That Old Country Music - Kevin Barry

Eleven new short stories from Kevin.

I've just started to read. Opening sentence in the first story, . The Coast of Leitrim

“Living alone in his dead uncle’s cottage, and with the burden lately of wandering thoughts in the night, Seamus Ferris had fallen hard for a Polish girl who worked at a café down in Carrick.”

Look for a study group using this book when the pubs have reopened for good.

Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age - Sanjay Gupta

An encouraging 'you can do it' read about brain health and growth. There is hope! (Keep moving)

Prayers of the Cosmos: Reflections on the Original Meaning of Jesus' Words - Neil Klotz

Offers ways to internally experience the Lord's Prayer.

God and the Problem of Evil: Five Views

Five different views on evil in the world. More of an enlightening dialogue than a debate.

Death – Shelly Kagan - From Yale Open Courseware

A discussion of philosophical questions that arise as we begin to think about the nature of death. Questions like, what happens when we die?

"There is one thing we can be sure of: we are all going to die. But once we accept that fact, the questions begin. In this thought-provoking book, philosophy professor Shelly Kagan examines the myriad questions that arise when we confront the meaning of mortality. Do we have reason to believe in the existence of immortal souls? Or should we accept an account according to which people are just material objects, nothing more? Can we make sense of the idea of surviving the death of one’s body? If I won’t exist after I die, can death truly be bad for me? Would immortality be desirable? Is fear of death appropriate? Is suicide ever justified? How should I live in the face of death?" Shelly

Fortune and Glory: A Novel (A Stephanie Plum Novel Book 27) - Janet Evanovich

What can I say? 'Chick lit' at its finest. Perfect balm after a tough day.

Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition

Still a poignant read. As the narrator describes other patients in Yossarian's hospital ward ..

"Then there was the educated Texan from Texas who looked like someone in Technicolor and felt, patriotically, that people of means—decent folk—should be given more votes than drifters, whores, criminals, degenerates, atheists and indecent folk—people without means."

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