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Steve Martin: Philosopher in Bunny Earsnew
His just-published memoir, Born Standing Up, verifies what you always suspected -- Steve Martin never was your typical comedian.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
01-04-2008 |
Nonfiction
Every Conceivable Foodnew
A new book by Harvard nutritionist sperm-and-eggheads suggests that your dietary choices can greatly improve your chances of getting pregnant.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
12-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Dirtiest Copnew
How the East Side, the West Side, and 42nd Street corrupted the 20th century.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
11-05-2007 |
Nonfiction
The 'Things' We Lovenew
Writers extol sacred objects of everyday use -- and uselessness -- in Taking Things Seriously and Evocative Objects.
Boston Phoenix |
Caitlin Curran |
09-27-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
The Greatest Travels Ever Toldnew
Penguin's Great Journeys series excerpts the great texts of travel literature, from Herodotus to Ernest Shackleton, in 10 slender and beautifully designed paperback volumes.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
09-27-2007 |
Nonfiction
Everybody Say 'Arrragh!'new
Being a brief but basically positive review of two new books about pirates.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
09-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Annals of Terminationnew
George W. Bush is guilty of a lot of things -- but in her just-released book, former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega gets specific.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
05-03-2007 |
Nonfiction
Green Monster to Green Zonenew
Two red Sox fans gave up selling "Yankees Suck" T-shirts and got jobs in war-torn Iraq.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
08-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
'Cribs,' Despot Editionnew
If you’re a heartless dictator, home is where the hideous ersatz pagodas, caged leopards, room-size shoe closets, and bizarre bathroom appliances are.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
06-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
Lost and Foundnew
The serendipity of Sara Bader's discovery is a lot like the essence of classified advertising itself.
Boston Phoenix |
Amy Finch |
02-24-2006 |
Nonfiction
Daydream Believernew
Boston rocker Jen Trynin documents her would-have-been stardom with self-mocking wit.
Boston Phoenix |
Amy Finch |
02-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
Faith Healingnew
The pages of historian Taylor Branch's third volume in his parallel biography of Dr. Martin Luther King and the civil-rights movement turn heavily.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
02-03-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: At Canaan's Edge, Taylor Branch
Cris du cœurnew
Uproot a city of artists and you will hear their cries, and New Orleans was nothing if not a gathering place for creatives. Two new books sing the city's praises and lament its loss.
Boston Phoenix |
Clea Simon |
01-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
I [Heart] New Yorknew
Stack your Hegel, Kant, Marx and any and all NYC gallery guides on the nightstand -- everything's about to get real heavy with this knotty and ambitious work.
Boston Phoenix |
Colin Fleming |
01-06-2006 |
Nonfiction
It's All Truenew
Phoenix reviewers list their favorite non-fiction books of 2005.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
12-23-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: yearinreview2005
