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REVIEW: Boyd, by Robert Coram
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed The Art Of War, Robert Coram (Back Bay Books, 2002).
Mar 23
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REVIEW: BoyMom, by Ruth Whippman
BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity, Ruth Whippman (Harmony, 2024).
Mar 9
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Jane Psmith
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JOINT REVIEW: Philosophy Between the Lines, by Arthur M. Melzer
Philosophy Between the Lines: The Lost History of Esoteric Writing, Arthur M.
Jan 26
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Jane Psmith
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John Psmith
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REVIEW: The Real North Korea, by Andrei Lankov
Jul 22, 2024
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John Psmith
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JOINT REVIEW: Class, by Paul Fussell
Sep 22, 2025
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Jane Psmith
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John Psmith
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REVIEW: Sick Societies, by Robert B. Edgerton
Aug 19, 2024
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Jane Psmith
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REVIEW: Reentry, by Eric Berger
Dec 9, 2024
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John Psmith
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REVIEW: Math from Three to Seven, by Alexander Zvonkin
Sep 30, 2024
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John Psmith
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REVIEW: South Africa's Brave New World, by R.W. Johnson
Mar 20, 2023
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John Psmith
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REVIEW: How to Solve It, by George Pólya
How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method, George Pólya (Princeton University Press, 1945).
Jan 12
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2025: The Year in Review(s)
Jane: Well, we’ve done it again: despite the many forces militating against us (our children, your job, an exciting variety of upper respiratory…
Dec 29, 2025
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John Psmith
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REVIEW: An Amish Paradox, by Charles E. Hurst and David L. McConnell
An Amish Paradox: Diversity and Change in the World’s Largest Amish Community, Charles E. Hurst and David L. McConnell
Dec 15, 2025
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Jane Psmith
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GUEST REVIEW: The Triumph of the Moon, by Ronald Hutton
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft, Ronald Hutton (1999; Oxford University Press, 2021).
Dec 1, 2025
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Gabriel Rossman
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REVIEW: The Everlasting Empire, by Yuri Pines
The Everlasting Empire: The Political Culture of Ancient China and Its Imperial Legacy, Yuri Pines (Princeton University Press, 2012).
Nov 17, 2025
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John Psmith
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BRIEFLY NOTED: Further Arguments Against Jared Diamond
I was one-shotted in my teens by the way Guns, Germs, and Steel ✨explained everything✨ and I’ve been chasing that dragon ever since.
Nov 3, 2025
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Jane Psmith
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GUEST REVIEW: Alexander to Actium, by Peter Green
Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age, Peter Green (University of California Press, 1993).
Oct 20, 2025
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Blake Neff
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BRIEFLY NOTED: Summer Reading
My output this summer was small measured in number of posts, but large measured in number of words.
Oct 6, 2025
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John Psmith
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JOINT REVIEW: Class, by Paul Fussell
Class: A Guide Through the American Status System, Paul Fussell (1983; Touchstone, 1992).
Sep 22, 2025
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Jane Psmith
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