How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
Author: Franklin Foer
Who knew you could learn so much about globalization, economics and politics from soccer? Great read.
Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
Author: Julia Cameron
One possible path to re-discovering the creativity you never knew you had.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, New Edition
Author: Jared Diamond
An admirable crack at explaining why the world is the way it is by way of an anthropological macro-history. This book probably comes up the most in conversation as we travel.
The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back
Author: Bill Shore
Inspiring profiles of social entrepreneurs and projects we all can learn from and hopefully replicate to give back to community.
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
Author: John Carlin
Although the storyline is built around the South African rugby team and the 1995 World Cup, this book is more about Nelson Mandela and how he was able to unite a divided country. Inspiring.
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown
Author: Paul Theroux
The author re-visits Africa and re-assesses the place he once knew... and judges it once and for all. Well written, poignant observations of the thumbprints left by career politicians, aid workers, and everyday people.
Outliers: The Story of Success
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
A look at the internal and external factors of how extraordinary people got to be, well, extraordinary. One of those books that challenges assumptions and makes you think differently.
Shantaram: A Novel
Author: Gregory David Roberts
Administering first aid in a Bombay slum, selling fake passports and running guns to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. Technically a novel, but closely linked to the Author's own experiences. Fantastic read.
Autumn days. The sun pulls up short. The light bends. The days shorten. We exchange the coming of winter for the changing of the leaves.
Today, in the midst of Mother Nature’s machinations, a double rainbow appeared outside the window overlooking the Church of St. Teresa in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Photos are courtesy of Tony Pappa of Conceptually Speaking, our camera-thieving host in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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September 30th, 2008 at 8:40 am
That’s very cool pictures
Hope all autumn will look as pretty as yesterday 
A.
October 1st, 2008 at 6:58 am
Alexander’s Dark Band!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%27s_band
October 1st, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Lovely photos! Send some rainbows our way (Budapest)
Thanks Tony for the Alexander’s Dark Band link.
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I haven’t checked in in awhile, but our paths almost crossed in Berlin this summer. I love this photo (and many others you have.) Take Care,
Megan
October 6th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Agne: Each day the tree in the courtyard takes on a darker, redder color. It looks like it’s on fire when the sun is shining! We’ve been really lucky with autumn so far…hope it doesn’t go straight to winter now.
Tony: Thanks for these photos and the educational link! Another random piece of information I can pull out at dinner parties…
Steven: We almost missed the rainbows completely, but luckily a stubborn champagne cork drew the boys over to the window and there they were! I imagine Budapest is quite beautiful this time of year as well.
Megan: Welcome back! Have you left Central Europe already? We’ll be heading south in less than a month. Keep checking back since we have a lot of colorful and engaging photography coming up: more ethnic minority China, Burma, India and Nepal. Then we’ll be caught up…phew!