Author Archives: Booker
Brave New World Review: A Dystopia Built on Pleasure, Not Fear
Huxley's vision of a society kept docile by pleasure, drugs and conditioning feels more relevant [...]
The Let Them Theory Review: A Catchy Mantra, Stretched Thin
Robbins turns a two-word mantra into a useful tool for letting go of what you [...]
Pride and Prejudice Review: The Sharpest Romance Ever Written
Austen's comedy of manners is the rare classic that is genuinely funny, with a heroine [...]
Same as Ever Review: Morgan Housel on What Never Changes
Clear, well-told essays on the parts of human behaviour that never change, but looser and [...]
Why We Sleep Review: A Vital Message, Overstated Science
Walker makes a compelling case that sleep matters for nearly everything, but critics have shown [...]
The Da Vinci Code Review: Great Pace, Shaky History
A relentlessly paced puzzle thriller whose short chapters and codes are addictive, but whose history [...]
Feel-Good Productivity Review: Joy Over Discipline
A friendly, well-organized argument that feeling good drives productivity, packed with usable tactics, though experienced [...]
The Lucifer Effect Review: A Famous Experiment That Aged Badly
Zimbardo's account of the Stanford Prison Experiment and Abu Ghraib is gripping and morally urgent, [...]
Capital in the Twenty-First Century Review: Big Data, Bigger Debate
Piketty's massive history of wealth and inequality is the most influential economics bestseller in decades, [...]
The Double Helix Review: A Vivid Memoir With a Franklin Problem
A candid, fast-moving account of how DNA's structure was found, badly marred by its belittling [...]
The Gene: An Intimate History Review: Science, Family and Ethics
Mukherjee weaves the history of genetics with his family's experience of mental illness to moving [...]
The Coming Wave Review: Suleyman’s Warning on AI and Synthetic Biology
A DeepMind co-founder makes a clear, sobering case that AI and synthetic biology will be [...]