https://punsalad.com/books The most recent articles from Pun Salad (View: Books) en-us Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:50:53 -0500 (paid link) This completes my "Reread Robert Crais" mini-project, which I started back in 2020 . I previously read this one in 2019, snapping up the Kindle edition on... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/03/02/1772451992 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:46:32 -0500 (paid link) I will save you a trip to Wikipedia (which I think you can trust on this): Hadacol was a patent medicine (12% alcohol) briefly popular in the 1950s. ... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/02/25/1772015944 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:39:04 -0500 (paid link) I placed this book on my get-at-library list thanks to the WSJ reviewer, Tom Nolan, deeming it one of 2025's best mysteries ( WSJ gifted link ). And, yes,... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/02/24/1771936047 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:27:27 -0500 (paid link) What can you say to a title like that, except "Noted"? Before you accuse the authors, Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, of fear mongering, alarmism, and attention-grabbing, let... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/02/24/1771933653 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:47:33 -0500 (paid link) I guess I was feeling too pollyannish about Great Britain, or something, so I turned to the fifth book in Mick Herron's "Slow Horses" series. (Also the basis for... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/02/23/1771840420 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:53:40 -0500 (paid link) This is another self-published collection of old blog posts made by Bryan Caplan at the EconLog group blog years back. (Bryan has since moved over to his... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/02/17/1771327142 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:19:02 -0500 (paid link) I put this book by Stephen Witt on my get-at-library list after reading the WSJ review last year. ( WSJ gifted link ). I seem to be doing... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/02/11/1770811780 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:09:40 -0500 (paid link) I put this book by SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett on my get-at-library list thanks to a good review from Barton Swaim last year in the WSJ . ... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/02/11/1770805302 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:21:42 -0500 (paid link) I recently completed a reading project: read (or reread) Ian Fleming's James Bond books. I did that in order to prepare for reading Anthony Horowitz's Bond novels. I'm a... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/02/09/1770634232 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:50:32 -0500 (paid link) [Pictured book here is pretty close to my hardcover copy, obtained from the Science Fiction Book Club back in 1981 or so, unread until now, about 45 years later!]... https://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2026/02/08/1770545177 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:06:17 -0500