Review

My dad bought me this book, Danger is Everywhere, and I read it in a day when I was taking a break from the fourth Harry Potter. Dr Noel Zone is a dangerologist. He made this word up. He made up loads of other words too…  Like…

The Biology of Luck by Jacob M Appel. Published by Elephant Rock Books. The slim book (modest at 207 pages) sits on the desk, loaded with promise. The cover is beautiful, immediately appealing — the foreground enigmatic and the…

Context is key. If I took anything from David Norris' autobiography it is this. It is a full-blooded expression of his personality, in which we get explanations for each of his varied interests, ranging from his involvement in the…

Rather than writing about the current science topics that are being taken up by the media, this time I will write a brief review of a book that I found fascinating and that I think many people (non-scientists included) would enjoy. I came…

Reviewers describe them as 'hot' and/or 'cool'. The dialogue is 'stunning' and 'all-found.' The plots induce 'page-turning.' No reviewer describes the crime novels of Elmore Leonard as moral. Why the reluctance to view the work in this…

As the author of the only authorized biography of The Beatles published in 1968 which, while dated, is still an essential read (especially the updated editions), Hunter Davies has had privileged access to the band. He interviewed them…

"The Kinks, The Riff, The Road: The Story" As the lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist of one of the greatest bands of all time, The Kinks, Ray Davies' has always had a unique and interesting take when it comes to his…