A review of Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). Envisions a world in which humanity triumphs against all its challenges, from climate change, overpopulation, and poverty to the planetary deficits in energy and water.
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A review of A Foreign Country, by Charles Cumming. @@@@ (4 out of 5). A tale of intrigue between the British and French secret services, this is the most contemplative of Charles Cumming’s six excellent spy stories.
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A review of The Mormon Candidate, by Avraham Azrieli. @@@ (3 out of 5). A novel about Mormons and Mormonism framed as a thriller about a Mormon candidate for President in 2012.
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A review of The White House Mess, by Christopher Buckley. @@@ (3 out of 5). Msquerades as a White House memoir — a send-up of life inside the White House that focuses in a fictional Democratic Administration following Ronald Reagan’s second term.
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A review of Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo seek a pragmatic path between the extreme positions advanced by economists Jeffrey Sachs and William Easterly. Sachs advocates massive foreign aid. Easterly asserts it does more harm than good.
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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.