Posts tagged with ‘Sociology’
June 3, 2016
A BRAZILIAN FAVELA KINGPIN’S extraordinary story highlights how poverty and corruption undermine society. A MINUS
NEMESIS: THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF THE BATTLE FOR RIO
Knopf Publishing Group
2016
Grade: A MINUS
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Brazil, Non-Fiction, Sociology, True Crime
April 16, 2016
THE RITUALS OF DEATH, considered across history and around the world: thorough research, poetic voice. A MINUS
DEATH’S SUMMER COAT
Pegasus Books
2016
Grade: A MINUS
Tags: A Minus Reviews, History, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Sociology
March 23, 2016
ON SCAMS AND CON ARTISTS, and a look at what research psychology says about why we fall for them. Smart! B PLUS
THE CONFIDENCE GAME: WHY WE FALL FOR IT… EVERY TIME
Penguin Group USA
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Sociology, True Crime
April 24, 2013
UPDATES FROM THE HAPPINESS psychology front, with a fresh take on conventional wisdom about joy, satisfaction.
Grade: B PLUS
THE MYTHS OF HAPPINESS: WHAT SHOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY, BUT DOESN'T; WHAT SHOULDN'T MAKE YOU HAPPY, BUT DOES
Penguin
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mental Health and Illness, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Social and Cultural Commentary, Sociology
March 25, 2013
WONDERFULLY ENTERTAINING HISTORY, anthropology, and sociology of tools for cooking and eating. Smart fun!
Grade: A MINUS
CONSIDER THE FORK: A HISTORY OF HOW WE COOK AND EAT
Basic Books
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Anthropology, Food Writing, History, Non-Fiction, Social and Cultural Commentary, Social History, Sociology
March 17, 2013
INTERESTING LOOK AT how ideas, products, and media “go viral,” with in-depth data from studies and interviews.
Grade: SOLID B
CONTAGIOUS: WHY THINGS CATCH ON
Simon & Schuster
2013
Tags: Business, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Social and Cultural Commentary, Sociology, Solid B Reviews
December 19, 2011
VETERAN MYTH INVESTIGATOR Joe Nickell looks into many legends of supernatural critters with wit and insight.
Grade: SOLID B
TRACKING THE MAN-BEASTS: SASQUATCH, VAMPIRES, ZOMBIES, AND MORE
Prometheus Books
2011
Tags: History of Science, Nature Writing, Non-Fiction, Science, Sociology, Solid B Reviews
December 14, 2011
GRANT MORRISON’S TRIPPY meditation on the psychology, sociology, and spirituality of comics is one wild ride!
Grade: B PLUS
SUPERGODS: WHAT MASKED VIGILANTES, MIRACULOUS MUTANTS, AND A SUN GOD FROM SMALLVILLE CAN TEACH US ABOUT BEING HUMAN
Spiegel & Grau
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Comics, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Social History, Sociology
September 30, 2011
A THOUGHTFUL INVESTIGATION into the mythology of the chupacabra provides context for the legend’s how and why.
Grade: B PLUS
TRACKING THE CHUPACABRA: THE VAMPIRE BEAST IN FACT, FICTION, AND FOLKLORE
University of New Mexico Press
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, History, Non-Fiction, Science, Social History, Sociology