AltWeeklies Wire
Creation of a Monster, John Gardnernew
Caitlin Rother's book about John Gardner draws a terrifying portrait of a man who was sweet and cuddly one day and a crazed killer the next.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
06-27-2012 |
Nonfiction
Migratory Mutationnew
A 'cancer gene' is at the heart of this tale of history, family and heartbreak.
Tucson Weekly |
Paul Wine |
06-25-2012 |
Nonfiction
Fill your head with candy, Pac-Man, and Crumbnew
The summer months should be a time to seek out necessary shade and cool off with a hot new book title.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
05-17-2012 |
Nonfiction
Do Locavores Suck at Math?new
"An Economist Gets Lunch" offers clever insights (and a little locavore bashing).
LEO Weekly |
J. Christian Walsh |
04-27-2012 |
Nonfiction
The Green in Ganjanew
'Dealing Death and Drugs' shows the human costs of the drug war -- and the importance of marijuana to cartels.
Tucson Weekly |
Greg Harman |
04-26-2012 |
Nonfiction
The Last Stand Mythnew
True or false: The Texan defenders stood their ground, dying to a man within the walls of the Alamo.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-22-2012 |
Nonfiction
How Texas brought Ronald Reagan back from the deadnew
Looking at America's political map today, it is hard to believe that, for most of the nation's history, Texas was a Democratic stronghold.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
04-19-2012 |
Nonfiction
'Burn Down' delivers true American Gothicnew
The discomforting cliché that out of bad pain comes good comedy — an assurance that has, in some form or other, been made by acerbic jokers from Mark Twain to Bernie Mac — is nothing to scoff at.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
04-02-2012 |
Nonfiction
David Klein delves into the deep catalog of number songs in If 6 Was 9new
Reviewer's Fact #1: I downloaded 13 new songs as a result of reading this book. And, yes, I considered finding a reason to download another just to avoid the unlucky number.
INDY Week |
Chris Vitiello |
03-31-2012 |
Nonfiction
Husband of slain icon Selena tells of romance, sufferingnew
In one of the final chapters of his book To Selena, With Love (out March 6), Selena's widower Chris Perez mentions that Abraham Quintanilla, his former father-in-law, once called him "a cancer" in the family.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-09-2012 |
Nonfiction
Kevin Young's inner poet and professor wrestle in The Grey Albumnew
The Emory professor takes on the breadth of African-American culture in his ambitious nonfiction work.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
03-07-2012 |
Nonfiction
Tags: kevin young, the grey album
A Strong Case for Legal Weednew
When Juárez cartel gangster Jose Antonio "El Diego" Acosta Hernandez was arrested last summer he had an estimated 1,500 murders under his belt operating in a city where violent death comes fast and furious.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
02-16-2012 |
Nonfiction
Book Review: 'Bouncing Off Guardrails'new
"Who the hell is waking me up by ringing my fucking doorbell at 2:30 am? It must be Sunshine, but why doesn't she just use her key? Wait a minute, she's laying next to me.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
02-15-2012 |
Nonfiction
Gil Scott-Heron: The Last Holiday: A Memoirnew
Gil Scott-Heron’s memoir isn’t intimate, but it casts him in a new light nevertheless.
Baltimore City Paper |
Pierre Bennu |
01-18-2012 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Gil Scott-Heron
Wojciechowski's The Last Great Game: Duke vs. Kentuckynew
Although the full title occasions three objections all by itself, Gene Wojciechowski's book is nevertheless essential reading for anyone interested in college basketball—and especially, in these environs, for local sports lovers.
INDY Week |
Adam Sobsey |
01-11-2012 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Gene Wojciechowski
