Friday, September 28, 2012
by Josh
A Book Review of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, by Susan Cain
I wasn’t that old when George W. Bush was first elected President, but I remember one statement clearly from the media circus: “He’s a guy you’d like to have a beer with.” This seemed to me somewhat of a queer quality for somebody looking to be President; what about being gregarious and full of banter made somebody a better Commander-in-Chief? Being extroverted was good, and by convention being introverted was bad–as John Kerry realized in the following election. This fact of life did not bode well for me if I ever hoped to be President.
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Friday, August 24, 2012
by Josh
A book review of Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer
Reviewer’s Note: Much news has been released in recent weeks about the fabricated quotes present in Imagine. However damaging this may be, the meat of the book appears to still be intact. It is currently out of print due to these issues, but a second edition with corrected information has been planned for release.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
by Josh
A book review of Onierautics: A Field Guide to Lucid Dreaming, by Dylan Tuccillo, Jared Zeizel, and Thomas Peisel
The man on fire is after me again. There is anger in his narrow eyes, his curled scowl, his raspy voice. I crouch in the bushes near my house and wonder: Where are my parents? Where are my friends? He finds my hiding spot, towering over me like a pillar made of pure sunlight.
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