Category: Book Review

Book Review: The Ethical Slut

The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities by Dossie Easton My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was recommended to me by a friend as being the only book out there that talked sensibly about polyamory. It’s geared as a how-to guide, for the most part, and also as ‘there are a …

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Book Review: Reefer Madness

Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market by Eric Schlosser Schlosser wrote FAST FOOD NATION, which I felt was well researched but lacked consistent writing. I figured he might be a better writer by now, so I picked up REEFER MADNESS, the perhaps poorly-named book that is not strictly about …

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Book Review: A Damsel in Distress

A Damsel In Distress by P.G. Wodehouse I only picked this up because I wanted a free book on my kindle and Wodehouse is much less objectionable than most “classic” novels, which I generally find tedious. I’m glad I did. A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS was even more charming and delightful than my memory of the …

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Book Review: Is He Lying to You?

Is He Lying to You?: An Ex-CIA Polygraph Examiner Reveals What Men Don’t Want You to Know by Dan Crum The book I wanted wasn’t available at the library, so I grabbed this because it was in the same section. I’ve read more than one book on reading body language, but this one purported to …

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Book Review: The Design of Everyday Things

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman I got this as an audiobook, based on the fact that it falls within my usual taste for non fiction and because it’s been referred to by many other books. In many ways, this is a classic book that inspired many people to think more seriously …

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