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Sense Of Intimacy Prevailsnew
A unique sense of intimacy prevails in Pauline Chen’s first book, Final Exam: A Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality. In this engrossing memoir, full of surgical detail, Chen, recipient of the George Longstreth Humanness Award at Yale, meditates on her experiences as a student and physician
Chicago Newcity |
Laura Castellano |
01-30-2008 |
Nonfiction
The 'Silk Road' Has Dark Shadowsnew
While central Asia enters its biggest changes in what might be a millennium, Thubron decided to re-travel the pathway by which silk once moved, from China, across Afghanistan, across Iran and into Turkey, and from there the wider world.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
08-08-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Unprintable Chomskynew
Say what one will about his ideas, Chomsky has taken this mandate seriously, even as his criticisms of U.S. power have marginalized him.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
08-01-2007 |
Nonfiction
Music to Our Eyes: Books That Rocknew
Six of the more intriguing books about music released late in 2004 are reviewed. They include Benjamin Nugent's shallow look at the life of Elliott Smith and an entertaining overview of British indie-rock in the '90s.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-04-2005 |
Nonfiction
