Like Paris Hilton's recently published `Confessions of an Heiress', Libeskind's equally insipid (and arguably much dumber) book, is an appallingly tasteless and opportunistic publicity gimmick by someone who just isn't smart enough to recognize their own limitations. Shoddily written, "Breaking Ground" tries to "dumb down" architectural design for a lowest-common-denominator audience. But a sort of bossy haughtiness gets in the way, and Libeskind will probably insult the intelligence of anyone who suffers through this supercilious nonsense. His hyper-inflated sense of his own self-importance was unbearable after just a few crass and aimless chapters. (I decided that life was too short to waste time finishing it.) Given Libeskind's predilection for shameless self-promotion, can a reality TV series (a lá The Osbornes), starring Danny and Nina Libeskind be far off? The Comedy Chanel might be interested .....