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Abrahm Lustgarten Rides the Rails to Tibet on the Eve of the Beijing Olympicsnew

Lustgarten spent four years traveling to China and Tibet researching the Qinghai-Tibet Railway -- a 50-year plan to build the highest train line in the world and solidify Beijing's hold on the disputed region.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  05-22-2008  |  Nonfiction
Tags: China, Olympics, Tibet, trains, Nonfiction Reviews, Abrahm Lustgarten, China’s Great Train: Beijing’s Drive West and the Campaign to Remake Tibet, China's Great Train: Beijing's Drive West and the Campaign to Remake Tibet

Michael Shellenberger on Environmentalism's Futurenew

A rogue environmentalist takes aim at the movement he says has failed.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  10-24-2007  |  Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility, Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus

'I'm Here'new

An ex-child soldier's discusses his trip from Sierra Leone's war to a Starbucks bookshelf.
Willamette Week  |  James Pitkin  |  02-15-2007  |  Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

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