Birgitte Rasine: 6 books

They say an image speaks a thousand words—these images speak millions. The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004, which devastated the shores of 11 countries and took the lives of over a quarter of a million people, burned through the world’s consciousness for months afterwards. Just...

Everything we do and the way we think is based on a linear conception of time. Our very ideas of life, success, and happiness are tied to a non-cyclical, non-organic paradigm that often works against our own nature and potential. The Maya live in a different world—close to nature, close to...

Electric cars and solar cells, stock markets and mobile phones, coffee and cargo ships, footsteps on the moon and the half-life of songs.  What they all have in common might surprise you.  The Visionary drives through a cascading commentary on the nature of time, light, and the human...

Would you bet your entire lifetime on a single number? They say youth is wasted on the young.  But it’s not until the young reach old age that they realize just how painfully true that statement is.  And sometimes, old age comes far too quickly. Traveling in the Russian...

Can a patient's silence kill the doctor? To die young is a fate few desire.  Perhaps more terrifying still is the prospect of being convicted when innocent—a prospect that turns into bitter reality for a doctor racing against time to save a young girl’s life. A respected...

If you liked The Golden Compass and The Chronicles of Narnia, be prepared to fall in love with mythic fantasy all over again. The Jaguar and the Cacao Tree pulls you into a mesmerizing world that blurs the lines between science, mythology, and the hidden magic of nature. Synopsis: Max...