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Recent Book Reviews


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Hardcover Nonfiction
    9 March 2010, 12:46 pm
    Top 5 at a Glance
    1. GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin
    2. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot
    3. I AM OZZY, by Ozzy Osbourne with Chris Ayres
    4. THE POLITICIAN, by Andrew Young
    5. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Book Review | 'Rebel Land: Unraveling the Riddle of History in a Turkish Town,' by Christopher de Bellaigue
    8 March 2010, 2:30 pm
    Christopher de Bellaigue investigates the bewildering historical entanglements in which Turkey is ensnared.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Visuals: Histories of Maps and Other Visual Books
    8 March 2010, 1:42 pm
    Visual books about maps, the design firm Unimark International and African and Central Asian “war rugs.”


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Book Review | 'The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of Our Soldiers,' by Nancy Sherman
    8 March 2010, 1:29 pm
    A philosopher and psychoanalyst documents the stories of veterans and brings a dual perspective to the experience of war.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Book Review | 'This Book Is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All,' by Marilyn Johnson
    5 March 2010, 2:44 pm
    An exploration of the world of libraries and librarians, via a tour of eccentric characters and unlikely locations.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Book Review | 'Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand,' by Helen Simonson
    5 March 2010, 2:38 pm
    Helen Simonson mischievously unleashes stock village-novel characters into a new England.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Book Review | 'The Infinities,' by John Banville
    5 March 2010, 2:33 pm
    In John Banville’s novel, a crew of Greek deities attends a mathematician’s deathbed.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Book Review | 'Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw’s Adventures in Moonshine,' by Max Watman
    5 March 2010, 2:27 pm
    Modern profiles and historical sketches animate a moonshine enthusiast’s study of homemade liquor.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Paperback Advice
    5 March 2010, 1:42 pm
    Top 5 at a Glance
    1. FOOD RULES, by Michael Pollan
    2. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
    3. THE BELLY FAT CURE, by Jorge Cruise
    4. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
    5. COOK THIS, NOT THAT!, by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Book Review | 'Angelology,' by Danielle Trussoni
    5 March 2010, 1:22 pm
    In Danielle Trussoni’s rousing novel, a young nun is drawn into an ancient struggle against the Nephilim, hybrid offspring of humans and heavenly beings.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Book Review | 'Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen,' by Jimmy McDonough
    5 March 2010, 1:06 pm
    The life and hard times of the country singer Tammy Wynette.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Book Review | 'The Russian Dreambook of Color and Flight,' by Gina Ochsner
    5 March 2010, 11:56 am
    Gina Ochsner’s first novel links the grim anomie of post-Soviet Russia to the delirium of magic realism.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Book Review | 'The Ask,' by Sam Lipsyte
    5 March 2010, 11:54 am
    This darkly humorous satiric novel, a witty paean to white-collar loserdom, stars a deeply cynical academic fund-raiser fighting for his job.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Up Front: Joseph O’Neill
    5 March 2010, 11:52 am
    Joseph O’Neill is probably best known for “Netherland,” which the Book Review selected as one of its 10 Best Books of 2008.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Essay: Reporting at Wit’s End: Tales From the New Yorker by St. Clair McKelway
    5 March 2010, 11:39 am
    St. Clair McKelway helped solidify the classic New Yorker style but is nearly forgotten today.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Paperback Row
    5 March 2010, 11:36 am
    Paperback books of particular interest.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Editors’ Choice
    5 March 2010, 11:36 am
    Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

  • Letters: Mr. Not-Quite Isn’t Right
    5 March 2010, 11:36 am
    Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

  • Letters: Passing Both Ways
    5 March 2010, 11:36 am
    Recently reviewed books of particular interest.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Letters: My Leningrad, Too
    5 March 2010, 11:34 am
    Elena Gorokhova, the author of “A Mountain of Crumbs,” responds to a letter about a review of her memoir.


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Paperback Mass-Market Fiction
    4 March 2010, 3:42 pm
    Top 5 at a Glance
    1. THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks
    2. DEAR JOHN, by Nicholas Sparks
    3. FIRST FAMILY, by David Baldacci
    4. SHUTTER ISLAND, by Dennis Lehane
    5. THE SUMMER HIDEAWAY, by Susan Wiggs


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Graphic Books
    4 March 2010, 3:38 pm
    Top 5 at a Glance
    1. THE BOOK OF GENESIS: ILLUSTRATED, by R. Crumb
    2. HALO: HELLJUMPER, by Peter David and Eric Nguyen
    3. STARMAN OMNIBUS, VOL. 4, by James Robinson and others
    4. DARK TOWER: THE FALL OF GILEAD, by Robin Furth and Peter David
    5. WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN, by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Children's Books
    4 March 2010, 3:37 pm
    Top 5 at a Glance
    1. THE EASTER EGG, written and illustrated by Jan Brett
    2. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
    3. DISNEY’S ALICE IN WONDERLAND: THE VISUAL GUIDE, written by Jo Casey and Laura Gilbert
    4. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
    5. CAT THE CAT, WHO IS THAT?, written and illustrated by Mo Willems


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Hardcover Advice
    4 March 2010, 3:33 pm
    Top 5 at a Glance
    1. SWITCH, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
    2. THE KIND DIET, by Alicia Silverstone
    3. THE HAPPINESS PROJECT, by Gretchen Rubin
    4. SO LONG, INSECURITY, by Beth Moore
    5. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Paperback Nonfiction
    4 March 2010, 3:32 pm
    Top 5 at a Glance
    1. THE LOST CITY OF Z, by David Grann
    2. THE BLIND SIDE, by Michael Lewis
    3. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
    4. THE SURVIVORS CLUB, by Ben Sherwood
    5. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Paperback Trade Fiction
    4 March 2010, 3:28 pm
    Top 5 at a Glance
    1. LITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave
    2. THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks
    3. A RELIABLE WIFE, by Robert Goolrick
    4. THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
    5. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >Hardcover Fiction
    4 March 2010, 3:22 pm
    Top 5 at a Glance
    1. FANTASY IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb
    2. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
    3. BLACK MAGIC SANCTION, by Kim Harrison
    4. SPLIT IMAGE, by Robert B. Parker
    5. BIG GIRL, by Danielle Steel


  • " class="slickTip" target="_blank" >TBR: Inside the List
    4 March 2010, 3:16 pm
    Robert B. Parker’s posthumous “Split Image,” new at No. 4, probably won’t be his last appearance on the list.