Many people see technological advances as a smooth linear process. A new product is introduced, commercial applications are discovered, and the new technology is embraced, then improved upon as the price drops to a level where the... Read More

This book is a persuasive argument for staying on the bus. The author gives a surprisingly detailed accounting of twenty-four fatal airplane crashes that collectively took the lives of such musical stars as Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Otis... Read More

Asher’s name “sounds like the name of a dying thing,” declares his future love at their introduction. On the contrary, the title character of this novel is very much alive, though by story’s end he is intimately familiar with... Read More

Peter Demian Ouspensky (1878—1947) and George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (ca. 1877—1949), esoteric teachers of self-development, fascinated many 1920s—1940s intellectuals, including Huxley, Isherwood, Borges, Eliot, and Orage. They... Read More

Narcissists are needy people who do not negotiate well for what they want. They manipulate, wheedle, threaten, sulk, and punish in order to get an unfair share of recognition, status, and love. They succeed surprisingly often, thanks to... Read More

In 1967, the author and her husband exchanged wedding vows, promising to love one another “till death do us part.” After more than thirty years together, Suzy suspects Burton of being unfaithful, but is determined not to let their... Read More

There is a handful of athletes whose performance on and off transcend the sport that made them famous. Those who enjoyed the notoriety that comes with spending their entire career with a single team endear them to their fans much more so... Read More

She couldn’t talk. She couldn’t move. Someone seemed to be “switching [her] brain off and on at random.” A few hours later, she was taken to a room that resembled an auto repair garage, with hose-like devices hanging everywhere.... Read More