A book for linguistics nerds.


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An attempt to take a crunchy subject and make it go down smoothly, so people will be less stupid about statistics.


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Perhaps Michael Lewis's greatest strength as an author is his ability to tell the reader something he or she doesn't know and would never guess. He finds his gems of intellectual curiosities in the most unexpected places, whether it be in sabermetrics, high frequency trading or the most vulnerable spot in a football team's offensive line. In his ( Read more... )

The Silicon Valley startup Theranos was run by terrible, terrible people.


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A dangerous sport for thrill-seeking aquatics.


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The American Presidents Series is a collection of brief (usually around 150 pages) essay-style biographies of each of the presidents, published by Times Books. What is unique about the volume on the life of James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, is that the author is a professor of surgery who specializes in writing medical ( Read more... )

A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos by Geraint F. Lewis and Luke A. Barnes ( Read more... )

Below is a summary of my May reading with links to longer reviews in my journal.

Book 45: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters, 2014. 576 pages. Excellent period drama that takes unexpected direction. Review here.
Book 46: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler, 2015. 368 pages. Family drama. Review here.
Book 47: The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey ( Read more... )

Dr. Hare, creator of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, toots his own horn.


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The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us by Bee Wilson

A history of what we have thought about the honeybee.
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