Q. Is there a problem with government managed investment funds? There are already controls in place regarding the US government contracting with foreign companies. What would happen if China brought Boeing? or Ford?
- Wheels of Fortune
- Peter Hessler
- The People’s Republic learns to drive.
Q. What are the dangers of bringing retroviruses back to life? What's the most promising outcome of these discoveries? Is it a good thing that our genes carry so much information about our ancestors, even attributes and viruses that are extinct? Are viruses alive?
- The Book of Exodus
- Geraldine Brooks
- Two families, two wars, and two rescues.
Q. All of the subjects are characters, but are they very different from each other? If you HAD to read one of their books, which would you chooses? Why?
- Reading My Father
- Alexandra Styron
- William Styron was the quintessential tough male writer, until depression claimed him.
- The Checklist
- Atul Gawande
- Intensive care can harm as well as heal, but there’s a simple way of improving the odds.
Q. How do diaries compare to blogs? Which of the three theories apply to bloggers? To Schlessinger? To Lerman? Does the writing skill of the diarist matter?
