- Jan 10
Review of Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande writes clearly and poignantly about the search to achieve maximum well-being rather than prolonging diminished life at all...
- Dec 6, 2023
Review of Madame Restell by Jennifer Wright
Madame Restell is compelling nonfiction about an ambitious feminist in pre-Gilded Age New York and her profession as a surgeon offering...
- Nov 8, 2023
Review of They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies that Raised Us by Prachi Gupta
In her memoir, Gupta explores the stressful, tragic disconnect between the "perfect minority" image her father demanded of the family and...
- Oct 31, 2023
Review of Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond by Henry Winkler
Winkler is candid, charming, self-deprecating, and delighted by life and his experiences. I loved listening to him read the audiobook of...
- Oct 11, 2023
Review of The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber
"Success here means knowing how the system works and who pays what and why. It is about figuring out what is worth paying extra for--and...
- Oct 10, 2023
Review of Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni
"Does a prestigious college make you successful? Or do you do that for yourself?" But for every person whose contentment and fulfillment...