Tag: Nonfiction

Mini review: The Saffron Road by Christine Toomey

August 30, 2016

The Saffron Road is as good an introduction to Buddhism as I can imagine, but then I am a complete novice. Everything in this book was new to me. As Toomey traverses the world meeting nuns from different backgrounds, she weaves in and out of the religion’s social, political and ethical history. You get a … More Mini review: The Saffron Road by Christine Toomey

5 great books to read during a heatwave

July 7, 2016

Originally published on the Stanfords travel blog, but now with an EXTRA book. Wowee. Ah, that rare phenomenon: the British Heatwave. Despite its elusive reputation, here in Bristol we’ve recently been blessed with long, sunny days filled with the flip-flops and bare torsos that are quintessential to our normally chilly island. (This is in addition … More 5 great books to read during a heatwave