Category Archives: read

Storms of My Grandchildren

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Mark Rossiter

This first book by James Hansen, the dean of American climate scientists and the man who introduced a mass audience to the concept of “global warming” in a Congressional hearing nearly a quarter of a century ago, was published right … Continue reading →

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The God Delusion

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Mark Rossiter

I suppose how you receive Richard Dawkins might depend on where you start from. A lot of his points about the folly of religious thinking in this book seem perfectly reasonable, if not unarguable, to the point where it almost … Continue reading →

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Falling Off The Edge

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Mark Rossiter

A book by Alex Perry, foreign correspondent with Time Magazine, published in 2008. It’s an account (sometimes self-promoting, but then considering the extremes to which he has gone in the service of his trade, it’s not hard to forgive him … Continue reading →

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Crisis Economics

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Mark Rossiter

I just finished a book of this name by Nouriel Roubini (famous for predicting the 2008 crash) and Stephen Mihn. It’s hardly a work of art, and in places quite dreadfully written (how about this for a string of cliches: … Continue reading →

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government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Mark Rossiter

On the plane to Athens I read The Big Short by Michael Lewis, an account of the sub-prime debacle. It lionises the few who bet against sub-prime and won big, in the process demonstrating that many of those on the … Continue reading →

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