Dutch artist of the Golden Age, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) is well known for his monumental paintings: portraits, allegorical and biblical scenes and much more. Rembrandt was an artist striving to paint pure emotion in all of his subjects. His masterful technique of light...

The Rijksmuseum (National Museum of the Netherlands) is a classic architectural wonder that houses over a million art works. The museum (gallery), located in the cultural center of Amsterdam, boasts a magnificent collection of works from around the world and throughout the centuries, including...

In Resisting the Challenges of the 21st Century by Rembert N Parker, he points out many little quirks about the modern world. In a world of automation, it seems there is little room for maneuvering if things are not programmed into the all-powerful computer. The...

Racial Realities and Post-Racial Dreams - The Age of Obama and Beyond by Julius Bailey is a gorgeously written, exceedingly intelligent, impeccably nuanced polemic against the current state of race relations in America. Dr. Bailey includes a bibliographical reference list by chapter that securely establishes...

Roadtrip with a Raindrop: 90 Days Along the Mississippi River is a non-fiction travel book written by Gayle Harper. Harper is a travel writer and photographer who's had a lifelong love of the Mississippi River. While she always had the inkling of a thought about...

The main protagonist of Rhythm for Sale, Leonard Harper, is a talented African-American born in an era of discrimination and of a blossoming entertainment industry to which he was drawn. He was the son of a poor singer from Birmingham, Alabama. He learned the art...

Amr Magdi Moneib’s Requiem Cloud is a great book which gives us illuminating insights to a society which is consumed with hypocrisy and contradiction. The book contains many interesting stories within stories, each one constructed in way that makes reading the most enjoyable activity in...

Kashif Parvaiz has written a brilliant book on the history of Russian architecture since medieval times that reflects upon how buildings were created when Russian was its own world. It also reflects the influence of other cultures in Russian architecture's evolution over the centuries as...