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Living in Squares, Loving in Triangles by Amy Licence

Living in Squares, Loving in Triangles: The Lives and Loves of Virginia Woolf & the Bloomsbury Group
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Living in Squares, Loving in Triangles: The Lives and Loves of Virginia and the Bloomsbury Group is about Virginia Woolf’s life, marriage, and writings, but surprisingly, it gives more insight into Virginia’s sister, Vanessa Bell—her career as an art Living in Squares, Loving in Triangles: The Lives and Loves of Virginia and the Bloomsbury Group is about Virginia Woolf’s life, marriage, and writings, but surprisingly, it gives more insight into Virginia’s sister, Vanessa Bell—her career as an artist, roles and relationships within the sisters’ blended family of ten, and lovers than it does about the lives and loves of the Bloomsbury Group. Author Amy Licence does mention the various names of the Bloomsbury members and their ever-changing partners, but there are so many names dropped in one or two paragraphs at a time, I found it impossible to keep track of who was who.

The Bloomsbury Group was not short of public criticism in its day due to the members' perceived display of elitism and privilege. Yet, in the last few decades, that has changed. The group, by some, is associated with creativity, free speech, feminism, and the modernist movement. Today in the UK there are annual Bloomsbury festivals, music events, and art exhibitions. Even some businesses have adopted the term "Bloomsbury" into their moniker.

The book includes a decent assortment of photographs of people and places most significant to Virginia and Vanessa, but there are a handful relevant to the Stephens family. The highlight of the book was learning about Vanessa Bell. She created some enchanting artworks (titles mentioned in the book), which I looked up while reading. My favorite is Conversation [1916], a work done in the post-impressionist style of three women in deep discussion at what appears to be a theater performance. Duncan Grant, another member of Bloomsbury, a longtime friend, and a frequent lover of Bell’s, painted and exhibited frequently with Bell. Duncan was also involved in several complicated relationships within the group. After reading Living in Squares, I found a new interest in the art of Vanessa Bell. Bell's art is good, yet it is rarely mentioned in the context of artists of her day.

Living in Squares at times was disjointed, had too many names to follow, yet might be of interest to Virginia Woolf or art history fans. ...more

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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
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What a book! Part One of this immense, insightful, and fabulous book is about the science behind ingredients (salt, different acids, and fats) and cooking (heat), while Part Two focuses on food preparation techniques and recipes. I’m a novice home co What a book! Part One of this immense, insightful, and fabulous book is about the science behind ingredients (salt, different acids, and fats) and cooking (heat), while Part Two focuses on food preparation techniques and recipes. I’m a novice home cook, so it was the book’s subject matter and status as a bestseller that drew me in, as well as the fun and cheerful illustrations within. It was the contents of part one of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and Nosrat’s cooking stories, as well as her approachable writing tone, that delivered an instructive and enjoyable read.

I gained more knowledge from Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat about cooking than I gleaned from two years of intense cooking and poring over multiple cookbooks! I learned how to use salt, acid, and fats—the different types, when to use them, and how they interact with ingredients—as well as how to cook onions according to specific dishes, the six different ways to cook vegetables, and more.

Nosrat put a lot into this book—it’s impressive. There are several double-spread and fold-out pages with charts and wheels showing different types of the key ingredients, recipe foundations from various cultures, instructions for cooking basic grains, illustrated recipes, and more. All of these elements enhanced my reading and learning experiences. I can’t imagine the amount of time and effort that must have gone into this book.

Part Two has recipes for several dishes that include variations for almost all of them. These I didn’t find as helpful, mostly because I don’t view this book as a cookbook but more as an approachable instruction manual. But part two did include lots of helpful insights, such as how to make your own bread crumbs (with illustrations), knife cuts and scale, how to chop herbs, garlic, and more.

