Henry James (1843-1916) has been characterized as the psychologist among writers (while his brother William James is seen as the writer among psychologists). A fascinating read about dedication, making your childhood dream come true, and asking “What’s the next thing that could kill me?”. So he started eating his veggies, did his homework, and went on to lead an amazing life on and off planet Earth.

And he’d have to make choices like an astronaut. But he also knew that if he wanted to be an astronaut, he would have to start training. Canada didn’t even have astronauts back then. He knew the chances are astronomically small.

Growing up in Canada, his childhood was spent dreaming about space and flying planes. The competition is open to everyone except the Mindwise editorial teams.Īll Chris ever wanted to be when he was a child was an astronaut. Whatever you share with us, we will pick one entry at random and send the lucky winner all six books, wherever they are in the world. Maybe you want to share with us your favourite summer book, or one that comes to mind most vividly when you think of this year’s theme. All of them, however, are fascinating and well-written, so waste no time in participating in our competition.Īll you have to do is leave a comment in this post by July 20th. For some, it was about what they liked reading as children, for others, accounts of formative years by explorers of the cosmos or samurai. The theme this year is childhood and was interpreted very differently by each of our contributors. These are the books that we recommend you take to your vacation this summer and, just to make sure you do, we will send them to one of you for free! We’re planning interesting things for the summer, here on Mindwise, with many student posts and maybe even some design changes, but for now, we’re here to give out books!Įvery year, we ask six staff or student members from our department to write about the books they love and think you will love too. It’s hard to believe it’s already July and summer is finally here exams are (mostly) over and even the sun has made its presence known.

Jorge bucay books in english 2015