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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2002
Must read book
Macolm Gladwell's approach in this book is that of an observer. His deductions are thoroughly logical and offer a refreshing alternative to traditional thought. This book was a joy to read. I am also half way through his second book entitled Blink. As an author he ...
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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
Dave Grossman
Back Bay Books, 1996
on combat
I liked the book. I aspired to be come a marine back in the early 80's after finishing college. I talked with some former viet-nam vets who convinced me that graduate school was a better option. I followed their advice based on the stories they told me...this book is a ...
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Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
Back Bay Books, 2006
Great even if you don't get everything
I didn't, like one reviewer here suggested, look up every word I didn't know in the dictionary (and there were a lot. Antinomy?) I didn't even read all the footnotes, because after a while this was, even though it was a great book, one of those books where you start ...
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Marcus Luttrell
Back Bay Books, 2008
Must read. Hooyah.
The best book I've read in years. The book title said exactly what it is. It kept me going, crying, and I couldn't put it down. I strongly recommend this book to anyone. I'm forever greatful to live here in the best country in the world. Thank you Mr. Marcus ...
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
David Foster Wallace
Back Bay Books, 1998
Sheer genius.
David Foster Wallace is one awesomely smart guy. This is both his greatest strength and his potential Achilles heel as a writer. Personally, I will read anything this man writes, because I think he is a true genius with a rare sense of compassion, and a hilarious sense ...
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The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Back Bay Books, 2001
Right on time
What was reported of the book by the seller was true and was delivered on time.
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 2001
Not heartwarming... in a good way.
Before reading this book, I very much thought from the title (and because at the time I did not know who David Sedaris is)that it would be a "heart wrenching tale" about some child who is physically unable to speak or doesn't have access to a decent education. It was ...
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2007
The art of split-second thinking
There are almost one thousand reviews for this book, most are positive, do I need to submit one? Yes.
The author discusses split-second thinking, or "in the blink of an eye" speed of thought. He postulates that those rapid decisions are usually better. He backs ...
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Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays
David Foster Wallace
Back Bay Books, 2007
Smart, eclectic, and hilariously funny.
Full disclosure: I have a major intellectual crush on David Foster Wallace. Yes, yes, I know about his weaknesses - the digressions, the rampant footnote abuse, the flaunting of his amazing erudition, the mess that is 'Infinite Jest'. I know all this, and I don't care. ...
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Naked
David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 1998
Absolutely fantastic
This has become a very famous book and it deserves to be. It is certainly the type that has you lending it to all your friends and telling them about which pieces are your favorites. I love reading about his family and am a big fan of sister Amy so whenever there's ...
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Lucky: A Memoir
Alice Sebold
Back Bay Books, 2002
Precise Memoir
The differences between Sebold's memoir and fiction are vast. In "Lucky" as opposed to "The Lovely Bones" words are hammered in, staccato and short, understated. I liked both books, but I do have to point out it is as if they were written by different writers. In ...
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The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
Back Bay Books, 2004
A heart wrenching story, told in a beautiful way.
I was given this book by a friend to read not long after it was released and because of certain events in my life it was a very difficult read to say the least. It took me over a month to finish it, but once I did I told my friend she wasn't getting it back. It was ...
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Barefoot: A Novel
Elin Hilderbrand
Back Bay Books, 2008
Fresh and breezy.
Elin Hilderbrand has written a novel of life that still endures even when faced with adversities. Vicki is afflicted with lung cancer but manages to find strength in her love for her two young sons. Her sister Brenda places her future at stake when she succumbs to a ...
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 2005
Dress Your Family in Cords or enim
This book is hysterical! Probably one of his best works if not the best.If you like Sedaris at all then you must read this (even though it's not his latest). It's even funny a second time around, the semi biographical short stories don't get dated.
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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
David Foster Wallace
Back Bay Books, 2000
Talented writer will be missed
I am still absorbing the news that David Foster Wallace apparently took his own life this weekend. He was 46.
I vividly recall my experience reading "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men," because these short short stories are both insightful and laugh out loud funny. ...
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