book reviews

JREF forum members should know that new book releases by author Noreen Renier taking place over the last 60 days in Europe, and using multiple new book covers and titles, are actually duplicates of her existing A Mind For Murder book originally published in 2005 and then revised after a 2005...

The 44-year-old forum poster glanced at his perfectly ordinary wristwatch, which had not been chosen to imbue him with some resemblance of personality. My God! He realized that he had just wasted countless hours reading Dan Brown’s new book, The Lost Symbol. He lifted his untoned...

Came across this on another board and found some of them quite amusing. And one or two more accurate than you'd think. ;)

At long last my long-awaited review of the book Outside the Gates of Science: Why it's time for the paranormal to come in from the cold, by Damien Broderick, is published. The review can be found, here: http://www.mitchlampert.net/News.aspx?R=191 Comments, of course, can be posted on this...

I posted a review of I Don't Believe in Atheists in the book review section last night and I'm starting this thread to point that out and for any reaction to my review. (Hint: it wasn't a positive review!) ETA: Link to review

Just wanted to point out that one of our own has published her memoirs as a female flight surgeon. I found it a great fun read and would recommend it highly. I had no idea that she had a book in print and picked it up at TAM6, and glad I did. Here is my review, I would love to see other...

This memoir follows a brilliant young woman through the difficult decisions we all must make, career, love, education and family. Harriet knew from an early age that she wanted to be a doctor, at that time female doctors were not unknown, just rare. Rarer still were female Air Force doctors...

So, on a challenge from a creationist, I had to read and review a book he recommend, while he had to read and review a book that I recommended. The book I had to review was entitled Not by Chance! Shattering the Modern Theory of Evolution, by Dr. Lee Spetner The entire review can be found...

Review of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power, by Joel Bakan This review may be a bit late in coming, as the book (and the documentary film that was produced along with it) has been out for a few years. However, it has been used as a reference containing supporting...

This comes out today!!! The first orginal Tolkien Canon in quite a while. I am picking it up after work and will have a review shortly... Anyone else anticipating this?

I figured writing book reviews would improve my meager writing skills. End of Faith - Sam Harris Saying Sam Harris is not a fan of religion, is a kind understatement. He does an excellent job in the first third of the book pointing out the absurdities and horrors of religion through the...

Here is a link to physicist Freeman J. Dyson's review of a book entitled Debunked! ESP, Telekinesis, Other Pseudoscience. Thought some here might find it of interest. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/16991

http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/20/0941245&mode=nested&tid=134&tid=98&threshold=-1 Thoughts?