Isaac Randel, Book Reviewer

Book Review

College You

by Isaac Randel

Arguing that pursuing a traditional higher education is a civic responsibility, the bold education manual "College You" speaks to college-bound students with convincing aplomb. Part survival manual for college-bound students, part gentle... Read More

Book Review

Second-Class Saints

by Isaac Randel

Matthew L. Harris’s exposé of one religion’s role in US race relations, "Second-Class Saints" covers an ill-understood episode in Mormon history. The book charts the history of Mormonism’s infamous “priesthood ban,” a... Read More

Book Review

South Korea

by Isaac Randel

The political science text "South Korea" makes a moral case for “consciousness raising” and cultural transformation that has clear relevance to other industrialized nations. John Gonzalez and Young Lee’s cautious political science... Read More

Book Review

Moonshine

by Isaac Randel

It’s impossible to read Alec Wilkinson’s "Moonshine" without feeling the magnetic draw of its star figure, state revenue agent Garland Bunting. Wilkinson’s short profile, reprinted for a new generation of readers, follows Bunting... Read More

Book Review

North Star

by Isaac Randel

"North Star" is an inspiring biography that recognizes the quiet heroism of its subject, a dedicated priest. In "North Star", Yukon Story Laureate John Firth delivers a compassionate portrait of Father Jean-Marie Mouchet, the French... Read More

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