AltWeeklies Wire
George Saunders's Magazine-Inspired Missionnew
Five years and a few National Magazine Awards later, we have this sparkling new essay collection, The Braindead Megaphone, which sends up a powerful warning flag about what the shouters and screamers of our contemporary mediascape are doing to American culture.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
10-30-2007 |
Nonfiction
Who's Your Baghdaddy?new
The Washington Post reporter's examination of the Green Zone tells us a lot about how Iraq fell apart.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
03-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
Dumb and Dumbernew
The Occupation is one of the most concise, well-written portraits of Iraq on shelves today.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
03-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Michael Oher Storynew

As in Moneyball, his previous book on baseball strategy, Lewis shows how a single moment in sports history embodies an enormous shift in how that game is played.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
10-17-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Michael Lewis, The Blind Side