By The Way… Essays And Atavisms
I recently found myself lost in a book I received called “By the Way… Essays and Atavisms” by Dereck C. Sale. Not lost in the sense of bewilderment, but as in ‘immersed’. My fascination was twofold; first, was the realization that at any given time and at any given location anywhere in the world, profound thought exists profoundly; and second, by the geopolitical insight that this book contains. “By The Way… Essays and Atavisms”, written by author Dereck C. Sale and published by Trafford Publishing, is a collegial collection of recollections, reflections and projections.
A Tapestry Of Thought Wonderfully Woven
By The Way… is a tapestry of thought wonderfully woven with strands of political outrages, observations and evaluations, social justice, economic injustice, compassion and rock solid logic. It’s page after page of astute perception; a volume of vanity, wisdom, rebellion and solutions. It raises questions that are sadly seldom asked and provides pertinent, sometimes almost prophetic, answers. Dereck C. Sale personifies the finest that philosophy has to offer as he shares the inner workings of a marvelous mind.
His creativity and craftsmanship exemplify his remarkable ability to reach into space and time to grasp a thought, then hold it forth like a firefly on a warm summer’s night. With almost arachnoid ability he then linguistically weaves it into a wise and often whimsical web of words, which once a reader sets thought upon, they find themselves hopelessly but willingly ensnared. Like a skilled sculptor, Sales chisels mass into a masterpiece and like a seasoned sailor, unknots the horribly knotted.
By The Way… Essays And Atavisms
“By The Way… Essays and Atavisms” is an autobiographical glimpse through a figurative fence at the insane asylum the world has become. It’s a self-described “potpourri of vanities”, the journal of a time traveler who’s rooted in the present but gifted with the ability to see into the future. By The Way… is a wisely written mural of culture, religion, power, oppression, progression and introspection, loomed by a remarkable soul with remarkable skills.
Dereck C. Sale’s compilation, By The Way… Essays and Atavisms, is a book that’s certainly well worth a read. And in my opinion, the book should be required reading at both college and university levels of education.
I give By The Way… Essays And Atavisms by Dereck C. Sale five out of five bookworms.
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Book Review By: W. Lewis, Publisher at The Northern Star
About Dereck C. Sale
Dereck C. Sale, born in Jamaica in 1941, is both an author and a seasoned accountant with a notable career. Educated by the Jesuits, he graduated with honors from St. George’s College in Jamaica. He then left Jamaica in 1960 to pursue accounting in England, where he became a Chartered Accountant. He later returned to Jamaica to work and start a family before eventually settling in Canada. His writings, including books like “By the Way… Essays and Atavisms” and “Exiles at Home: Jamaican Chronicles“, reflect his deep engagement with Jamaica’s history and societal shifts, especially during and after independence, offering insights into the identity challenges faced by Jamaicans at home and abroad.
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