I would highly recommend Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat to almost any home cook—novice to intermediate—who loves to learn. It’s delightful illustrations and Nosrat’s engaging style make Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat a book you’ll want to sit down with and read cover-to-cover. ...more

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Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin
by Sue Prideaux

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I loved this biography about Paul Gauguin. I have been under the assumption for years that Paul Gauguin, though an artist of intriguing artworks, was a scoundrel—he left his wife and five children, was the cause of Van Gogh’s tragic ear-chopping acci I loved this biography about Paul Gauguin. I have been under the assumption for years that Paul Gauguin, though an artist of intriguing artworks, was a scoundrel—he left his wife and five children, was the cause of Van Gogh’s tragic ear-chopping accident, and married a thirteen-year-old girl in Tahiti. Sue Prideaux’s book, Wild Thing: The Life of Gauguin, proved me wrong on all counts. I also learned that Gauguin’s works, especially his ceramics, were very much admired and influenced the works of his peers that included Degas, Matisse, Picasso, and Monet.

“Gauguin’s ceramics were first exhibited in 1903, six months after his death, in Vollard’s gallery. They were admired by Degas, Matisse, and a young Picasso … They were a springboard for Matisse and Picasso to make their own freely modeled ‘primitive’ pieces.” (p. 104).

I appreciate Gauguin’s art far more since finishing the book. There were several images of Gauguin’s works interleaved throughout the book within pages that aligned with the story. This is different from most other art biographical books I’ve read, which usually have the pages with the images of artworks grouped together in the center of the book or in two or three sections. This strategy sure beats the tediousness of flipping through pages to view mentioned artworks.

Back to my incorrect assumptions: I learned that Gauguin didn’t leave his wife but traveled to various places to either find work or paint on location (as in Tahiti). In both scenarios Gauguin's aim was to send money back to his wife, either via his earnings or artworks to sell. His wife also had in her possession paintings Gauguin had purchased from his peers—which he had given her permission to sell as needed to pay the bills in his absence. Gauguin’s earning power, however, was intermittent, which contributed to his decline and despair. It was his lack of income that contributed to Gauguin choosing to live in Tahiti, which he viewed as an opportunity to create art in an inspirational and inexpensive setting. His stay in Tahiti ended up being far more complicated. Though he did create some of his best work in Tahiti, it led to a separation from his wife and complicated relationships with several locals (including a 13-year old girl) that caused distress both for Gauguin and his reputation back home. Gauguin, to his credit, was a champion for the Tahitian people and their customs—he fought for their rights and liberties that were suppressed and controlled at the time by the French government. According to Prideaux, Gaugin was also a champion of women’s rights, believing that women had rights to agency and independence.

I was most happy to learn from Prideaux that Gauguin was not the cause of Van Gogh’s tragic ear-cutting incident after all and, in fact, Gauguin was supportive of Van Gogh artistically and emotionally. Gauguin was in frequent contact with Van Gogh’s brother, Theo, before and after the accident—it was Gauguin who contacted Theo when Van Gogh cut his ear. Furthermore, Gauguin stayed in contact with Van Gogh after he left the Yellow House in Arles, via frequent letter exchanges that discussed their art.

Gauguin led an artistically productive and fascinating life, yet it was not without despair and tragedy. He was estranged from his children for most of his life for reasons not all of his doing; his health was poor in later life, and he died without family and few friends. But Gauguin left an intriguing and eclectic oeuvre of ceramics, sculpture, and paintings that are beautiful, thought-provoking, and inspiring. How fortunate we are to have his artworks and to have books like Wild Thing to learn about this complicated and talented man. ...more

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No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
by Gardiner Harris

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What a book! No More Tears is well researched, damning of the pharma industry, and distressing, but it often leans towards sensationalism. The latter overshadows the book's integrity, though in fairness, Harris supports much of what he writes with re What a book! No More Tears is well researched, damning of the pharma industry, and distressing, but it often leans towards sensationalism. The latter overshadows the book's integrity, though in fairness, Harris supports much of what he writes with references, but it’s his frequent generalizations about specific groups that are off-putting. For instance, in chapter 20, in the section on Risperdal, Harris says this: “In nursing homes, being too loud, too aggressive, or waking up in the middle of the night to complain can often lead nurses to insist patients be given antipsychotics to shut them up” (p. 163). Furthermore, as GR reviewers have mentioned, Harris appears to portray all doctors in the same vein, who, according to Harris, receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickback schemes. But Harris’ writing tone is also off-putting, which I can best describe as crass. One example is how Harris used the word ‘crotch’ several times in the chapters on Johnson's Baby Powder when he described women who used J&J's powder in the pubic area. The term is in such bad taste, I wondered how it got by the editors.

