A review of The Bridge of Sighs, by Olen Steinhauer. @@@@ (4 out of 5). The Bridge of Sighs is a deeply satisfying novel that matches complex characters with a credible story in a well-researched setting.
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The Top 10 Books on the Economics of Poverty. A suggested reading list to provide a foundation for understanding development, aid, and poverty from the Stanford Social Innovation Review
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A review of The Ghost War, by Alex Berenson. @@@@ (4 out of 5). The Ghost War opens on the coast of North Korea, where the CIA fumbles the extraction of their most valuable informer within the country. Soon afterwards, Wells is dispatched on a seemingly unrelated mission to Afghanistan, while his lover, Jennifer Exley, pursues the search for a mole within the CIA.
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A review of Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail, by Paul Polak. @@@ (3 out of 5). Dr. Polak interweaves the story of International Development Enterprises, the nonprofit he founded three decades ago, and the principles that guide it with that of one Nepalese family who moved from poverty into the middle class.
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A review of The Orphan Master’s Son, by Adam Johnson. @@@@ (4 out of 5). A novel that digs beneath the artificial veneer of life in North Korea to examine its the mindless lives of its people, from the lowliest convict to the Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il, himself.
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Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review,
with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review,
with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.
Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review, with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review, with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.