Review:Palmieri’s message is loud and clear. It’s time.

I watched Jennifer Palmieri on Rachel Maddow Show last night and decided I need to hear what she had to say. She was up close and personal and in a position to be perhaps a little more forward looking and perhaps less blame placing.

Her message is loud and clear. It’s time.

Women and children need to lead the way. Read more

Review:THE BEAST IN THE GARDEN

BY

DAVID BARON

2004

This 277-page book is an important contribution to our understanding of the increasing interactions between large carnivores and humans. The author is a seasoned writer about science and environmental issues for National Public Radio and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This factual book chronicles the series of develops in both human and mountain lion behavior that eventually lead to an unthinkabl... Read more

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Review:I enjoyed this story slot. It was interesting to meld the guilt that the author shared with his protagonist who is not just a liar but a murderer. However the real story was what exactly drove a reasonably intelligent man to murder his entire family. There were some explanations put forward but I'm not sure I really could ever understand such twisted thinking Read more

Review:"The Unthinkable" logically deconstructs disasters and examines who survives and who doesn't. It provides a fantastic framework for examining risks in your life, and thinking about how best to surive these risks. It is not a doomsday book about stockpiling food in your basement bunker, but instead deals with a way to think about these situations beforehand, so that you will be better mentally prepared.

The book is well-written, and I had trouble putting it down. My wife is currently re... Read more

Review:I bought this book for my own information and also to share with family members. Although we recognize people with these traits, it's great to be able to evaluate personality types and to educate ourselves on those around us who make us feel uncomfortable. While we may not know too many people who fall into the extreme range, it helps to evaluate our fellow man, if only to understand who or what we are up against. Read more

Review:All three of the books Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner with Buddah are wonderful. Funny, poignant filled with life lessons. This last one includes a little more drama that the others, but all are so well written. Bravo Roland Merullo! Read more

Review:Barbara Ehrenreich is not the kind of person you're likely to find brandishing a sign reading "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade"; you're more likely to find her picketing the vendors, demanding a more varied and tasty supply of fruit. If you're thinking of picking up any of her books, be prepared for Ehrenreich's typical trenchant and skeptical (but never cynical attitude to be applied to whatever topic she's tackling. In this case, that is the whole universe of the phenomenon known as ... Read more

Review:This book was so well researched, well written and informative I used it as a text for my undergrad course on poverty. Lots of examples from the lives of families these authors followed in their effort to understand the extreme poverty that has ballooned in this country following welfare reform. They also elucidate what went wrong with the efforts to reform welfare in the 1990s. Everyone should read this. My only disappointment was with the final chapter where the authors give their suggesti... Read more

Review:With 127 people and unusual family connections, I found myself using the x Ray feature on my Kindle more than any other time. Page after page, chapter after chapter was basically a redo of the ones before. Same problems shared by all the characters. Not a good read. The end was a long time coming. Read more