November 2024

    Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

    Publication Date October 1, 2024 Really? Twenty-five years since The Tipping Point was published? There is something magical to me about readable social science and the impact of social communication. If you read/remember the original and enjoyed it, you will love this follow-up: Revenge of The Tipping Point. I know some academics have issue with …

    The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

    Publication Date October 1, 2024 Louise Erdrich is an incredibly gifted writer. As usual, this book shows her talent to the world! The Red River is only one of the characters in this story, along a variety of quirky, fascinating people in North Dakota…There is “humor, disturbance, and hallucinatory mourning.” Huh?? The people are complex, …

    Lucky Loser by Russ Buettner and Suzanne Craig

    Publication Date September 17, 2024 Published just seven weeks prior to the Presidential Election of 2024, the stunningly well researched and written Lucky Loser, the sordid tale of “How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success” makes me even more afraid of another term with this con man/grifter in charge. …

    The Abandonment of Hannah Armstrong by Elizabeth George

    I’ve been a huge fan of Elizabeth George’s Lynley-Havers series of mysteries, and frequently marveled at her ability to establish setting and characterization in ways that truly make them REAL to the reader. I received a copy of The Abandonment of Hannah Armstrong, #1 in the Saratoga Woods Series, in exchange for my honest review.  …