From THES, a review of The Neuroscience of Fair Play: Why We (Usually) Follow the Golden Rule by Donald W. Pfaff; and a review of Theodor W. Adorno: One Last Genius by Detlev Claussen. More and more on Michio Kaku's Physics of the Impossible. The Playboy was a spy: Behind the dandyish image, Noel Coward was an antifascist who could be as tough for England as anyone. A review of McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld by Misha Glenny (and more). Men who explain things: Every woman knows what it's like to be patronized by a guy who won't let facts get in the way. Link by Link: He wrote 200,000 books (but computers did some of the work). When strings are attached, quirky gifts can limit universities. Presidential words: A review of White House Ghosts by Robert Schlesinger. An excerpt from God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens by John Haught. A new issue of The Washington Post's Education Review is out. Women Under the Influence: In a spate if recent novels, Iranian-American women peer beneath the veil to examine Islamic culture's impact and intimate legacy. A review of books on New Labour. From FT, an interview with Isabel Allende (and more and more on The Sum of Our Days). Labor's Love Lost: Will Andy Stern save unions, or destroy them? (and more)
