Steve Gross

Short chapters that deal with many questions of modern cosmology and physics. I was surprised at the format of British English (e.g., “colour” instead of “color”) and “precision data” instead of “precise data”.

Enjoyable but a bit grim, as all modern Batman sagas

Intellectual 10,000 foot view of the history of economics. I read the 5th edition (1978) and it was amusing to see how the concerns of the last two chapters are no longer relevant. I'd be curious to see if he changed it in later editions.

Engagingly written. Contrary to what you might think, it's all about risk.

Interesting investigation of the scaffolding of the new information age. The chapters on warehousing and meta-sale analysis were the best.

Some excellent writing!

Some good writing but also somewhat affected, like Philo Vance.

This one is set in occupied France

“Clarity” is the best word to describe this book. The prose is clear, even with some repetition. The only fault was the photos - some were old, most were hard to discern.

Interesting and original.

Would have given it 4 stars if not for the political screed in the Conclusion. Interesting stuff, although not a work of history, more like a collection of essays. Some of them left me baffled as to what the author was trying to say, like the chapter on children.

Fun and easy to read. Really didn't need to know the author's views on incarceration. Plus, too much of “and I'll get to that later...”

Lively writing, so-so mysteries

Some nice insights and a great summation. The English was often awkward and unclear. The best in this ouevre is Ussishkin's Lachish.

Excellent history of the American West, written in a breezy but engaging style.

Confirmation of my view that Philosophy is largely a waste of time, simply an attempt to define things that can never be fully defined.
More clarity than most in this field, but of course the author has to show us he's hip by using the word “asshole” and taking swipes at Donald Trump. How pathetic.

Still up to snuff. Moves faster than the previous ones.

The series still maintains its high quality

The idea of “mobility”, explored in this book, is a powerful one. The book suffers from two major flaws, however; one is the attempt to write in Academese (“De-normativized”). The other is the author's lack of context and seeming unfamiliarity with Judaism. For example, she misreads Hagiga 26a about the meaning of “chaverim”; similarly, signing a letter “your friend” was probably just a 19th-century affectation.

This short book is the only one you will ever need to fully understand antisemitism. A masterpiece!

Murray puts forth two truths that must be confronted in American life. The book could have been a little more polished, but still very important.

Talky and stiff

Best so far in the Kate Shugak series. The writing really crackles!

Great improvement over #1 in the series

OK of its kind, but Kerney is not a very interesting person.