Category Archives: Book Reviews

‘Americanism’ – The Most Disappointing Book I’ve Read This Year

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Luke Ford

I heard David Gelernter interviewed on Dennis Prager’s radio show. It was a dull listen but the title of his new book intrigued me, "Americanism: The Fourth Great Religion." I read it yesterday and it was a waste of time. … Continue reading →

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Why Does The Way Of The Wicked So Entrance Me?

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Luke Ford

I’m nearly finished with Bruce Duffy’s novel ("The World As I Found It") about philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein, Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore. And there’s this delightful passage about Russell on page 426: Miss Marmer was not the first teacher whom … Continue reading →

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Intellectuals

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Luke Ford

I just read Paul Johnson‘s book Intellectuals for the third time. It was jolly good. I just finished Johnson’s book Creators, which I did not enjoy as much but still recommend. On page six, he wrote: "France now has more … Continue reading →

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1967: Israel, the War, and the Year That Transformed the Middle East

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Luke Ford

David Margolick writes in The New York Times: Segev’s look into the origins of the occupation is invaluable. His research is prodigious, his intelligence obvious, his ability to reconstruct complex chains of events impressive. He writes clearly and confidently and … Continue reading →

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Supreme Conflict

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Luke Ford

I read two terrific books Sunday. First was Mr. Confidential: The Man, the Magazine & the Movieland Massacre by Samuel Bernstein. From Publishers Weekly: "Bernstein’s hard-boiled yet juicy chronicle of publisher Robert Harrison’s 1950s celebrity gossip magazine Confidential is an … Continue reading →

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