Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses

There are few men who write with such transparency these days as Theodore Dalrymple, the author of this book.

Our Culture, What’s Left of it, is a collection of essays on topics ranging from the breakdown of Islam to the legalization of drugs. Clear sighted and firmly opinionated, Dr Dalrymple offers a critique of the human condition in an intelligent, sober voice generously interspersed with his unmistakably acerbic wit.

His arguments unfold as the topic progresses and his insights into the mundane, trivial and overlooked, is a rarity in today’s critic.

Reasoned, impassionate arguments delivered with a cool, logical foresight from the mind of a man who lets experience and wisdom guide his thoughts.
Peggy Noonan wrote that Theodore Dalrymple is the best doctor-writer since William Carlos Williams.

On the basis of this evidence, few can argue with such a bold assessment.

A great read and one that you can turn to at any time;

valid, perfectly articulated and culturally significant – this author is a voice of reason at a time when reason is at a premium.