In her independent examination of the use and misuse of science, Jeanne Cavelos creates a compelling narrative and transports readers from science fiction to science fact and probability. For example, she documents the interrelationships of the principles of quantum physics and the propulsion and armaments of the Millennium Falcon. There is a great deal of scientific material presented in a lucid, non-trivialised, well-written style, points out Charles C Kolb

Living in the richest country in the history of the world, I was repeatedly reminded how lucky modern Americans are. The lot of most people throughout world history has been one of tedious, exhausting, unremitting, relatively unrewarding labour. (We) Americans are spoiled. Surveys generally show that Americans' greatest enjoyment comes from family activities and friendship, but that work ranks next -- well ahead of watching TV, sports activities, going to movies, gardening, reading, and shopping, writes Robert Whaples

After the encouraging success of her first novel, "Tamarind Mem", Anita Rau Badami has produced another beautifully written, carefully observed, and thoughtfully constructed novel. "The Hero's Walk" asks its readers to reconsider the nature of heroism and of tragedy, just as the death of Maya forces the members of her family to reconsider their lives, beliefs, and relationships, feels Pippa Brush

Much of "Leading" reads like a strategic trip into the locker room and practice court, absent expletives and uncertainties. It highlights successful approaches to that sublimated, sporting warfare that forms a diversion and safety-valve for any thriving society. It makes a case, in so far as one can be made, that sport is a metaphor for life, asserts Myron C Noonkester

This book fulfils its stated purpose to expose some of the political sources of domestic violence, to uncover the right's media systems, messages, and leadership, as well as to place radical communications in the context of conservative dominance of the US mass media structure and organisation. They describe the right as a three-dimensional object consisting of the right wing comprised of "moderates"; the far right of racists, anti-Semites, anti-government ideologues; and the extreme or radical right, avers Russell F Farnen