Archive for the 'Books' Category

Freakonomics: Let’s Get Freaky!

Monday, September 26th, 2005

It’s freaktacular!

It’s 1995 and all across America violent crime is way up. During the last ten years, Americans have been witness to a seemingly never-ending spike towards […]

Digital Fortress

Monday, September 5th, 2005

Editors Note: This is a repost of content that appeared on Edgefactor 2.0; it was originally published on April 12, 2004.
Digital Fortress, one of Dan Brown’s earlier works, caught my eye in an airport bookstore on a recent trip. I knew Brown was reasonably adept at spinning a good yarn so I figured it might […]

The Templars

Monday, September 5th, 2005

Editors Note: This is a repost of content that appeared on Edgefactor 2.0; it was originally published on August 23, 2004.
Founded in 1119, The Knights of the Temple of Solomon was an order of mystical warriors capable of miraculously appearing as central plot elements throughout modern fiction. Or so I thought. It turns out that […]

When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals

Saturday, April 10th, 2004

Editors Note: This is a repost of content that appeared on Edgefactor 2.0; it was originally published on August 10, 2004.
My reviewing a book about animals is a bit like asking the pope for his objective views on Catholicism. I’m a raving animal nut. In my short lifetime I’ve owned a vervet monkey, a dik […]