A collection of his social writing from the 1960s, Seeds of Destruction, contains some of Merton's most penetrating analyses of modern just - war issues. (firstthings.com)
The most penetrating analysis of the human condition with the clearest call to repentance can be Interesting. (religion-online.org)
The author brilliantly illustrates the period through politics, social history, culture, entertainment, sport, crime and sex with penetrating analysis and wonderful vignettes. (totalpolitics.com)