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'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
'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
'Black on the Block': The Mixed-Income Mythnew
Northwestern prof Mary Pattillo on why even the black middle-class can't save a poor black neighborhood in Chicago.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
06-19-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Year of Eating Locallynew
Two households go to extremes to show how it's done in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and Plenty.
Chicago Reader |
Martha Bayne |
05-21-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
Tell Me Lessnew
Rebecca Walker's Baby Love and Anne Lamott's Grace (Eventually) prove they don't understand that some thoughts are best kept private.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
04-02-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
Power to the Cluelessnew
The politics of bisexuality aren't as complicated as you'd think.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
03-06-2007 |
Nonfiction
Who's Choosing the News?new
No one denies the media landscape is changing, but Eric Klinenberg's new book doesn't shed much light on how and why.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
02-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
Send in the Clownnew
It takes a political satirist to explain the father of capitalism.
Chicago Reader |
Chris Barsanti |
02-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
From MLK to Jay-Znew
An attempt at understanding contemporary black male identity.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
02-06-2007 |
Nonfiction
Invisible Americanew
What it's like, day by day, to be a Mexican immigrant in the U.S.
Chicago Reader |
Phoebe Connelly |
01-30-2007 |
Nonfiction
Alternative to What?new
In his memoir about trying to be a cool dad, Pollack reveals that he's just like every other parent.
Chicago Reader |
Martha Bayne |
01-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Alternadad, Neal Pollack
A Daydream Nationnew
Marcus is nostalgic for an America that was never more than a fantasy.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
11-22-2006 |
Nonfiction
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
After the Delugenew
A New Orleans writer's collected columns document everyday life post-Katrina.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Tisserand |
10-23-2006 |
Nonfiction
When You Hate Your Necknew
Apparently the thing to do is focus on your navel.
Chicago Reader |
S.L. Wisenberg |
10-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
