AltWeeklies Wire
'Eye of the Storm': Writing Out Katrinanew
Sally Forman's self-published book on Mayor Ray Nagin and the storm is not a kiss-and-tell, and that's to the writer's credit.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
09-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
New 'Big Lebowski' Book Ties the Legacy Togethernew
In order to capture the impact the Coen Brothers' 1998 cult film has had on an unsuspecting world, the organizers of Lebowski Fest interviewed just about everyone they could think of, starting of course with the movie's cast.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Steve Palopoli |
08-31-2007 |
Nonfiction
'The Heroin Diaries': The Most Fascinating Read Evernew
Particularly if you're into blow, hookers, and all things Crue.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
08-28-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Let's Spend' is a Ceaseless Cascade Of Clichesnew
No one expects A Farewell to Arms when picking up a book titled Let's Spend the Night Together, but you should expect more than what's offered here.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ed Schrader |
08-21-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Brothers': Chasing Assassinsnew
Bobby Kennedy died believing his brother's killers had not been found.
The Texas Observer |
Matthew Stevenson |
08-13-2007 |
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
'Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick'new
Thomas Bewick, a wood engraver in England helped nurture the public's interest in nature.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Michael S. Gant |
08-01-2007 |
Nonfiction
Al Gore: 21st Century Founding Fathernew
Americans are no longer used to frank, substantive political discourse - the thesis of Gore's Assault on Reason.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
07-31-2007 |
Nonfiction
Car Bomb Universitynew
A history of the big blowup.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
07-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
'The River Cottage Meat Book' vs. 'The Bloodless Revolution'new
These two books beg the question: Could conscientious meat-eating be better for animals than vegetarianism?
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
07-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
The Literary Scandal of 2007new
One of Germany's best-known anti-Nazi novelists confesses to a stint in the SS, noting that onions are endlessly nested, bringing tears to those around them.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-06-2007 |
Nonfiction
Erard Mines Applied Bluderologynew
The subtext -- and pretext -- of this book is that in 2007 you don't need a blunderologist to tell you that the most powerful man in the world is a gaffe factory.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
07-03-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Pushed': The Obstetric-Industrial Complexnew
Jennifer Block's expose on birth in America just emphasizes how little the problems of American obstetrics have changed.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
07-02-2007 |
Nonfiction
Bling Blasted in 'Ghettonation'new
Part memoir, part cultural essay and part incendiary rant, Daniels' book is as much a meditation on her own origins as it is a survey of the contemporary African-American landscape.
NOW Magazine |
David Jager |
06-29-2007 |
Nonfiction
Let There Be Lightnew
From Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion to Christopher Hitchens' God Is Not Great, atheism sells. Here's a quick look at the leading atheist bestsellers.
Honolulu Weekly |
Chris Haire |
06-15-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
