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Young and Uninformednew

David T.Z. Mindich looks at why young people are tuning out the news.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Kel Munger  |  12-30-2004  |  Nonfiction
Tags: David T. Z. Mindich, Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News

Just the Flunew

John M. Barry's exhaustive history of the the 1918 influenza epidemic provides a very timely context.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Kel Munger  |  11-05-2004  |  Nonfiction
Tags: John M. Barry, The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History, Nonfiction Reviews

Journalist Recalls Months She Taught Dance in Cubanew

In "Dancing with Cuba," noted Latin American journalist Alma Guillermoprieto gives us the rhetoric-free story of her formative experiences in revolutionary Cuba.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Melinda Welsh  |  08-07-2004  |  Nonfiction
Tags: Alma Guillermoprieto, Dancing with Cuba: A Memoir of the Revolution, Nonfiction Reviews

Almond Takes His Candy Memories on the Roadnew

Steve Almond knows a thing or two about obsession. Fortunately for us, he writes about it so well that we’re invited to join him, and, like any slippery slope, we’re soon riding shotgun beside him on the premium chocolate highway.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Kel Munger  |  08-07-2004  |  Nonfiction
Tags: Steve Almond, Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America, Nonfiction Reviews

Laws and Ordernew

Joe Domanick's new book takes a hard look at a hard law, examining California's "three strikes" rule and its consequences.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Kel Munger  |  07-02-2004  |  Nonfiction
Tags: Cruel Justice: Three Strikes and the Politics of Crime in America's Golden State, Joe Domanick, Nonfiction Reviews
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