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3 Line Review: The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

Being a little late to the Gladwell party, I only just got around to reading The Tipping Point, the book that propelled Gladwell to his status as King of the "You Think Things Are This Way, But Actually I'm Going To Show You That They Are That Way!" books. As with his second two which I've already read, this book offered some interesting exemplary anecdotes, which were actually, as with his other books, more interesting than the book's main idea - that once things hit a critical mass they become massively popular. Given a choice of which Gladwell book to read, The Tipping Point wouldn't be a bad bet.

3 Line Review: Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

I was hesitant to read this oft-recommended book, thinking that it would be some clever quasi-new age psychologist capitalizing on people's time tested desire to learn the secret to happiness. The book, written by Harvard professor Gilbert, is actually quite interesting though, offering insight into how we humans (surprisingly) tend to be blind to our inability to predict how we will feel about any future event. Although the book won't warrant a reread (I'm glad to have only rented it from the library), its window into how we view ourselves is worth taking a look through.

3 Line Review: The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene

As someone planning to take 0 science classes in college, I was, at first, skeptical of a "science book for non-science people." However, The Elegant Universe managed to make me see the world in so many new ways by the end of the first few chapters that it won me over. Its more detailed descriptions of string theory do get a bit heady towards the end, however this is a plus rather than a negative, for I'm now even more excited for a second read.