I read it because James Patterson said it was his favorite book of the year. Actually, I’ll look it up! “Maybe that’s why ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette‘ is my favorite novel so far this year. It’s funnier than a season’s worth of ‘Modern Family,’ ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘Justified’ episodes; it’s also the most original […]

Tom Perrotta, “Nine Inches.” I just finished Malcolm Gladwell’s “David and Goliath.” I wish I could recommend it. But it’s flawed. The concept is not coherent enough and you start wondering re the cherry-picking of examples, I mean David Boies made it because of his dyslexia? And the problem with successful people, like Gary Cohn, […]

“Electronic Arts, the publisher of the Madden football series and other sports favorites, sold 67 different titles in stores in the fiscal year ending March 2009. In its last fiscal year, it sold 13.” Shrinking List of Video Games Is Dominated by Blockbusters I read. You can sit on the phone all day, go to […]

What You Want Is in the Limo I’m fried from dental work, but I don’t want another moment to go by without hipping you to this book, could be the best rock and roll primer on the planet. Huh? I’ve about given up reading rock and roll books. Always poorly written, they never tell you […]