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'Living Biblically': A Skeptically Holy Experimentnew
It could have been shaved down by a quarter without losing its effect, but Jacobs' dedication to his project, combined with his own ambivalence to the Bible, make this book one of the surprise hits of the fall.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
10-18-2007 |
Nonfiction
'The Air We Breathe' Blends Science, History & Political Allegorynew
Communities are fragile and corruptible things, but Barrett is building, book by book, a stronger, closer, brighter and better one than ours.
'My Brother's Madness' is a Heart's-Blood Memoirnew
Pines is a good writer, a dedicated brother and a Brooklyn-bred humorist.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
10-18-2007 |
Nonfiction
Comic Proportionsnew
Robert Kirkman showcases his ability to balance humor with horror in Marvel Zombies while Geoff Johns gives his audience a great bunch of villains in Green Lantern.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Carlton Hargro |
10-17-2007 |
Fiction
Dr. Oliver Sacks on 'Musicophilia'new
Sacks' latest book tackles our intimate mental connection to all things musical. It dallies in the minds of inspired amnesiacs and melodious Alzheimer's patients in an effort to explain just what it is about music that can move us so profoundly.
Willamette Week |
Claire Evans |
10-17-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Classical Music Critic Alex Ross Rewrites Historynew
The New Yorker critic's new book, The Rest Is Noise, demonstrates his storyteller's gift for the engaging anecdote, humor and evocative description, to the 20th century's kaleidoscopic, tumultuous, non-pop musical history.
Willamette Week |
Brett Campbell |
10-17-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Alex Ross Brings the 'Noise'new
The New Yorker critic surveys the many faces of 20th-century classical music.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
10-17-2007 |
Nonfiction
Podcast: Robert Reich on 'Supercapitalism'new
The former labor secretary talks about about economics, industry, and the pervasive creep of new capitalism's moral degradations.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
10-17-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Fast, Cheap, and Out of Controlnew
Former labor secretary Robert Reich examines the heavy price we pay for prospering as consumers in Supercapitalism.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
10-17-2007 |
Nonfiction
Judgment Daysnew
Two new books -- The Preacher and the Presidents and The Prince of War -- find good and evil in the Rev. Billy Graham's presidential politics.
Mountain Xpress |
Seth Dowland |
10-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
Michael Collier's Collection Falls Flatnew
It's difficult to say why exactly Maryland's former poet laureate felt the need to publish Make Us Wave Back: Essays on Poetry and Influence, but the end result reads like a dumping ground for academic studies, all-too-brief personal essays, lengthy reportage, and even an interview.
Baltimore City Paper |
Zak M. Salih |
10-16-2007 |
Poetry
Portrait of a Nymphnew
Erotica novelist Zane's new advice book, Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk about Sex and Love, offers a glimpse of what it might be like to bang Zane herself.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
10-16-2007 |
Fiction
James Case Questions Economistsnew
Through new discussions of market-related competition, he aims to debunk orthodox economic theory as it has developed since Adam Smith's 1776 The Wealth of Nations.
Baltimore City Paper |
Darcelle Bleau |
10-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
'The Religion' Turns 16th Century Battles into Fantasynew
Yes, this is airport fiction about an obscure historical military conflict.
Baltimore City Paper |
Robbie Whelan |
10-16-2007 |
Fiction
The Value of Semennew
On one hand it's genetic dynamite, an indispensable lifeline to the future for a guy, and on the other hand it's just a step less disposable than other renewable bodily products like mucus or saliva. Lisa Jean Moore explores the contradiction in her academic study Sperm Counts: Overcome by Man's Most Precious Fluid.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
10-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
