Steve Gross
I read this book because I like gambling and the Internet and wanted to learn what Fantasy Sports betting is all about. The author doesn't begin to describe it until halfway through the book! Lots of tedious political descriptions and the colorful gamblers are really not the colorful. The author is timid.
Veddy British. Besides the escape stuff, Tunstall spends a bunch of time on what it was like to live in POW camp psychologically. A nice addition to WWII escape literature.
Almost all of this book is recycled material from other books, with the great exception of Stanley and FACS. Might be time to pack in the series.
Interesting concept for an epistolary novel - letters, skypes, texts, etc. It's a little to self-conscious that it's being cute.
A childishly written book, with frequent personal anecdotes by the authors to make larger economic points. They constantly prate on about “field experiments”; what other kinds are there? They also toe the liberal line from A to Z when they are supposed to be running scientific experiments. Not recommended.
Outstanding in-depth analysis of the deeper and often surprising meaning of the Ten Commandments. Good shul reading.
Play by play recounting of Israel's last ambassador to the USA, Michael Oren. Despite being a liberal and having great sympathy and admiration for Obama, it's the story of one setback and betrayal by the Obama administration (and the many Jews who work for him) after another. Plainly written.
This kind of mystery was bit too genteel for me. At first the Scottish dialogue was fun but it became tedious. Not sure all the loose ends were tied up, either. Still, OK for what it was.
I really wanted to like this book as I am a big fan of Menachem Begin. Unfortunately, it is a poorly written effort. The author repeats himself endlessly; for example, we are told at least a half a dozen times that Begin is “inching” towards being Prime Minister. he also hagiographically repeats every few paragraphs that Begin is an honorable, traditional old-world Jew. Most disappointing is that there is very little personal detail on Begin. Avoid this book.
Michael Caine strikes me as a nice guy, but the book is kind of tedious and repetitive: “family, friends, home, garden” and “so and so became my close friend” over and over. Not much depth here and the anecdotes are not very interesting.
This is a book about the people who popularized Sherlock Holmes. The first half of the book is a rehash of Conan Doyle's life. The second half more aptly fits the book's subtitle. No insight here, just a lot of dry facts.
This short book is the only one you will ever need to fully understand antisemitism. A masterpiece!
Some interesting computer algorithms for real life. The book is aimed at junior readers.
I'm a big Russ Roberts fan so I am very disappointed with this book. Certainly some nuggets here but overall preachy and repetitive.
A little bit better written than the first one. The first book ended with the character at a crossroads and I wanted to see what he would do next. Well, ditto for book #2...
Another mystery where the protagonist is a hit man. Set in Japan with lots of authentic color. This is a first novel and may turn into a good series. Worth another try.
Anecdotal biography of the author. Mostly interesting, a little repetitive and at times self-serving.
