Richard Cytowic

“This book will appeal to film and television enthusiasts of all ages, provide a deep dive for film buffs and an entertaining revelation for others merely interested in movies as entertainm

“A fussy old queen asks the ladies whom he’s invited to tea and elderberry wine, ‘What have I got to hide?’ to which Miss Marple in her delicious English ignorance says, ‘I’m sure I wouldn’

“‘Books, she has found, are a way to live a thousand lives—or to find strength in a very long one.’”

“Joyce Carol Oates’ tales are unsettling, disquieting, some endings left hanging, leaving readers with questions that implicate more horror yet to come to

“First published in Sweden in 2020, the novel is eerily prescient in its depiction of Russian duplicity and ruthlessness. It even has a nasty thing or two to say about Vladimir Putin . .

“As if his father weren’t enough of an obstacle, a stint with the Jesuits tried to beat every spark of original thought out of Cajal.

“He is that most American of species, the entirely self–made individual. There is nothing like him, never has been, and never will be.”

“Hyperbole and exaggeration are the definition of camp, an air of performance also part of the package, and Walker’s characters obligingly give the impression of always being always in desp

“Forty-eight brief and provocative chapters provide much to consider. Is it too much to call this latest book magisterial?

“The time of someone’s death doesn’t exist until Sapere Aude calculates it, forcing the waveform to collapse. ‘You do the math, and it makes the math come true.’”

“Perhaps because Poirot is less a person than principle—a method of detection that is meticulously logical and orderly—he has transitioned easily from print to radio to stage, and from ther

Emma, a distinguished psychiatrist speaking at a conference in her hometown of Berlin, treats herself to an overnight stay at the posh conference hotel. She steps out of the shower.

“What does it mean to be secure? And from whom, or from what? . . . We are all in danger, and all bound to protect one another whether it’s in our job description or not.”

“Noumenon wasn’t just a place for subdimensional sentients to visit. It was so much more. . . .

“‘Murder him. . . . I can’t see any other way out,’ counsels Abbé Pierre as he hands Yvonne the lethal drug. . . . ‘You’ll grieve. You’ll mourn.

“Reality isn’t what it appears to be. Our perception of reality is a construction of the brain, and science is achieving what decades ago seemed impossible.”

“When a dangerous trick goes awry one evening and threatens to kill her, Thalia unexpectedly shape-shifts.

“The book reads like a late–night infomercial touting a miracle gadget, more like the operation manual for a new car than a step-by-step guide. It asks too much of the reader.”

“To Boomers, the Gabor sisters were a TV staple. . . . For decades they were Hollywood blondes and Broadway glamour gals. And then they were no more.”

“Rarely has Europe produced anything finer in terms of piercing analysis or moral subtlety. . . .

“Darwin worked only ‘a couple of hours a day and spent a lot of time taking long walks.’ Just imagine yourself doing the same. ‘How fun would that be?’”

“A hybrid tale of legal thriller, psychological suspense, and ghastly murder . . . dark and twisted, it will keep readers awake well into the wee hours.”

“A delicious read about the terrifying, inexorable, and sometimes brutal power of romantic passion—always thrilling, sometimes desperate, shockingly dark.”

“An overblown title signals a kitchen-sink approach—too much, too repetitive, too speculative. The molecule of more has taken over judgement and discernment.”

“If ever a book were to be called magisterial, this one is.

“Do I know too much, or too little?” he asks. Very much an anti-reductionist, when he sees a flock of birds floating on air, he doesn’t think numbers or gravity.

“It is startling to realize that some of our most cherished memories may never have happened.”

“A cautionary tale of mining life for one’s art. And of giving one’s fantasies too much free rein.”

“Another tale by Womack that can’t be put down. Superb storytelling. Rounded characters. Stakes worth killing—or dying—for. This is summer reading for every season.”

“A corrective look at Leonardo’s first 27 professional years when he was snubbed, struggled, and departed Florence thwarted and penniless.”

“Why are futurists so often wrong, and why do we even listen to them given their poor track record?”

“An engaging suspense thriller despite its major gaffe in the ending’s twist. Novel in its concept and construction, this is one unsettling book.”

“What makes a tool superior to another . . . has nothing to do with how new it is. What matters is how it enlarges or diminishes us.“

“Everyone is disabled. Love exists for our disabilities. And forgotten things, though they remain forgotten, have a life of their own.”  

Daniel Levitin wants us to eat our spinach, an unsavory chore for an increasingly innumerate society.

“What a fun book this is. The plot moves. It twists. What we fear will happen does happen. Then unexpected complications set in.

Why does Star Wars speak to billions? Studio heads hated it. The actors thought it ridiculous. George Lucas feared catastrophe.

“An art installation that challenges [and shows] that preconceptions are the enemy of new ideas.“

“We neglect our bodies because we underestimate their intelligence . . .”

“It helps for readers to have a taste for the quirky, the offbeat, and the unusual.”

“A modern parable about loyalty to others, fidelity to one’s convictions, and the self-effacement needed to bear the consequences of living by one’s beliefs.”

“Solitude has; loneliness wants. It isn’t about being alone, but about missing significant connections that feed our need to belong.”

“How glibly addicts deceive themselves.”

“will her recipe that combines research, personal anecdotes, and social media feedback prove superior to existing advice, or will it fall like a failed soufflé?”  

“Anything we practice repeatedly changes the brain; fixate on iPhones and similar screens, and we become better at staying helplessly glued to them.”

“Just in time to address those extra holiday pounds comes a practical guide to natural sugars and artificial sweeteners that explodes some long-held myths along the way.”

“Fast computers coupled with biological knowledge can let us understand the workings of a wedge of actual brain tissue.

“A deeply felt story of human survival; of friendship that endures and abides the twists of fate; and the ability to see beauty in the world as it is, no matter what degradation of the plan

“For some readers the science of Red Joan will resonate; for others, the politics will hold their interest; othe

“An eyewitness to the discovery of Tutankhamun, but also to a secret hidden for decades: That Lord Carnarvon broke into the tomb before the official opening and removed articles for his per

“In this book religion is actually the MacGuffin, the object in a suspense story that sets up the plot and keeps the chain of events in motion . .

“. . . about the innate knack everyone has to reason about the minds of others. . . .

“We are not observers on the outside looking in. We are on the inside too.”

“To live one’s life as an artist is to dream of immortality.”

“Our lives are built almost entirely on a foundation of events colliding.”

“Everyone dwells in one past or another, and to a greater or lesser extent, is ruled by it.”

“The Goliath Stone is brain candy, a fast read, and surely a sci-fi fan pleaser. Good for the beach or the hammock.”