Book Reviews

Review of Select John LeCarré Novels

The Spy Who Came in From the ColdThe Honorable SchoolboyA Legacy of SpiesAgent Running in the Field The four of 26 novels by John LeCarré named above form a group that span the career of this inventive and insightful author. They were evidently not designed to be bedtime reading; unless they were meant to have… Continue Reading Review of Select John LeCarré Novels

The Science Behind Sleep and Ways to Get More of It

In this anxiety provoking time, many readers have expressed problems with sleep disturbances. A book entitled Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, PhD. (professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkeley and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science) offers the reader information on many aspects of… Continue Reading The Science Behind Sleep and Ways to Get More of It

Review of Tightrope, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Nick Kristof, who as a columnist for the New York Times, reminds us often of what we should be doing, has, together with his wife Sheryl WuDunn, a former business editor and foreign correspondent for the Times who now works in finance and consulting, written a book entitled Tightrope that inspires us to go do… Continue Reading Review of Tightrope, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Review of Sustainable Homes for the 21st Century by Richard Benner and Michael Royce

As many of us grow older, we dream of ways to make our own lives simpler while conserving resources for future generations. Ideally, we would love to be among friends who share these values. Richard Benner and Michael Royce have managed to achieve these goals and best of all, their recently published book, Sustainable Homes… Continue Reading Review of Sustainable Homes for the 21st Century by Richard Benner and Michael Royce

Review of The Political Brain by Drew Westen

Why do Democrats keep losing elections, when Americans tell pollsters they prefer the Democrats’ positions on most of the issues to those of the Republicans? That is the question that Drew Westen, a self-described frustrated Democrat, set out to answer. The result is an insightful, passionate and entertaining examination of how voters make political decisions,… Continue Reading Review of The Political Brain by Drew Westen