(THIS ARTICLE IS MACHINE TRANSLATED by Google from Norwegian)
Hanne Lillebo:
Obstfelder – a biography
Gyldendal. Norway
The poet Sigbjørn Obstfelder was born in Stavanger in 1866 and died in Copenhagen in 1900, but despite his short life, he managed to enter Norwegian literary memory with, among other things, the immortal poem. I see. The innovative poet made his debut Poems in 1893, and is often called «the Nordic region's first modernist». Obstfelder has now received a comprehensive literary will, of 700 pages. Cinema Hanne Lillebo has worked with the authorship for almost 20 years, and draws a strong and vivid portrait, not only of the poet, but also of the time and currents that helped shape him and his thinking.
Matthieu Ricard and Wolf Singer:
Beyond The Self. Conversations Between Buddhism and Neuroscience
MIT Press. UK
In a time like ours, where we are bombarded with impressions on a daily basis, the need to find oneself becomes also absolutely necessary. Some seek out nature, others sit down and meditate. Over a period of eight years, an extended conversation took place between two good friends with a common interest in consciousness. This book is a dialogue between Ricard who is a Buddhist monk, but also a molecular biologist, and Singer, who is a brain researcher. Topics covered include meditation, mindfulness, free will, past lives and near-death experiences. And about what magical moments do to us: an evening under the starry sky that makes the burdens we carry disappear and you feel a "harmony with others, with yourself, with the world". This is not new, we probably experience all such moments of magic, but it is the dialogue around the theme that is extra enriching in this life-affirming and wise conversation book.
Mitchell Resnick:
Lifelong Kindergarten. Cultivating Creativity Through Projects, Passion, Peers and Play
MIT Press. UK
To thrive in a constantly changing world, we must learn from the young, says learning expert Mitchel Resnick. We should learn to think and act more creatively, which means more focus on imagination, on creating, playing, sharing and reflecting. The author, who has for decades worked on technology for learning purposes, including LEGO, in this book highlights the ingenuity children and young people naturally possess. For Resnick, we have not only moved from the industrial society to the information and knowledge society; we are immediately into the creative community. He suggests that we help the youth in transitioning to this creative community by giving them the opportunity to follow their interests and explore their ideas, and help them develop their own voice. "These values are more important today than in any community we've had before," Resnick says.
