by Bruce | July 29, 2024 | About the Site, Articles, Book Reviews, Just Plain Interesting
In keeping with our tradition at Adam Smith, Esq. of publishing a summertime diversion in the form of a selective list of what we’ve been reading lately, herewith the 2024 installment. Two novels one collection of short stories, and two nonfiction volumes–one...
by Bruce | July 23, 2023 | About the Site, Articles, Book Reviews, Just Plain Interesting
In keeping with our custom at Adam Smith, Esq. of publishing a summertime diversion in the form of a selective list of what we’ve been reading lately, herewith the 2023 installment: two novels and two nonfiction volumes that have had a prominent places on our...
by Bruce | August 7, 2022 | Articles, Book Reviews, Just Plain Interesting
This column is becoming something of a tradition, and traditions must be maintained. Sitting on various handy tables and shelves around the office and the den at home are, among many other things, the following books taking front and center pride of place during the...
by Bruce | August 8, 2021 | About the Site, Articles, Book Reviews, Just Plain Interesting
This column is becoming something of a tradition, and traditions must be maintained. On my desk, and thereabouts, these days: Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, Niall Ferguson Why bureaucratic and complex systems, which seem to promise reliability and predictability,...
by Bruce | September 1, 2020 | About the Site, Book Reviews, Just Plain Interesting
Some of the books that have crossed my desk, and end-table, over the past few months. This year of Coronatide, I define “summer” loosely, as I suspect many of you do. Sometimes it all feels like March has been extended for an indefinite run. (September 1 would be...
by Bruce | July 30, 2018 | About the Site, Articles, Book Reviews
In the spirit of reader service, for those of you who might find the summer season has graced you with a bit more leisure time than usual, and on the hunt for a good book, your editor (that would be me) will list and briefly describe what I have been or am reading...