AltWeeklies Wire
Personally Speaking: 'Abortion and Life' Tells Whole Truthsnew
Part of the lingering stigma attached to abortion is based on anti-choice rhetoric and scare tactics. But just as insidious is the pro-choice movement's reluctance to delve into the emotional nuance that comes with terminating an unplanned pregnancy. Baumgardner's book is one step toward shifting that paradigm.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
09-25-2008 |
Nonfiction
The Power of Lovenew
Music writer Carl Wilson tries to define the difference between "us" -- the music writers and hipsters who enjoy challenging music that's interesting to think about -- and "them," those who unironically embrace Celine Dion's naked, overpowering sentimentality.
Portland Phoenix |
Christopher Gray |
03-19-2008 |
Nonfiction
Dancing About Architecturenew
If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, as the famous saying suggests, then Alex Ross is the Lord of the Dance.
Portland Phoenix |
Emily Parkhurst |
12-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
Environmentally Yoursnew
Eco-authors Ted Nordhaus and Bjorn Lomborg advocate a paradigm shift that emphasizes big, international thinking in their books Breaking Through and Cool It.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
09-27-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
Our Real Founding Father?new
It's too bad John Cooke is not around anymore -- the 17th-century English lawyer who turned the divine right of kings to rule unquestioned into a crime punishable by death would be welcome here in our waning democracy.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
11-22-2006 |
Nonfiction
Stealing Your Heartnew
Journalist Julian Rubinstein’s action-packed, absurd, and totally true tale of a Hungarian everyman who becomes a famous criminal gives new meaning to the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
05-27-2005 |
Nonfiction
