Praise for Question Authority
A master of words who is well-versed in philosophy, political science, sociology, and psychology, [ Mark Kingwell] writes with deep affection and hope for humanity and openly shares his darkest and brightest moments along lifes bumpy road. Though this is a serious book requiring thoughtful reading, Kingwells wit will make readers laugh out loud at him and at themselves. Karen R. Koenig, New York Journal of Books
"A very timely and important book." Ottawa Review of Books
"That Kingwell does it with concise, clear-headed, thoughtful, rigorous writing, as well as personal stories woven into the book makes for an excellent, challenging and, yes, funny read." The Record
Praise for Mark Kingwell
Mark Kingwell is a beautiful writer, a lucid thinker and a patient teacher . . . His insights are intellectual anchors in a fast-changing world. Naomi Klein, author of Doppelganger
Fail Better . . . is a ballpark ramble of memoir, lore and nostalgia. Its north star is baseballs time-out-of-timelessness, its leisurely Zen gaps between actions. New York Times
Mark Kingwell has written a delightful book about baseball that combines metaphysics, personal memoir and anecdotes, literary references, and a limitless appreciation for a pastime that has brightened his life [ Fail Betters] insights ring true. New York Journal of Books
[ On Risk] offers a slender, thoughtful, sometimes meandering disquisition . . . A host of cultural allusionsfrom Shakespeare to the Simpsons, Isaiah Berlin to Irving Berlin, Voltaire, Pascal, and Derridaalong with salient academic studies inspire Kingwell to examine the many contradictory ways that humans handle risk An entertaining gloss on an enduring conundrum. Kirkus Reviews
Kingwell is dauntingly well-read . . . a gifted noticer . . . a lively writer [ who] cites The Simpsons as often as Immanuel Kant. [ Readers] are rewarded with neat, unexpected insights. Globe and Mail
