Book Reviews

I will be adding reviews as I find significant new works to review. Thanks for looking!

Book Review: “Mission of Transformation,” by Robert Steven

Mission of Transformation, First Edition
By Robert Steven
Edited by Will Heath
Suprindo Offset Printing, Indonesia, 2007 166pp
I received both of Robert Steven’s two books (this one and Vision of My Soul, which I reviewed here) at the same time. I made the early mistake of opening both together and wandering aimlessly through them. [...]

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Book Review: “Vision of My Soul” by Robert Steven

Vision of My Soul, 2nd Edition
By Robert Steven
Edited by Andy Rutledge
Suprindo Offset Printing, Indonesia, 2007 166pp
I’ve been spending some time with Robert Steven’s first excellent work lately. I’m not a big fan of collecting beautifully bound or first-edition books. Some people live for this, others enjoy it, and [...]

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Post-Dated, by Michael Hagedorn

Post-Dated: The Schooling of an Irreverent Bonsai Monk
By Michael Hagedorn
Portland, OR, Crataegus Books
2008, 215 pp., paper. $14.95
Reviewed by Chris Johnston
This little book caught me by surprise. Divided into two parts, serendipitously named Part 1 and Part 2, Michael Hagedorn goes beyond the simple memoir of a trying time as a Japanese-style bonsai [...]

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