Review the book

Review the book.

What Are We Missing? is in final author review, planned for 13 February 2027. A limited number of confidential review copies go to readers who will judge the book on its merits and say so plainly. Every application is read by the author - and it takes about two minutes.

The transparency promise

When you become a reviewer, the photo and details you give here appear on this website, identifying you as a reviewer with a copy in review. When your feedback comes in, it is published in the same place - and printed in the book. The details you enter in this form are what we use for both.

What you do - civil engineer, lecturer, founder, student, anything.
Where you do it - shown next to your designation. Leave blank if not relevant.
Helpful, not essential - leave it blank if you prefer.
Three quick statements - tap Yes or NoThere are no wrong answers. This simply helps us match the right readers to the book.

I ask questions before I decide, even when the evidence looks settled.

Before I weigh risk against benefit, I ask which questions were never asked.

When everyone agrees, I wonder what we are all missing.

Tell us about a decision that didn’t go to plan, and the question that might have changed it. Three or four sentences is plenty - we simply want to see how you think.
It appears on the website next to your name and designation when your review is published. A clear, recent photo of you - JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 4MB.

Applications are stored privately and read by the author. Nothing you send appears anywhere without the consent above.