stories in this book is based on Aristotle’s Poetics—his purgation theory for intellectual and moral purification of the soul. The plot construction is characterized with cultural icons and symbolisms of religious and spiritual practices and beliefs. Lines are constructed to explicate the impact of gender, politics, religion, law, and culture within the framework of comparative literature—philosophy, psychology, history and the art, genre or a literary movement.

Through prose poems, reference information and original texts, using his families engagement with Asia in industry, film, war and school, the author explores how the early dream of European men to engage the Orient has played out in his own history.