I don't know who's ultimately responsible for this one, but they definitely threw Kristen Roupenian to the sharks here. You'll notice I linked to several other reviewers and more or less agree with most of what each of them says. For me, I agree with Lydia Kiesling that even the best story in this … [Read more]
“A soft heart only makes it easier for a knife to slip in.”
Prosper Redding is of the Massacusetts Reddings: a very rich, very privileged family whose lineage goes back to the pilgrims. Prosper is a bit of a black sheep, caring mostly about art and his twin sister Prue. His grandmother, a severe matriarchal type, seems to particularly despise him, probably … [Read more]
No, you get off MY lawn
Man did I dislike this book. Based on the jacket and the title I was expecting a treatise on the nature of content as driven by the state of each method of delivery - TV in the era of even faster communication. I wanted an actual exploration of the one and only thing most of us know about Marshall … [Read more]
More Like a Reference Book
Best for: Perhaps people who need to negotiate? Or maybe people who just want a quick reference of different ideas or theories on communication? I’m not totally sure. In a nutshell: An attempt at narrowing down — into two pages and a diagram — theories of communication. Worth … [Read more]