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Forced Exposurenew
As creator of the zine Rollerderby, Lisa Crystal Carver was one of the finest stylists of her generation, and her amazing elegy for the lost underground of the '80s cements her spot.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
Mothers and Daughtersnew
Courtney Love's mother rather belatedly cashes in on her unhinged offspring's notoriety with a memoir, which not only tells tales on her own kid, but seems to share Love's enthusiasm for just making shit up.
The Village Voice |
Jessica Winter |
01-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
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
Consider the Wallacenew
Eight books into his career, David Foster Wallace remains a prisoner of postmodern irony.
OC Weekly |
Cornel Bonca |
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
Technical Knockout
Burke's portrait is a vivid, exhaustively researched and aptly deployed biography that brings Miller to life.
Washington City Paper |
Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow |
01-06-2006 |
Nonfiction
Gaffes for Laughsnew
Don't Try This at Home contains over three dozen anecdotes confessing all sorts of disasters and illicit scenarios in the kitchen.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bill Addison |
01-05-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
The Culture of Jackonew
Looking past questions of what he did or didn't do, this book examines the Michael Jackson phenomenon as American popular culture pushed to its logical extremes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
01-05-2006 |
Nonfiction
Truth Squadnew
Intelligence expert Scott Ritter explains the WMD situation in his new book.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-04-2006 |
Nonfiction
Doing It Yourselfnew
ReadyMade magazine presents a handsome DIY bible for those interested in becoming a notoriously trash-reclaiming do-it-yourselfer.
SF Weekly |
Hiya Swanhuyser |
01-04-2006 |
Nonfiction
Race to the Finish
The book provides a useful catalog of American ingenuity in the cause of ethnic purity.
Washington City Paper |
Bell Clement |
12-23-2005 |
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
The Aeroplane Flies Highnew
Kim Cooper has taken the first real crack at unraveling the mystique of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, the most influential indie-rock record of the past decade, in a tome for Continuum Books' immensely popular 33 1/3 series.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
12-22-2005 |
Nonfiction
Uncomfortable White Peoplenew
Robert Jensen's new book looks at the persistence of white privilege.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
12-22-2005 |
Nonfiction
Nancy Had Two Mommiesnew
Nancy Drew has lasted 75 years as a childhood favorite. Melanie Rehak chronicles a character who influenced at least two generations of women in an exhaustive literary biography designed to give the perky teen her due.
Boston Phoenix |
Clea Simon |
12-20-2005 |
Nonfiction
