books.google.ie - "All human beings are practicing historians," writes Gerda Lerner. "We live our lives; we tell our stories. It is as natural as breathing." It is as important as breathing, too. History shapes our self-definition and our relationship to community; it locates us in time and place and helps to give meaning...http://books.google.ie/books/about/Why_History_Matters_Life_and_Thought.html?id=yIwJBOQJ_7gC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareWhy History Matters: Life and Thought
