Book buzz: what reviewers are saying
OLYMPIC DREAMS:
China and Sports, 1985-2008
By Xu Guoqi / Harvard University Press
鈥淸P]olitics have long been at the heart of China鈥檚 relations with the modern Olympic movement, as Xu Guoqi, an associate professor at Kalamazoo College, shows in his illuminating history, 鈥極lympic Dreams.鈥� 鈥�
鈥� EDWARD CODY, The Washington Post
THE TEN MOST BEAUTIFUL EXPERIMENTS
By George Johnson / Knopf
鈥淸G]eorge Johnson, who writes about science for The New York Times, tells us these stories in a smooth, conversational style. He nicely captures the drudgery and frustrations of scientific experimentation and gives us important insights about cutting-edge lab work.鈥�
鈥� PHILLIP MANNING, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
THE GOD OF WAR
By Marisa Silver / Simon and Schuster
鈥淥f the many qualities to recommend Marisa Silver鈥檚 novel 鈥楾he God of War,鈥� one is the artful way it suggests the coexistence of love, longing and violence.... 鈥楾he God of War鈥� offers calm wisdom ... it is a rare and meaningful book.鈥�
鈥� AMITY GAIGE, The Chicago Tribune
