(Image Credit: http://www.thebookseller.com) Courageous, deeply disturbing, and chillingly representative of contemporary times, Paul Lynch’s Dystopia makes for a tumultuous read. Prophet Song with shades of 1984 and The Road punctuating its pages, is set in the modern Republic of Ireland, which unfortunately finds itself in the malevolent grip of a totalitarian regime. The repressive establishment … Continue reading Prophet Song – Paul Lynch

(Image Credit: http://www.goodreads.com) Donna Lambo-Weidner's first picture book, "There are No Dragons in this Book", is a hilarious work that is superbly complemented by the illustrations by Carla Haslbauer. Narrated from the perspective of a mischievous dragon "in denial", Lambo-Weidner's story deals about some of the mayhem created by a dragon going about its business … Continue reading There are no Dragons in This Book

Are there certain days where you must avoid taking unnecessary risks such as getting married, being born and bleeding? Which is the most appropriate day for sullying the right-hand-side-back tyre of a bus with your urine? Does yelling “Swallow, swallow take my freckles, and give me rosy cheeks”, on a particular day get rid of … Continue reading Everyday Folklore: An Almanac for the Ritual Year – Liza Frank

(Image Credit: cup.columbia.edu) Breezy, candid, refreshing and a tad dense in some passages (especially for someone who does not consider economics to be his/her first language), My Journeys in Economic Theory is all about bucking the trend and challenging received wisdom. the winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2006, the founding … Continue reading My Journeys in Economic Theory – Edmund Phelps

Using a community centre as an example, Dr. Terence Lester, minister, speaker, community activist and the founder of the non-profit organisation, Love Beyond Walls, illustrates the perils and pitfalls of homelessness before providing valuable examples of how each one of us can contribute our mite to mitigate this pernicious evil if not obliterate it completely. … Continue reading Zion Learns to See: Opening Our Eyes to Homelessness – Terence Lester; Zion Lester

(Image Credit: http://www.goodreads.com) Nobel Laureate Giogio Parisi’s slim volume attempting to explain the meaning of Science and the wonder of Complex Systems proved to be bewilderingly arcane for my humble brain. Hence instead of conveying my helplessness in the form of prose, I decided to review the book in verse: “We can conjecture that the … Continue reading In a Flight of Starlings: The Wonder of Complex Systems – Giorgio Parisi

(Image Credit: Netgalley.com) An excellent introduction to children on the concept of climate change and the crucial role essayed by ice sheets and glaciers in the prevention of global warming, Ancient Ice by elementary school teacher and an Ed.M. in language and literature from Harvard Graduate School of Education, Golriz Golkar is a splendid read … Continue reading Ancient Ice – Golriz Golkar

(Image Credit: http://www.amazon.com) Chris Miller does to the domain of Semi-Conductor technology what Daniel Yergin and Vaclav Smil have done and keep doing to the world of Oil and Gas, and Energy, respectively. Chip War is a vital and indispensable addition to any bookshelf boasting an enviable collection of geopolitical and economics works. Fifty-four rapturously … Continue reading Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology – Chris Miller