About the Author

Theodore Dalrymple is a British doctor and writer who has worked on four continents and has most recently practiced in a British inner-city hospital and prison. He is a contributing editor for City Journal in the United States and writes a column for the London Spectator. His earlier collections of essays, Life at the Bottom and Our Culture, What's Left of It, have been widely praised.

Reviews

Mr. Dalrymple illuminates with great clarity and precision some of the most difficult problems of our times.
*The Washington Times*

Beautifully written, insightful, and often sad.
*Neofusionist*

Brilliant essays.
*Conservative Book Club*