Timothy Hampton's Bob Dylan How the Songs Work Zone Books is a fascinating and meticulous study of Bob Dylan's songwriting craft Hampton discusses how Dylan incorporated and then transcended the...
Bombastic headlines about science and technology are nothing new To cut through the constant stream of information and misinformation on social media or grab the attention of investors or convince...
In The Fabric of Civilization How Textiles Made the World Basic Books Virginia Postrel describes how humans coevolved with textiles The story begins with our distant ancestors who used string...
Paul Donovan's Profit and Prejudice The Luddites of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Routledge is a great example of what Robert Shiller has championed as narrative economics--pointing out the power and...
Consumers may love their products and services but among politicians and activists the big-technology companies are fast developing a reputation as the Robber Barons of the st century Google recently...
Throughout American history views on the proper relationship between the state and religion have been deeply divided And with recent changes in the composition of the Supreme Court First Amendment...