Isaac Randel, Book Reviewer

Book Review

Moonshine

by Isaac Randel

It’s impossible to read Alec Wilkinson’s "Moonshine" without feeling the magnetic draw of its star figure, state revenue agent Garland Bunting. Wilkinson’s short profile, reprinted for a new generation of readers, follows Bunting... Read More

Book Review

North Star

by Isaac Randel

"North Star" is an inspiring biography that recognizes the quiet heroism of its subject, a dedicated priest. In "North Star", Yukon Story Laureate John Firth delivers a compassionate portrait of Father Jean-Marie Mouchet, the French... Read More

Book Review

Unshackling Democracy

by Isaac Randel

"Unshackling Democracy" is a timely work of political commentary that issues a sympathetic call for governmental reform. Calling for an end to Capitol Hill careerism, Gerrick D. Wilkins’s political science text "Unshackling Democracy"... Read More

Book Review

Exurbia Now

by Isaac Randel

Cultural critic David Masciotra’s newest book "Exurbia Now" is a timely appraisal of an American political landscape marked by dangerous isolation. Drawing on trends in demographics, city planning, and social life, Masciotra describes... Read More

Book Review

Voices of Reason

by Isaac Randel

"Voices of Reason" is an accessible, short introduction into the deeper world of political philosophy. Psychotherapist Bill Entzminger’s "Voices of Reason" is a primer on the rudiments of political thought that cuts through the tangle... Read More

Book Review

210° Celsius

by Isaac Randel

Indicting Canada’s parliament, banks, health-care system, and media for failing to protect protesters’ rights, "210° Celsius" is a passionate contemporary polemic. Barry W. Bussey’s contemporary political text "210° Celsius"... Read More

Book Review

The Horizon

by Isaac Randel

"The Horizon" is a brisk collection of poems that address loss and hope in traditional formats. The poems collected in A. O. Odimayo’s "The Horizon" are narrative-driven takes on human loss and triumph. The book’s four sections trace... Read More

Book Review

Why?

by Isaac Randel

Philosopher Philip Goff’s new book "Why?" makes a succinct, ambitious case for a new, secular view of cosmic purpose. "Why?" opens with an ancient question: “What’s the point of living?” It then considers the vacuity of most... Read More

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