Tributes and Tirades: Taos Life and American Politics - Paperback

by Robert J. Silver (Author)

Tributes and Tirades: Taos Life and American Politics is a collection of commentaries and opinions on events in a troubled period in American politics and life in Taos, a storied northern New Mexico town. Some of the essays are revisions of previously published Op-Ed or literary-anthology pieces. Others appear in print for the first time. Author Robert J. Silver, a psychologist by background and training, was captivated by Taos's legendary transformational power. These collected writings are the result of the magic that is Taos.

Author Biography

Following graduation from the City College of New York in 1965, Robert J. Silver left the city of his birth for doctoral study at Indiana University-Bloomington. A four-decade career in clinical and forensic psychology followed, including academic appointments at Illinois State University and The University of Texas-Austin, concurrent with an active clinical and forensic psychology practice (www.robertsilverpsychology.com). He and his wife, abstract painter Dianne Frost, became residents of Taos in 1999, permanently relocating there in 2008. He continues to practice forensic psychology while pursuing his love of creative writing.