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Tyrant of the Screennew
Foster Hirsch uses personal background only as determining antecedents in the context of Otto Preminger's role as a director, giving the reader juicy insights where it matters most -- his relationships with his actors and the fascinating skirmishes on-set.
Shepherd Express |
Steve Spice |
02-15-2008 |
Nonfiction
Exploring Communism's Dixie Rootsnew
Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore, a North Carolina-born history professor at Yale University, traveled to Russia to research the Communist Party's involvement with the American Civil Rights Movement.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
02-14-2008 |
Nonfiction
How to Write Memoir (Really)new
Not much in the way of a front-to-cover book, Natalie Goldberg's Old Friend from Far Away is an engaging, practical means to an end.
The Portland Mercury |
Courtney Ferguson |
02-14-2008 |
Nonfiction
Lamenting the Fading of Black Historynew
One of the more startling revelations of Charles Cobb Jr.'s On the Road to Freedom, out last month from Algonquin Books, is just how rapidly the physical history of the Civil Rights movement is withering before our eyes.
INDY Week |
Gerry Canavan |
02-14-2008 |
Nonfiction
Won't You Be My Neighbor?new
Vanderbilt professor believes the Golden Rule is more than just a commandment.
Nashville Scene |
Paul V. Griffith |
02-14-2008 |
Nonfiction
Thesis of 'Against the Machine' Ultimately Runs Off the Railsnew
In this a compact rant, cultural critic Lee Siegel nails some of the shibboleths of a Web 2.0 world in which too much connectivity results in social atomization.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Michael S. Gant |
02-14-2008 |
Nonfiction
Invasion of The Body Watchersnew
Aine Collier's The Humble Little Condom: A History and Jamye Waxman's Getting Off: A Woman's Guide to Masturbation examine the historical prohibitions of so-called sex without procreation.
Baltimore City Paper |
Heather Harris |
02-12-2008 |
Nonfiction
James Dawes on the Worst News in the Worldnew
Anyone concerned with human rights will come away from That The World May Know troubled and well informed.
The Texas Observer |
Thomas Palaima |
02-11-2008 |
Nonfiction
A Spicy Tributenew
Sara Roahen was four chapters into writing her just-published book -- Gumbo Tales, an exploration into the culinary wonders of New Orleans -- when Katrina hit her adopted city.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tim Whitaker |
02-11-2008 |
Nonfiction
Author Daniel Mendelsohn: On a Rescue Missionnew
The Lost is more than a testament to the detective work that sent Mendelsohn from Ukraine, to Australia, to Scandinavia, to Israel, and to the Upper East Side in search of clues to his relatives lost during the Holocaust.
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gil |
02-08-2008 |
Nonfiction
Food, Not Fadsnew
Michael Pollan takes on food science and the Western diet in his follow-up to The Omnivore's Dilemma
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
02-07-2008 |
Nonfiction
Phil Ramone on Music Productionnew
Whether you have dabbled in music production or have trouble figuring out how to work a five-disc changer stereo system, you will find Making Records down-right digestible.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ed Schrader |
02-05-2008 |
Nonfiction
About our moneynew
How do the richer get richer? By taking money from wage-earners, through tax abatements, incentives, and subsidies.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
01-31-2008 |
Nonfiction
Ira Glass' Kings Underscores Need for Good Writingnew
The book contains pieces as diverse as can be contained in one volume, from the economics of raising a cow in Michael Pollan's "Power Steer," to the group mentality of soccer hooligans in an excerpt from Bill Buford's book Among the Thugs.
Charleston City Paper |
John Edward Royall |
01-30-2008 |
Nonfiction
Fighting the Devil in Outsider Artnew
Greg Bottoms uncovers the wild side of Christian art in The Colorful Apocalypse.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
01-30-2008 |
Nonfiction
