Book Reviews by Rick Sincere

An archive of articles and essays written from 1980 to the present.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

'Psychoses of Power: African Personal Dictatorships'

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This book review first appeared in The New York City Tribune on March 6, 1989. Tales of Three African Dictators That Spin a Cautionary Le...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

'Cities and the Wealth of Nations'

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This review-essay about Jane Jacobs' Cities and the Wealth of Nations was published in The New York City Tribune on April 7, 1987 -- m...
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Monday, April 12, 2010

'1959: The Year Everything Changed'

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This book review appeared in the August 21, 2009, edition of The Metro Herald of Alexandria, Virginia. (Cross-posted from Rick Sincere New...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

VaBook10: Short Takes 4

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While I anticipated attending four events at the Virginia Festival of the Book today, in the end I went to just two. That might sound dis...

VaBook10: Short Takes 3

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On the Third Day of the Virginia Festival of the Book, I found authors in unexpected places. Attending a session in City Council Chambers ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

VaBook10: Short Takes 2

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On the second day of the 2010 Virginia Festival of the Book, I was not able to get to as many programs as I planned -- a situation I hope to...

VaBook10: Short Takes 1

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Wednesday was the first day of the Virginia Festival of the Book . I caught two panel discussions at the UVA Bookstore.  After each panel...
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

On the Eve of VaBook10

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Tomorrow is the day logophiles have been waiting for. No, not St. Patrick's Day, though the Irish are known for their ability to strin...
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'Ordering the Oceans: The Making of the Law of the Sea'

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This book review appeared in the New York City Tribune on Wednesday, November 11, 1987. A somewhat shorter version was published in Millen...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Books and Authors at CPAC 2010

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Last weekend I covered the annual Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) in Washington, D.C., for The Metro Herald and for my t...

VaBook10: Countdown to Virginia Festival of the Book

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Monday, February 15, 2010

'Shattered Mirrors,' by Monroe Price

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This book review first appeared in The Washington Times on Monday, September 25, 1989. Can our civil rights survive AIDS? SHATTERED MIR...
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