I am surprised that so many people don't seem to understand the purpose of a review--of a book, movie, restaurant, etc. Prudent people do not want to waste their money and time on a product unworthy of that investment. Even more so, they do not want to enrich a seller whose product they find morally objectionable. Hence, prudent people seek out reviews from others whom they trust to evaluate the product in advance, to get at least some idea of whether the product is worthy of its cost--all the more so because books, movies, and restaurant meals are often not refundable even if the customer is dissatisfied. Indeed, even if a refund of money is possible, refund of time is not. ("That's three hours I will never get back.") Thus: If one person has read several reviews, written by people he trusts, about a product, and decides it is not worthy of his patronage, it is absurd for a second person to say, "Read it first yourself before disagreeing." To buy the product is already to give the seller exactly what he wants, and to support his cause! In regard to this particular book, reviews make very clear the author's basic claim: That the differences between human cultures are due primarily to genetic differences between peoples. The reviews also make clear that the author has absolutely no evidence to support this very extraordinary claim; on the contrary, the author admits that the evidence points in the opposite direction. (For example, the author admits that North and South Korea have constructed very different societies despite almost identical gene pools.) One could certainly devise studies that would attempt to test the author's extraordinary hypothesis. For example, one could study the grandchildren of rural Polish immigrants to America to see whether, on the average, they have adopted American culture or retained the peasant lifestyle of rural Poland. But according to the reviews, the author does not put forth his notion as a hypothesis and suggest experiments to test it, but instead throws out (what we used to call) "just-so stories" as if they were undeniable fact. I certainly encourage everyone to read the reviews for themselves. I strongly discourage anyone from spending time and money on a book, thereby supporting its author's cause, without reading such reviews first. From: John <jgdb@twcny.rr.com> Rather than so inelegantly trying to censor his book, which I believe from your own statement you have not bothered to read, it might be better for your cause to present well reasoned counter-points to the assertions he makes in the book.