Invisible Men: Men’s Inner Lives and the Consequences of Silence by Michael Addis

On December 26, 2011, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Social Studies, by Editor

Award-winning research psychologist Michael E. Addis identifies and provides answers surrounding the long-unspoken epidemic of silence and vulnerability in men.

Should Readers Be Expected to Do Research on the Topic Before They Read Your Book?

On September 6, 2011, in Guest Writers, Reader Views, by Reader Views

And remember, readers/reviewers will not research – they expect to get the truth from you, however; the truth has to be justified and authenticated.

SIR RICHARD BRANSON, RONAN KEATING AND CELEB CHUMS DIVE IN TO RAISE £1 MILLION FOR CANCER RESEARCH UK

On August 9, 2011, in Entertainment, by Editor

Sir Richard Branson and Ronan Keating are taking on the ultimate challenge. They’re captaining a team to swim the gruelling waters of the Irish Sea and raise £1million!

Paradise Lust: Searching for the Garden of Eden by Brook Wilensky-Lanford

On August 6, 2011, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

In Paradise Lust, Brook Wilensky-Lanford introduces readers to the enduring modern quest to locate the Garden of Eden on Earth. It is an obsession that has consumed Mesopotamian archaeologists, German Baptist ministers, British irrigation engineers, and the first president of Boston University, among many others.

Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping – Updated and Revised for the Internet, the Global Consumer, and Beyond by Paco Underhill

On July 21, 2011, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

Revolutionary retail guru Paco Underhill is back with a completely revised edition of his classic, witty bestselling book on our ever-evolving consumer culture — full of fresh observations and important lessons from the cutting edge of retail, which is taking place in the world’s emerging markets.

What Women Want: The Global Market Turns Female Friendly by Paco Underhill

On July 21, 2011, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

Despite continued pay inequities, in 2005 young women under 30 earned more than men for the first time in U.S. history, signaling greater influence in the consumer market. Underhill, founder of Envirosell, Inc., marketer to major retailers, draws on market research and personal observations to detail the ways that women are influencing design, marketing, and service in industries from car manufacturing to architecture to banking. What do women want? Cleanliness, control, safety, and consideration.

Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class by Owen Jones

On July 13, 2011, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

Based on a wealth of original research, and wide-ranging interviews with media figures, political opinion-formers and workers, Chavs is a damning indictment of the media and political establishment, and an illuminating, disturbing portrait of inequality and class hatred in modern Britain.

State of Wonder – A Novel by Ann Patchett

On June 2, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Ann Patchett has dazzled readers with her award-winning books, including The Magician’s Assistant and the New York Times bestselling Bel Canto. Now she raises the bar with State of Wonder, a provocative and ambitious novel set deep in the Amazon jungle.

Revolutionary Founders: Rebels, Radicals, and Reformers in the Making of the Nation

On May 22, 2011, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

In twenty-two original essays, leading historians reveal the radical impulses at the founding of the American Republic. Here is a fresh new reading of the American Revolution that gives voice and recognition to a generation of radical thinkers and doers whose revolutionary ideals outstripped those of the Founding Fathers.

The Perfect Nazi: Uncovering My Grandfather’s Secret Past by Martin Davidson

On May 9, 2011, in Book Reviews, by Editor

What if you found out that your grandfather-the man who had been a demanding, magnetic presence throughout your childhood-was a Nazi SS officer? This is the confession that Martin Davidson, already into middle age, received from his mother upon his grandfather Bruno Langbehn’s death, and The Perfect Nazi is Davidson’s exploration, using the skills he honed as a documentary producer for the BBC, of the truth behind this dark family secret.