A Stroll
with William James by Jacques Barzun. This is really a
two-fer book: William James, the great American psychologist, philosopher,
and author of the great work The
Varieties of Religious Experience, engages in virtual conversation with the great
French-American historian Jacques Barzun. It’s as if you’re eavesdropping on a
conversation between the two of them. Both are humane, learned, and engaging; you
couldn’t ask for more of a treat. It’s a good thing that it’s all in a book,
because if it was a live conversation, you’d never capture all of the insights,
which is why, like me, you’ll likely read the book more than once.