Despite the writing tone, the book is well organized into four parts, which mirror Johnson & Johnson’s four categories [consumer products, prescription drugs, medical devices and vaccinations] with the products and devices described within each section where J&J committed the most egregious and disturbing deceptions. It was also disturbing to learn how the FDA works. Not only is the FDA staffed with people with ties to pharmaceutical companies, but they also appear to be more aligned with the companies rather than consumers.

“Every FDA Commissioner in the modern era has worked for drugmakers after leaving government service, and many worked for them beforehand” (p. 102).

I’ve read several other books about the pharmaceutical industry that have also described questionable actions of the FDA; one book that comes to mind is Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s, which goes into detail about the failings of the FDA in the context of Alzheimer’s drugs in trial and on the market. I gave this book a five-star review for its detailed reporting and writing.

No More Tears is an important book, despite its tone. It’s a long book and at times repetitive, but it brings to light why we, as consumers, need to question and challenge the medical profession at every turn. ...more

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Matisse in Morocco: A Journey of Light and Color
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Matisse in Morocco, a newly released book by author and journalist Jeff Koehler, is about Henri Matisse’s creative stints in Morocco—mostly Tangier. A slave to his art, Matisse, Koehler writes, traveled by steamship to Tangier in 1912 for the “light” Matisse in Morocco, a newly released book by author and journalist Jeff Koehler, is about Henri Matisse’s creative stints in Morocco—mostly Tangier. A slave to his art, Matisse, Koehler writes, traveled by steamship to Tangier in 1912 for the “light” it was famous for. Eugene Delacroix [1798 - 1863] traveled to Tangier for the same reason, yet that was in 1832, and interestingly, both faced similar barriers in painting the human figure due to a deep distrust from the Moorish locals. Sketches, drawings, or paintings were viewed by the locals as bad omens, sacrilegious even, given the Islamic customs that forbade depictions of human figures of almost any kind. However, both Delacroix and Matisse were able to secure models by going underground and paying well, yet as Koehler describes, securing female models, which Matisse preferred, was a challenge for Matisse. Through a contact at Matisse's hotel in Tangier, Matisse managed to secure a young woman, Zorah—a woman he painted several times. There are a handful of captivating paintings of Zorah, including Zorah on the Terrace (1912), included in the book along with several other colored images of Matisse’s artworks influenced by his time in Morocco. I spent much time engaging with the images of Matisse’s paintings on the pages within the book. For that reason, I suggest that anyone who admires Matisse and his art will appreciate this book for the pictures alone. The images are stupendous; there were many I’d never seen before.

I have read several books about Matisse, and Koehler’s book was the first that described in detail two female artists who were close friends of Matisse—Hilda Rix and Georgette Agutte. Koehler includes excerpts of letters between the artist and his friends that give glimpses into their relationships and how they supported and influenced each other. The passage below was an excerpt from a letter to Matisse by Georgette Agutte.

“Your two sketches, so fresh and so delicate in tone, show a concession to public opinion; in this large room, they are as if lost. One would like to see them in a small private room, but there, you must have these large admirable paintings that catch the eye, impose themselves, and would decorate this entire large room on their own,” she tactfully wrote. She was referring to two new works that were sitting at the moment in his studio (p 7).

I very much appreciated the inclusion of these two female artists in Matisse in Morocco, which led me on a hunt to learn more of each. Art lovers and Matisse admirers will thoroughly enjoy this fine book. ...more

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False Claims: One Insider's Impossible Battle Against Big Pharma Corruption
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“If there’s one thing I hope you take away from my story, it’s this: You must advocate for yourself. Never blindly accept any medical advice. Be proactive. Research. When you visit your internist or your pediatrician, or whomever you trust with your “If there’s one thing I hope you take away from my story, it’s this: You must advocate for yourself. Never blindly accept any medical advice. Be proactive. Research. When you visit your internist or your pediatrician, or whomever you trust with your and your family’s care, ask questions. If a physician prescribes you a medication, ask if they are a speaker for that medication or the manufacturer. Ask if they attend all-expenses-paid conferences by a particular company. If they do—run.” P 253

— Lisa Pratta, author of False Claims, former pharmaceutical sales representative, and whistleblower for off-label prescriptions and Medicare fraud to the United States government.

