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An In-depth Look at the Natures of Love By: C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis’ The Four Loves is a short discussion in Lewis’ own voice describing each type of love, its pitfalls, and its most sublime implementation. At times radical, at times stern, at others times this essay (commonly referred to as a book but easily read in one sitting) breaks love into four delineations based on ancient Greek perception: storge which is the love of affection, specifically parental love; philia which is the rare and unique love of true friendship; eros which is sexual love specifically associated with romance; and [...]

Love and Death By MC Beaton The incorrigible Agatha Raisin, brazen business woman, outspoken pillar of the village, and soon to be Mrs. Lacey has all her dreams dashed when her drunken ex-husband appears at her wedding with the news that they are indeed still married. Jilted by her horrified true love at the altar, Agatha’s world is falling apart – and now that her home has just sold, she also has nowhere to live. Having nearly committed polygamy, poor Agatha is in for more love-triangle problems when Jimmy Raisin, the money grubbing ex, is found strangled after confronting Agatha, [...]

Family Secrets... Author:  Carine McCandless It was a long time ago, but when I read Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer’s 1996 international bestseller about the short, passionate life of Chris McCandless – I remember feeling completely baffled.  I couldn’t decide if the young man – who abandoned his family and died alone in the remote Alaskan wilderness in the summer of 1992 at the age of 24 – was more stupid, naïve or selfish.  Or maybe he was simply suicidal.  While his life story has proved inspirational for millions of readers – and viewers of the award-winning 2007 movie [...]