Last Places: A Journey in the North

5 best books like Last Places: A Journey in the North (Lawrence Millman): The Woman in the Dunes, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age, La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu, Fujisan

The Woman in the Dunes

Author	Kōbō Abe
ISBN	0679733787

The Woman in the Dunes, by celebrated writer and thinker Kobo Abe, combines the essence of myth, suspense and the existential novel.

After missing the last bus home following a day trip to the seashore, an amateur entomologist is offered lodging for the night at the bottom of a vast sand pit....

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Author	Robin Wall Kimmerer
ISBN	1571313354

As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together...

Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age

Author	Mary Pipher
ISBN	1632869608

A New York Times Bestseller

The New York Times bestseller from the author of Reviving Ophelia--a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age.

Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy...

La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu

Author	Jean Giraudoux
ISBN	2038717133

Common Sense Versus Irrational Passion: What are the odds for the pacifists?

After reading a sequel to the Iliad this week, The Aeneid, I thought it would make perfect sense to start the weekend by rereading a prequel to it!

And like many prequels, it is written long after the initial...

Fujisan

Author	Randy Taguchi
ISBN	1469210657

From acclaimed Japanese author Randy Taguchi come four unforgettable stories of redemption, discovery, loss, and remembrance anchored by one of the world’s holiest peaks. Mount Fuji has been a source of spiritual inspiration since it was first ascended by a monk over a millennium ago.

“Blue...