by Norman West | Jun 6, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, True Crime
Outrage is a sudden thing, but its effects linger and can lead to suspect actions with unintended consequences. Shadow vigilantism is one possible result. America is a country of laws. No one is above the law. But sometimes miscarriages occur and, when they do, in...
by L Ruby Hannigan | May 7, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
Huda grew up in sunny California, the daughter of Iraqui immigrants. The pressures of religion and family customs were tested on Huda at a young age. She had to dress modestly for her family while she dreamed of wearing clothes like her favorite Hollywood movie stars....
by Norman West | Nov 29, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religion, Self-Help
This reviewer believes that Finding Purpose is an important book for people who might retain belief in a Supreme Deity ‘just in case,” or they can’t imagine a full life without the support of a master planner, or if they just would like to bolster their unbelief in a...
by Norman West | Oct 22, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Business & Investing, Current Events & Politics
Being of ‘quite an age’ this reviewer remembers when “Made in Japan” promised a shoddy, poor quality product. Then, in the eighties and nineties, it seemed like Japan was aggressively buying us up bit by bit. Now, however, things seem to have settled down and we have...
by Howard Leighton | Oct 1, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science & Technology
Thankfully the author of this book has chosen to write about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a manner that is understandable to those of us without a significant background in physics, mathematics, or computer science. Additionally he has structured his book in three...