AltWeeklies Wire
Stories From Papers You Don't Bring Home to Mothernew
In Notes from the Underground, you'll find stories of train-hopping hobos; high-priced, semi-retired call girls; marijuana; pedophilia; and polygamy. Yup, making our J-school mentors proud.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
09-15-2005 |
Nonfiction
Whitewashnew
In his new autobiography, Jesse Helms sees himself as a humanitarian -- not a racist supporter of brutal right-wing regimes who turned obstructionism into a foreign policy.
INDY Week |
Barry Yeoman |
09-12-2005 |
Nonfiction
Poetic Licensenew
The authors of The 9/11 Commission Report may have unwittingly created America's first epic.
Boston Phoenix |
Daniel Aaron, Leslie Dunton-Downer and Harvey A. Silverglate |
09-09-2005 |
Nonfiction
Running On Empty
Sure gas prices are getting astronomical, but at least we still have gas to pay a lot of money for. As Richard Heinberg vividly illustrates, that might not always be the case.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
09-08-2005 |
Nonfiction
People Who Care About Strangersnew
Barasch’s "field notes" are not sermons but tales of true people (and animals) who have chosen the road less traveled and, in doing so, found their way.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
09-02-2005 |
Nonfiction
Wild at Heartnew
Veteran and environmentalist (and veteran environmentalist) Doug Peacock takes a walk down (Edward) Abbey road.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
09-01-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Doug Peacock, Walking It Off
Adventures in Flatlandnew
The New York Times op-ed columnist argues that the world is perfectly flat; barriers to participation in the global economy have vanished. Some highly regarded global economists would disagree.
The Village Voice |
Joshua Clover |
08-29-2005 |
Nonfiction
Double Billed
Tom Robbins' Wild Ducks Flying Backwards re-presents the author's shorter works -- not that there's anything wrong with that.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-25-2005 |
Nonfiction
The Cute Shall Inherit the Earth
Indie comics whiz James Kochalka offers his most important and irresistible work to date -- his manifesto.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
Dalek and Larry Fink: Insane-o Artnew
New York publishers powerHouse relish in the end of days by releasing catalyst books of art from reclusive artist Dalek and incriminating political photographer Larry Fink.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
08-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Various Titles, Multiple authors
Behind the Lettersnew
Andrew Carroll traveled the world on his quest to preserve veteran voices -- including Kurt Vonnegut's.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
08-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Wall to Wall Wal-Mart Bashing
Just when you thought you'd heard it all before, a new book counts out even more reasons why you should hate the superstore.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
08-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Smite Makes Rightnew
Far from Baghdad, we need a sectarian truce of our own. But are hard-believing Americans really ready for a grand compromise?
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
08-10-2005 |
Nonfiction
Talking the Talknew
Anthony DeCurtis has had A-list access for decades as an editor at Rolling Stone, but this book gets as much juice from his gently thoughtful manner of questioning as from his connections with celebrity.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
08-04-2005 |
Nonfiction
Deep Waters of Weltynew
Susan Marrs takes readers through the years of life of this icon of Mississippi literature in which she lived and read and wrote and revised herself into a full-fledged writer.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
07-28-2005 |
Nonfiction
