07.04.09
Classic review: 1776
A gripping account of 1776 – a year of "sustained suffering" and "phenomenal courage."
07.03.09
In the Kitchen
Murder and mayhem haunt an executive chef in the restaurant of a London hotel that has seen better days.
07.02.09
An Elegy for Easterly
This poignant short story collection puts a personal face on the devastating crisis in Zimbabwe.
07.01.09
Hound Dog
The story of two blues-crazed teens who became one of the best songwriting teams of the 20th century.
06.30.09
What We Eat When We Eat Alone
What are the quirky dishes with which we comfort ourselves when dining solo?
06.29.09
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend
Satchel Paige: the biography of an ace pitcher and racial trailblazer.
06.28.09
Classic book review: Ahab’s Wife
Using a stray reference in "Moby Dick," a novelist creates the story of Ahab's wife.
06.27.09
Heroic Measures
An elderly New York couple must deal with a terrorist threat, a real estate predicament, and – worst of all – a crisis with their pet.
06.26.09
The Secret Speech
Stalin is gone but not forgotten in this dark, suspenseful sequel to “Child 44.”
06.25.09
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
Philosopher-author Alain de Botton asks: Why do we work?
06.24.09
Right Time, Right Place
How it felt to grow up at the National Review – with William F. Buckley Jr., as a mentor.
06.23.09
Turtle Feet: The Making and Unmaking of a Buddhist Monk
A music student renounces all to become a Buddhist monk – and then has second thoughts.
06.22.09
The Food of a Younger Land
How America used to eat.
06.21.09
Classic review: The Hills At Home
The relatives come for the weekend, but they never leave in this relentlessly witty family novel.
06.20.09
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
Urban meets rural in this memoir of life on a farm in the slums of Oakland.
06.19.09
The Walking People
When two sisters leave Ireland for New York in the 1950s, nothing turns out as they expect.
06.18.09
American Radical
A biography of the journalist who believed he could change the world.
06.17.09
Byron in Love
Novelist Edna O’Brien attempts a biography of the poet who was ‘Mad, bad, and dangerous to know.’
06.16.09
Shop Class as Soulcraft
A philosopher turned motor-bike mender meditates on the rewards and joys of manual labor.
06.15.09
The American Future: A History
Historian Simon Schama offers a portrait of America with its complexities and contradictions.
06.14.09
Classic review: The Accidental Masterpiece
An inspiring meditation on art by Michael Kimmelman, chief art critic of the New York Times.
06.13.09
The Last Olympian
Teens battle Titans in this lively update of Greek myths for middle readers.
06.12.09
The Signal
The adventures of a cowboy and his ex-wife on a fishing trip gone very wrong.
06.11.09
Vanished Smile
The true story of the stranger-than-fiction heist of the Mona Lisa in 1911.
06.10.09
Losing Mum and Pup
Christopher Buckley’s affectionate portrait of his larger-than-life parents.
