Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Gilbert

This book is good. We need more people telling the general public how much cognitive scientists know about how to avoid traps. And I needed someone to draw the big picture of what's come out of the research on happiness.

Monday, February 21, 2011

If I Were You

by L. Ron Hubbard.

Man, if this is what 30's and 40's pulp novels are like then I need a thousand.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

6 sick hipsters

by Rayo Casablanca Jr. cCallin something 'hipster' makes me feel kind of gross about it, but, annoyingly, I seem to like lots of hipster things. I think that's the point of this book.g

Monday, December 20, 2010

Invisible Darkness: The horrifying case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka

By Stephen Williams.

Never read this book. The first half is rape and sexual torture porn, and the author is somehow both cheesy and sanctimonious.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Innocent Blood

by Terry Ganey

Certainly puts the lie to the Dexter/Lecter charming serial killer stereotype. Plus, inter-state policing in the 70's was appallingly dysfunctional.

Death Du Jour

by Kathy Reichs

Somewhat better style than the first one, but pretty formulaic story.