Book Reviews – Mark Coleman

“Every day, I have to redefine myself” Remembering Shiva Naipaul 1945-85

His books are long out of print, basically forgotten. And when they were current, his last name always overshadowed his first. But contemporary readers fortunate enough to spend time with Shiva Naipaul, the late younger brother of Nobel Prize-winner V.S. Naipaul, will find the former a true original, perhaps the great lost author of theContinue reading ““Every day, I have to redefine myself” Remembering Shiva Naipaul 1945-85″

Book Review: “Love, Not Just A Habit”

Originally Published In The Los Angeles Times Book Review February 24, 2008 Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction by David Sheff Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff WHEN 18-year-old Nic Sheff fell in love for the first time, it hit him hard, the way it hammers many sensitive adolescents, aContinue reading “Book Review: “Love, Not Just A Habit””

Book Review

Bottlemania: How Water Went On Sale And Why We Bought It (Bloomsbury 2008) by Elizabeth Royte. (Originally appeared in The Los Angeles Times Book Review June 1, 2008) In 2006, Americans consumed, per capita, more than 25 gallons of bottled water — twice as much as in 1997 and almost five times as much asContinue reading “Book Review”