“ This seems like such a silly question.   Why would one bother to ask it?   I am writing about it at this moment because of the ridi...

THE FIGHTERS:   AMERICANS IN COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ BY C.J. CHIVERS   This is the most vivid, emotionally riveting and moving...

This well-reviewed book, acclaimed by Bill Gates as “the best book” that he’s ever read, makes a passionate argument that, by invoking “r...

  As each goose flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird following.   By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock adds 71% more ...

I had an easy and interesting time (yes, they often go together) reading  Ike’s Bluff:   President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the W...

A fascinating book which presents the beliefs and lives of Winston Churchill and George Orwell.  Most impressive about it is the brilliantl...

The mother of my daughter-in-law and dear friend, Joani Mendelson, gave me a wonderful little book called  Gratitude .  It’s a slim volume ...