by Whitney Smyth | Nov 2, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, NW Author, Self-Help, Sponsored
Nowadays, the very idea of politics is enough to start a social media flame war or send close friends at one another’s throats. Why have Americans largely lost the ability to have civil debates and discussions with regards to political concerns? Jack Meacham’s Talking...
by Ashley McCall | Aug 4, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, General Fiction
When Lisa Ko’s debut novel The Leavers opens, we’re introduced to Deming Guo, a young Chinese immigrant (technically born in the U.S. but raised for a handful of years by his grandfather in rural China) living in New York City with his mother, Polly. They live with...
by Dick Weissman | Jul 17, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, Social Science
Periodically we hear about wealthy multi-millionaires and billionaires establishing foundations in order to give away substantial chunks of their wealth during their lifetime, or after they pass on. Callahan points out that there is nothing new about this, and he...
by Norman West | Jul 12, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, Science & Technology
Drawdown is a wonderful, impressive book, both in form and content. It’s sized appropriately for a coffee table, features heavy, satin finished paper and is lavishly furnished with photographs. While that’s very nice, the content is where it shines brightest. The main...
by Philip Rafferty | Mar 22, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics
The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States was a surprise to the nation. From the outset, reality star and bankruptcy mogul, Trump seemed like a long shot until he wasn’t. In the days, weeks, and months following his inauguration, many...
by Norman West | Mar 9, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, Science & Technology, Social Science
We’ll start with a disclaimer and a reproof. Reproof first: the title is missing a couple of words and is, therefore, misleading. It should read “White Male Haters” since most of the hating begins with that group. The disclaimer is obvious. I am a member of the group...
