Shelf Reflections

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You by Bill Maher

“Some of the smartest commentary about what’s happening in America is coming from a comedian—this comedian being Bill Maher. If[…]

“Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He didn’t even know if he liked being outside all that much. He certainly[…]

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“Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion along the[…]

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“Daniel Smith’s Monkey Mind is the stunning articulation of what it is like to live with anxiety. As he travels[…]

“October 1991. It was “the perfect storm”–a tempest that may happen only once in a century–a nor’easter created by so[…]

“Computer nerds are our titans of industry; comic-book superheroes are our Hollywood idols; the Internet is our night on the[…]

“Rich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, Tudors recounts the transformation of England from a settled Catholic[…]

“It’s invisible. It’s ever-present. Without it, you would die in minutes. And it has an epic story to tell. With[…]