“Becoming Bulletproof” by Evy Poumpouras c.2020, Atria $27.00 / $36.00 Canada 323 pages Every schedule, every plan you made in February was shot. March began and in about three weeks’ time, life changed in big ways and small, calendars were tossed, and things got scary. Maybe they still are. So how did you deal with the virus, its[Read More…]
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“When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error” by Danielle Ofri, M.D.
“When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error” by Danielle Ofri, M.D. c.2020, Beacon Press $26.95 / $35.95 Canada 272 pages You felt wonderful. Never better. In the peak of health, fit as a fiddle – until you weren’t. Then you were achy, miserable, feverish, nauseous. Blame a virus,[Read More…]
Book review: “Gone at Midnight: The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam” by Jake Anderson
“Gone at Midnight: The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam” by Jake Anderson c.2020, Citadel Press $26.00 / $35.00 Canada 368 pages Something doesn’t feel right. Things are off a little bit, or a lot. One point’s out of place, another seems slightly askew, and once you spot a problem, you[Read More…]
The Presidential Fringe: Questing and Jesting for the Oval Office
“The Presidential Fringe: Questing and Jesting for the Oval Office” by Mark Stein c.2020, Potomac Books $29.95 / $44.95 Canada 264 pages A year from now, the circus will be over. All the phone calls at dinnertime, the incessant ads, the name-calling and campaigning and political wrangling, it’ll all be[Read More…]
Is being honest all the time only good in theory?
“Would I Lie to You? The Amazing Power of Being Honest in a World That Lies” by Judi Ketteler c.2020, Citadel Press $26.00 / $35.00 Canada 272 pages “How does it look?” Your client just asked that loaded question, and you don’t know what to do. Truth: it looks awful[Read More…]
Salt River: A Doc Ford Novel by Randy Wayne White
You just spit in a tube. That’s what you do when you have your DNA sequenced: spit, cap it tight, ship it off, and wait. A few weeks later, you’ll know where your ancestors lived. You’ll have an explanation for your red hair or long fingers. You’ll see the world[Read More…]
Mandalorian is worth your time, Disney+ is meh overall
Pedro Pascal plays the titular Mandolorian. Gina Carano plays ally Cara Dune. “Hi, nice to meet you. I like Star Wars!” While this is not exactly how I introduce myself in social situations, ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you that it’s actually not that far off. I’m a simple[Read More…]
Book explores the relationship of historical figures Buchanan and King
“Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan & William Rufus King” by Thomas J. Balcerski c.2019, Oxford University Press $34.95 / higher in Canada 337 pages Tethered by a cord. That’s what people think when they see you and your closest pal: that you’re tethered by some sort of invisible cord.[Read More…]
“In Miniature” by Simon Garfield
“In Miniature” by Simon Garfield c.2018, Atria Books; $25.00 / $34.00 Canada; 336 pages Baby’s socks and kitten’s ears. Delicate china teacups and hand-made fashions. Tin soldiers and thumb-sized horses, bonsai trees, newborn chicks, and spring violets. These are tiny things to admire and cherish, and in the new book[Read More…]
“All That Remains” by Sue Black
Dead men don’t tell tales. Or at least that’s what the old saying claims: once dead, a guy can’t talk. Once dead, his jaw won’t move on its own and no sound comes from his vocal cords. He can’t rat out who made him dead – or can he? In the[Read More…]