BestBooks is a record of all of the books that I have read since November 2004, with brief descriptions and reviews.
Monday, March 07, 2011
Bright-Sided by Barbara Ehrenreich
I really liked this, and not just because I am a curmudgeon. (Although I am.) But because she's absolutely right that a cultish devotion to "positive thinking" has taken over the country, to ill effect in a wide variety of fields. Recommended.
Julie (our non-fiction taste usually cross over so) you may want to try Deborah Blum's The Poisoner's Handbook. It is the history of forensic science as it developed in NYC, focusing on the famous poisoning cases of the day.
I enjoyed this one, too. Picked it up at my folks' house last time I was there. It articulated very well some thoughts that had been vaguely swimming around in my head for several years about positive/magical thinking.
I really liked this, and not just because I am a curmudgeon. (Although I am.) But because she's absolutely right that a cultish devotion to "positive thinking" has taken over the country, to ill effect in a wide variety of fields. Recommended.
Julie (our non-fiction taste usually cross over so) you may want to try Deborah Blum's The Poisoner's Handbook. It is the history of forensic science as it developed in NYC, focusing on the famous poisoning cases of the day.
ReplyDeleteThis book, Brightsided, is on my to read list.
Thanks, TStevens! I added it to my list.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this one, too. Picked it up at my folks' house last time I was there. It articulated very well some thoughts that had been vaguely swimming around in my head for several years about positive/magical thinking.
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