by Site Owner | Jun 10, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religion
By Eric Weiner Twelve, $26.99, 350 pages In Man seeks God, author Eric Weiner does not really go chasing after a heavenly father. Rather, he embarks on a hopeful journey in search of peace of mind. Long-suffering from depression, Weiner anchors his search in the...
by Site Owner | May 22, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Body, Mind & Spirit
By Lodro Rinzler Shambhala Publications, $14.95, 207 pages Author Lodro Rinzler attempts something unconventional: describing a “Western Buddhism” that would appeal to new college graduates who are beginning careers. His timing is fortunate due to the current economic...
by Site Owner | May 21, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Nature, Outdoors & Animals, Psychology, Science & Technology
By Tali Sharot Pantheon, $25.95, 245 pages As humans, are we wired to look at the bright side of life? Tali Sharot claims as much in this robust and fascinating book. Through scrupulous documentation and helpful, guiding analyses of recent studies in psychology,...
by Site Owner | May 20, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Sports & Recreation
Edited by Amy Walker New World Library, $16.95, 256 pages If you are looking to take up the sport of biking, beginning to commute to work by biking or have developed an urge to explore your city on a bike, this book gives you a grab-bag of ideas on how to make the...
by Site Owner | May 18, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History
By Jill Lepore Princeton University Press, $19.95, 210 pages Jill Lepore, professor of history at Harvard, has a written a brief, but content rich, examination of the modern Tea Party. She finds their thinking a kind of ‘antihistory’, “enslaved” in “reverence” to a...