by Site Owner | May 8, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories
Are We as a Society Happy? By Leszek Kolakowski Basic Books, $28.99, 327 pages In this book we get a collection of philosophical essays that cover the latter half of the 20th century, from the fall of Communism to the rise of the secular state. These...
by Site Owner | Apr 16, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Nature, Outdoors & Animals
Do the Right Thing By Christopher Boehm Basic Books, $28.99, 418 pages Moral Origins is a refreshing take on the complicated issue of moral reasoning and behavior. It is hard to determine exactly where the concept of morality began, yet Boehm makes a...
by Site Owner | Jul 23, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Sports & Recreation
By Nadia Comaneci Basic Books, $14.99, 180 pages There have been few gymnasts as exhilarating as Nadia Comaneci to watch. Letters to a Young Gymnast tells her story in her own words, from her earliest memories to what she is doing now. It not only includes what she...