Book of the Week: ‘Dragon Teeth’
Dragon TeethMichael Crichton2017, 295 pagesFictionThis is not a tale of dinosaurs coming back to life, but an exciting story set in the Wild West of the 1870s. Pioneers are heading West, Indians are attacking stagecoaches and gold rushes are drawing fortune-seekers in the Western territories. Rich, young Yale student William Johnson takes a bet that he will go out West, and signs on to be the photographer with the fossil hunter...
Book of the Week: ‘Maxed Out’
Maxed OutKatrina Alcorn2013, 379 pages Nonfiction This is a book for every mom out there striving for perfection at work and at home. It is a book for all of us who have stayed up all night breastfeeding infants, because that’s just what “good moms” do; then worked all day after too-short maternity leaves, because that’s just what “real women” do; and managed the household finances, cooking, laundry, caring for the children, etc. in...
Book of the Week: ‘Extreme Makeover’
Extreme MakeoverDan Wells2016, 416 pagesFiction Lyle Fontanelle is under a lot of pressure. As the chief scientist for NewYew, he’s responsible for developing a new anti-aging hand lotion. Bored with his job and disgusted by health and beauty corporate culture, he’s just going through the motions until the day he realizes that his new hand lotion is changing people. It’s not just stopping aging; it’s actually rewriting their DNA,...
Book of the Week: ‘F*ck Feelings’
F*ck FeelingsMichael Bennett, MD2015, 384 pagesNonfiction Sometimes, life sucks. For everybody. And, when it does, we all look for easy solutions to all our problems. We revere big names like Oprah and Doctor Phil, and I won’t even get started on magazine covers. If you’ve tried, though, and these sources ain’t cutting it – if you’re done with empty promises and the phony self-help craze, F*ck Feelings is an absolute must-read.This...
Book of the Week: ‘Siddhartha’s Brain’
Siddhartha’s Brain: Unlocking the Ancient Science of EnlightenmentJames Kingsland343 pages, 2016Nonfiction This book appears to start out with the same old, familiar story of the life of the Buddha that makes me want to skip the beginning and read ahead to the good stuff. Fortunately, I didn’t skip ahead, and the good stuff began right away. James Kingsland integrates in each chapter: an experience from the life of Shakyamuni Buddha,...
