AltWeeklies Wire
Stealing Your Heartnew
Journalist Julian Rubinstein’s action-packed, absurd, and totally true tale of a Hungarian everyman who becomes a famous criminal gives new meaning to the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
05-27-2005 |
Nonfiction
Bad Consciencenew
Getting stared at by six eyeballs is unnerving, but stick the words "The Sociopath Next Door" on top and those stares turn Ted Bundy-creepy. The title -- and the cover design -- of Martha Stout's new book isn't exactly delicate, but given the topic, why should it be?
Boston Phoenix |
Amy Finch |
05-23-2005 |
Nonfiction
Statistics Are at the Heart of Baseballnew
Lovers of baseball dwell on statistics the way teen-aged girls dissect each and every nuance in a glance from that cute boy across the cafeteria.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
05-19-2005 |
Nonfiction
Ph.D'oh!new
Kids, put down that homework and watch some television immediately!
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
05-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Fandom -- Ultimately, It's All About Younew
Several books demonstrate, not always intentionally, that celebrity is ultimately all about us and how we use stars as models and mirrors.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
05-10-2005 |
Nonfiction
Crime and Effectnew
Rachel King's new book allows family members' stories to reveal why state-sanctioned killing is not the answer.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
04-29-2005 |
Nonfiction
Forgive and Survivenew
Martha Beck's memoir of overcoming abuse is more about thriving rather than merely surviving, and it includes some insider information on life as a Utah Mormon.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
04-29-2005 |
Nonfiction
Chow Down With Chowhound.com -- Offline
The food-finding Web site offers a hardcopy of its recommendations for the best weird jellies and Pakistani cabbie fuel in New York City.
Columbus Alive |
G.A. Benton |
04-28-2005 |
Nonfiction
Days Of The Wu: The RZA Looks Inside The Clannew
The Manual provides insight into a collective that became ever denser by explaining the Wu philosophies and the Wu connection with film, fashion and comic books. It also prints annotated lyrics to some of the group's most popular songs.
Boston Phoenix |
Sam Pfeifle |
04-28-2005 |
Nonfiction
Fear and Self-Loathingnew
Three new books wallow in our fat-phobic culture. But it's not all bad news for Big Beautiful Women and Big Beautiful Men.
Seattle Weekly |
Lynn Jacobson |
04-27-2005 |
Nonfiction
Boots on the Groundnew
American Indians' struggle to defend their traditions and secure equal rights is portrayed as an essential chapter in the life of the United States.
Missoula Independent |
John Freeman |
04-21-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Blood Struggle, Charles Wilkinson
Memoir of a Manhunt
The five-year search for the convicted abortion clinic bomber Eric Rudolph is detailed in this book by a veteran investigative reporter and a veteran law enforcement officer.
Birmingham Weekly |
Dale Short |
04-19-2005 |
Nonfiction
An Art Movement by Any Other Name...
Matt Dukes Jordan offers a field guide to the world of lowbrow art, and the many objections to that term.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
04-14-2005 |
Nonfiction
Unconventional First Lady of the Ragtime Era
A leading matriarch of Ohio's political family dynasty gets a new biography that answers such as questions as why our current governor is named "Bob" Taft instead of "Alphonso."
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
04-14-2005 |
Nonfiction
Building a Mysterynew
Who is Eric Rudolph and how did he elude capture for so long? Where did he hide? Who helped him? Despite all the biographic and forensic details Schuster and Stone weave together, the fact remains that only Rudolph knows his full story.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
04-13-2005 |
Nonfiction
