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★★☆☆☆ Nicky Jenner presents Mars as the planetary neighbor that has most deeply captured the imagination of scientific and artistic communities throughout the eras. Unfortunately, her book 4th Rock from the Sun: The Story...
★☆☆☆☆ Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips asks us to cast aside our desire for the forbidden and taboo, in favor of the society-approved pleasures readily available to us. His book Unforbidden Pleasures is a wandering exploration...
★★★☆☆ Anna Pitoniak’s debut novel The Futures is a quintessentially millennial coming of age story. A pair of undergraduates receive their diplomas, and as their graduation caps tumble to the grass, the scaffolding of...
★★★☆☆ Many of Edward Snowden’s detractors contend that while his 2013 NSA surveillance revelations began with good intentions, he acted egotistically and in so doing compromised the efficiency of America’s counterterrorism operations. Author Edward...
★★★★☆ In twenty years of foreign correspondence throughout Egypt, Iraq and Syria, journalist Richard Engel has no doubt covered a myriad of horrific incidents. Consider this episode from 2005 that occurred on Baghdad’s Imma...
★★★☆☆ Undoubtedly operating in the shadow of Ernest Cline’s 80’s nostalgia-fest Ready Player One, debut author Jason Rekulak offers The Impossible Fortress. It’s the story of a high-school nerd with a knack for video...
★★☆☆☆ As inner city crime, police brutality, terrorism and invasive surveillance continue to permeate the news, potential roads toward societal harmony grow elusive. Is such a goal an idealistic holy grail, or could an...
★★★★☆ Would you consider starting your morning with toast, tea, and a microdose of LSD? Throughout her decades-long battle with neuroses, irritability, and chronic pain, author Ayelet Waldman tried a variety of medications including...
Teddy Wayne’s Loner, my favorite of this year’s bunch, is a precise snapshot of a college freshman seeking to climb the social ladder by attaining the elusive target of his lust. As protagonist David’s...
