Predictably Irrational The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely 400 pages Harper Collins, New York, 2008 This book is an interesting treatment of a topic with which I had been entirely unfamiliar. The author introduces the subject by considering his experiences while […]
Month: February 2012
The Heartland Institute
When the news first broke on this, I was reminded of something I had read about a year ago. I wrote a review of that great but disturbing book called Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Orekes and Erik M. Conway. I looked up the connection […]
My Reading Lately
I have been really bad lately about reviewing books that I read. It’s not really a big deal, as I basically do it to help me retain whatever it was I was reading about. Of course, it is also to complain about crappy books when […]
Trashy Pseudojournalism of a Bygone Era
I have the mind of a juvenile, so I occassion the virtual pages of Cracked magazine. One of my favorite writers there is a bemohawked (orange, no less) enthusiast of comic books, various fighting sports, and truly awful literature. He had an article out today […]
Review: The Commentaries by Julius Caesar
The Commentaries The Gallic Wars and The Civil War by Julius Caesar Read by Charlton Griffin 13 hours, 54 minutes Audio Connoisseur, 2009 As I often do, I took a multimedia approach to this book. When driving, I listened to the audiobook, but when able, […]