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The Learners by Chip Kidd

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover, 260 pages, 2008 Rating: 10/10 Reason for Reading: I had my eye on Kidd’s debut novel since it first came out but it was a case of ‘too many books, too little time,’ so I was glad when this second novel fell into my hands. Synopsis: When Happy finishes college in […]

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in trade), 279 pages, 2000 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: A recommendation from Nancy Pearl’s Book Lust. Synopsis: Gladwell takes a fascinating look at the people who start trends and epidemics, and the little things that can push something from locally hot to internationally cool. Why did crime drop suddenly […]