AltWeeklies Wire
Investigating an Imaginary Crisisnew
Stephanie Mencimer has written a bracing narrative of who, how, and why "tort reform" became law in Texas and elsewhere.
The Texas Observer |
Suzanne Batchelor |
12-03-2007 |
Nonfiction
A Simple Mind Run Amoknew
Greenwald identifies the victims of the Bush presidency, the harm they have suffered, and how that harm continues to be inflicted. He discusses the accomplices who have made it possible for a president with no electoral mandate to use the irrational, and now seriously diminished, support he gained from the events of 9/11 to do so much damage.
The Texas Observer |
Thomas Palaima |
11-19-2007 |
Nonfiction
Studs on Studsnew
This is a book about the working life of a man who has defined his long life by his success at getting other people to tell their stories.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
11-05-2007 |
Nonfiction
George Saunders' Elements of Stylenew
The essays in The Braindead Megaphone are full of optimism and prescriptions for better living -- it's not self-help, but humanity-help: keys to getting on better in the world by getting on better with others.
The Texas Observer |
Josh Rosenblatt |
10-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
Examining Hugo Chavez & the Conundrum in Caracasnew
Two veteran Venezuelan journalists take on the complex personality of a man who emerged from relative obscurity to become one of Latin America's most influential and controversial leaders.
The Texas Observer |
Susana Hayward |
10-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
Journalism in the Twilight Zonenew
In Off the Record, Norman Pearlstine tells his version of the leak-and-smear campaign to out CIA covert agent Valerie Plame, while looking at the current problems with Washington journalism.
The Texas Observer |
Myra Macpherson |
10-05-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Babylon by Bus': Fear and Doping in Iraqnew
Contradictory, honest, and compelling, LeMoine and Neumann offer a decidedly new vantage point on the war in Iraq.
The Texas Observer |
Stayton Bonner |
09-24-2007 |
Nonfiction
Martin Luther King, Jr., the Economistnew
Jackson casts King as arguably the most important, and certainly the most eloquent, American political economist of the 20th century.
The Texas Observer |
Todd Moye |
09-10-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Et Tu Brute?' Looks at Rendering Caesarnew
Instead of tracing the dismal lineage of political murder, from antiquity to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Woolf's concise book studies the history of one political murder, the murder of Caesar.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
09-10-2007 |
Nonfiction
'American Furies': Heartbreak Hotelnew
The politics and folly of criminal justice are familiar ground for Abramsky, and his latest book is not a riveting tale -- its value lies in making us consider why we do what we do, how we came to this point, and why it's important to trace history's longer arcs.
The Texas Observer |
Stayton Bonner |
08-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Brothers': Chasing Assassinsnew
Bobby Kennedy died believing his brother's killers had not been found.
The Texas Observer |
Matthew Stevenson |
08-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Erard Mines Applied Bluderologynew
The subtext -- and pretext -- of this book is that in 2007 you don't need a blunderologist to tell you that the most powerful man in the world is a gaffe factory.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
07-03-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Water From Stone': The Grass is Greenernew
Jeffrey Greene outlines J. David Bamberger's winding career, from door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman to Church's Fried Chicken co-founder to internationally lauded conservationist.
The Texas Observer |
Stayton Bonner |
07-03-2007 |
Nonfiction
Ducking the God Questionnew
To better appreciate just how difficult it can be for even the most devout intellectuals to confront the godless implications of Darwinism, one need look no further than Francisco Ayala's Darwin's Gift: To Science and Religion and Edward Larson's The Creation-Evolution Debate.
The Texas Observer |
James McWilliams |
06-06-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
DeLay, Inknew
Whatever the cause, DeLay disappoints readers who hoped the pen would be mightier than the Hammer.
The Texas Observer |
Andrew Wheat |
05-21-2007 |
Nonfiction
