Book of the Week: ‘The Undoing Project’
The Undoing Project Michael Lewis 2016, 259 pages Genre: Memoir Michael Lewis’s most recent work, The Undoing Project, is an exploration of the human decision-making process through the research and lives of two remarkable psychologists, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky.Kahneman and Tversky had very different personalities, but the unlikely duo collaborated to make groundbreaking discoveries in their field. Their insightful research...
Book of the Week: ‘The Inheritance’
The Inheritance: A Charles Lenox MysteryCharles Finch2016, 304 pagesMystery set in London in 1877 Charles Lenox, a detective, is asked by an old friend for some help. A man he knew from boarding school, Gerald Leigh, has come into a mysterious inheritance. Leigh, who has become a renowned scientist, is not sure if he wants to accept the inheritance. Is the inheritance from the same mysterious benefactor who paid for Leigh’s schooling?...
Book of the Week: ‘Nagasaki’
Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War Susan Southard 2015, 302 pages Nonfiction Published 70 years after an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese port city, Southard’s Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War presents the stories of numerous survivors and their experiences following the bomb. Southard’s story focuses on five hibakusha –“bomb affected people” – in particular, and traces their movements on the morning of the bombing and in...
Book of the Week: ‘As You Wish’
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess BrideCarey Elwes2014, 259 pagesMemoir In 1987, The Princess Bride was released in theatres. In the years since, it has established itself as an enduring cult classic, featuring a cast of unforgettable characters and effortlessly quotable lines.In this humorous memoir, star Cary Elwes (who played Westley), revisits his improbable casting in what would become his most...
Book of the Week: ‘The Snow Rabbit’
The Snow Rabbit Camille Garoche 2015, unpaged Children’s The Snow Rabbit is a picture book about a young girl who makes a rabbit out of snow. She brings it inside to show another young girl, a girl who could be her twin? But the snow rabbit begins to melt. She takes the rabbit outside and it magically comes to life! The two girls go on an adventure with the snow rabbit.This book doesn’t have a single word in it – and it doesn’t need...