False Claims is an alarming read. The opening quote is Pratta’s best takeaway from her well-written and insider perspective of the sales and marketing side of the pharmaceutical industry. The book is part memoir and part exposé of one company’s nefarious efforts to promote a drug to MS patients with the goal of making enormous profit for shareholders and marketing and sales reps. Pratta's story is compelling. She shares her experience working at Questcor (now Mallinckrodt), selling the drug Acthar, which included encouraging doctors to prescribe Acthar over a commonly prescribed (and effective) drug, Solu-Medrol.

I’ve read several books about the pharmaceutical industry’s questionable practices, including Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's. False Claims was just as egregious. Pharmaceuticals is a complex industry convoluted by government regulation and policies, aggressive marketing by companies to service a profit motive, health insurance, and complex funding models for drug subsidies for patients’ deductibles. It’s an industry in need of reform, as Pratta’s story highlights how pharma companies not only put profit before patients but are protected by a system of laws, regulations, and policies.

I'm grateful that Pratta shared her story. Yet justice was not served. The industry and companies appear to continue as before. Some companies do pay enormous sums to individuals and, in some cases, state governments (as with the opioid crisis and Purdue Pharma who paid over $7.4 billion to various parties), but for most, punishment in the form of damages is minuscule in comparison to profits delivered to company stakeholders.

False Claims is a page turner and like another book I read recently Unshrunk, the message is “be your own health advocate”. Amen. ...more

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Scoop is a refreshing read. It’s a satire of the media industry: the journalists, the news organizations, and even the stories. The writing is witty and funny. I laughed out loud at several passages. Though written in 1938, Scoop puts today’s media i ...more

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Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance
by Laura Delano (Goodreads Author)

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Unshrunk is disturbing, insightful, and thought-provoking. I gather it’s also controversial based on the reactions of some GR reviewers and the psychopharmacology medical community. Unshrunk is a memoir where Laura Delano shares her harrowing journey Unshrunk is disturbing, insightful, and thought-provoking. I gather it’s also controversial based on the reactions of some GR reviewers and the psychopharmacology medical community. Unshrunk is a memoir where Laura Delano shares her harrowing journey to wellness after years of diagnoses that included bipolar disorder, depression, and borderline personality disorder and the treatments—pharmaceutical drugs, talk and group therapy, and hospitalizations. Delano didn’t improve; in fact, she got worse, which resulted in another diagnosis—treatment resistant.

After years of psychiatric interventions and medications with no improvement, Delano, after reading Robert Whitaker’s Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill, began to question everything she’d been told about her mental illness and her brain’s ‘chemical imbalance.’ This imbalance would, according to her doctors, require medication as long as she lived.

Delano writes well. I appreciate how she backs up her story with facts about the lack of efficacy for the vast number of drugs prescribed to millions of people each year to remedy depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other diseases, and the lack of scientific evidence to support the diagnoses and medicating for mental illnesses. Delano’s research is supported with excellent references, and I appreciate how she highlights the state of our country’s medical wellness, or un-wellness, despite a multi-billion dollar health and wellness industry. Americans are bombarded regularly with advertisements for psychiatric medications, talk-therapy platforms, and mental health awareness, yet our nation is more anxious and depressed than ever before. And, as Delano writes, there are countless entities profiting from our distress.

What will it take for our society to begin questioning the collective assumption that the industries that have made trillions off our worsening pain—among them health, hospital, pharmaceutical, biotech, and tech—are the very ones we should trust to provide us resolution? P 234

Delano encourages readers and others via her platform, Inner Compass Exchange, to take charge of their wellness, to ask questions—lots of questions—of medical providers who are prescribing medication, and to do their research on outcomes. Long-term outcomes for SSRI and SNRI medications have not been tested in drug trials, nor have effects of withdrawal from these medications (p. 286). The withdrawal from such drugs can be debilitating, dangerous and frightening for many patients, yet the medical community rarely discusses potential effects when prescribing drugs nor provides support or guidance for tapering. Delano is trying to change that.

Unshrunk is a worthy book to read for just about anyone. Knowing how pharmaceutical companies and the medical community are handling what some have labeled an epidemic of anxiety and depression matters to us all. ...more

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