BOOK REVIEWWhat the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigatorby Barbara Butcher 2023 About the AuthorBarbara Butcher spent 23 years at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner as a death investigator, director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, and chief of staff. There she investigated more than … Continue reading What the Dead Know
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The Man Who Understood Democracy
BOOK REVIEWThe Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis De Tocquevilleby Olivier Zunz 2022 About the AuthorOlivier Zunz is the James Madison Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Virginia. He has held visiting appointments at the Collège de France and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, among others. He has … Continue reading The Man Who Understood Democracy
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Black Ops
BOOK REVIEWBlack Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadowby Ric Prado 2022 About the AuthorRIC PRADO has received many awards over the course of his twenty-four year career in the Central Intelligence Agency, including the CIA’s Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal (highest award given upon retirement) and the George H. W. Bush Award for Excellence in … Continue reading Black Ops
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Thinking About the Future
BOOK REVIEWThinking About the Futureby George P. Shultz 2019 About the AuthorGeorge Pratt Shultz has had a distinguished career in government, academia, and the world of business. He is one of two individuals to have held four different federal cabinet posts; has taught at three of this country’s great universities; for eight years was president … Continue reading Thinking About the Future
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Agrippa II
BOOK REVIEWAgrippa II: The Last of the HerodsBy David Jacobson 2019 About the AuthorDavid Jacobson, "I hold a PhD (from KCL) in Classical Archaeology and have taught at UCL and KCL, London. I served on the Executive Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund for 23 years and edited its journal, PEQ for 6 years, returning … Continue reading Agrippa II
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The Infidel and the Professor
BOOK REVIEWThe Infidel and the Professor - David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thoughtby Dennis Carl Rasmussen 2017 About the AuthorDennis C. Rasmussen is a political theorist at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. His books include The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the … Continue reading The Infidel and the Professor
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The Great Guide
BOOK REVIEWThe Great Guide - What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Wellby Julian Baggini 2021 About the BookDavid Hume (1711-1776) is perhaps best known for his ideas about cause and effect and his criticisms of religion, but he is rarely thought of as a philosopher with practical wisdom to offer. … Continue reading The Great Guide
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