AltWeeklies Wire
Lomborg Tells Climate-Change Worrywarts to Chillaxnew
Cool It is more of a distraction than a contribution at a time when environmentalists should be busy promoting solutions, not debunking the carefully crafted fables of Lomborg's dollar-driven theses.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
09-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
Nelson Peery Surveys His Tenure in the Communist Partynew
While he is forthright about his ethical struggles and political development, there is a staginess to much of the dialogue that transforms plot turns into vehicles for Peery's soul-searching.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore |
09-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
Is 'The Iran Agenda' a Theocratic Democracy?new
Reese Erlich's book discusses moronic policy, complicated politics, and hopes for the future in Iran.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
09-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Tearing Down the Gates' Examines School Inequitiesnew
Peter Sacks, a former community college teacher and longtime independent critic of American education, reminds readers that school decline as the class divide increases.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tom Gallagher |
09-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
Poe Ballantine's Second Book is Full of Whoasnew
The personal essays in 501 Minutes to Christ demonstrate Ballantine's ability to examine his own life harshly but reserve such judgment when looking with kind and interested eyes into the lives of others, no matter how downtrodden, crazy, or corrupt.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
09-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Freedom Next Time': Tracking Struggles for Justicenew
Agree with him or not, Pilger presents a view widely accepted in much of the world, one the American public ignores at its own peril.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tom Gallagher |
08-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
Murder Witnessnew
An observer in Darfur describes an unending nightmare.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tom Gallagher |
04-25-2007 |
Nonfiction
A Careful Readernew
A collection of Susan Sontag's later work highlights the writer's unswerving attention to morality.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
03-28-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Other Superpowernew
Traub documents the post-cold war careers of the United Nations and Kofi Annan.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tom Gallagher |
11-29-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: James Traub, The Best Intentions
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
Pain Managementnew
Ugresic's new novel examines the marketplace of misfortune.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Adam Klein |
08-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
Censorship is XXXX XX XXXnew
This new anthology looks at how we silence others and ourselves.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
David Moisl |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
A Conference With Ghostsnew
Two new books -- Conned and Forced Passages -- delve into the impact of America's criminal justice system on society at large.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Daniel Burton-Rose |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
The Dirty Worknew
Two omnivores pursue the perfect modern meal in
The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine and The Omnivore's Dilemma.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Caitlin Van Dusen |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
