AltWeeklies Wire
A True Crimenew
Lueders details how a rape victim wound up being treated like a criminal.
Chicago Reader |
Linda Lutton |
11-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Bill Lueders, Cry Rape
Rudolph At Restnew
This new book completes the bomber's arch.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
11-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Lone Wolf, Maryanne Vollers
Tilted Artnew
A needlessly dry work, never really generating the level of interest warranted by the lively and often lurid subject matter, Visual Shock reads like a text for a college survey course.
Washington City Paper |
Adam Mazmanian |
11-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
Scrapbooking on Drugsnew
Love's book is like a reality TV show scribbled in cursive on cocktail napkins; it's an autobiography but without a narrative or plot.
Fairfield County Weekly |
Jessica Wakeman |
11-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Courtney Love, Dirty Blonde
Evolutionary Apostasynew
Charles Darwin wasn't born to beef with God, but his insights continue to rock the religious.
Missoula Independent |
Jason Wiener |
11-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
Hell for Dummiesnew
The Vice Guide to Travel takes you to Chernobyl, the Congo, the worst slums of Rio and other places you'll likely never go.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
11-03-2006 |
Nonfiction
Still Howlingnew
Four new books celebrate the 50th anniversary of Allen Ginsberg's epic poem, including a documentary look at its banning in San Francisco and the subsequent obscenity trial.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
10-23-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Bill Morgan, Howl on Trial
After the Delugenew
A New Orleans writer's collected columns document everyday life post-Katrina.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Tisserand |
10-23-2006 |
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
Operation Smoke and Mirrorsnew
Frank Rich takes a damning peek backstage, but neglects to review the audience.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-04-2006 |
Nonfiction
Goodbye, Jimnew
Gilchrist's new book highlights the failed promises of the Minuteman Project.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
08-28-2006 |
Nonfiction
Your Enemies and Neighborsnew
Julia Sweig's Friendly Fire and Jeff Faux's The Global Class War look at how the other 80 percent live -- and why they hate us.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tom Gallagher |
08-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
Smart Pop Analysisnew
What's best about Empire of Dirt is that Fonarow's equally a thinker's thinker and a fan's fan.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
08-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Gangs of D.C.
This book is charming, because Continetti approaches his subjects with an innocence that can't be anything but.
Washington City Paper |
Ryan Grim |
07-28-2006 |
Nonfiction
Everybody Knew His Namenew
A journalist recounts the Long Island corner bar where he grew up.
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
07-26-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: J.R. Moehringer, The Tender Bar
