All Book Reviews
'Nagasaki' is a compelling, unflinching account of life after nuclear warSusan Southard presents the story of the Nagasaki bombing from the perspectives of five teenage survivors.
'Palimpsest' beautifully charts the history of writingRich with captivating anecdotes and deep historical knowledge, Matthew Battles' exhilarating new book takes us from cuneiform tablets to the digital era.
'The Dying Grass' magnificently dramatizes the almost forgotten Nez Perce warWilliam T. Vollmann brings vibrant new life to the collisions between the US Army and the聽Nez Perce.聽
'Circling the Sun' takes readers on a flight with Beryl Markham'Circling the Sun' by bestselling author Paula McLain ('The Paris Wife') elaborates on the life of another fascinating woman.
Pleasure Cruise: Two Summer ReadsTwo books to sweeten your summer: "The Rocks" by Peter Nichols and "Man at the Helm" by Nina Stibbe.
Genius at Play: Pedro Martinez and Billy MartinTwo baseball books not to be missed: the rise of Pedro Martinez, one of the greatest players in the world, and the life of Billy Martin, a genius of a coach.
'Circus Mirandus' creates magic for middle-grade readersThis middle-grade novel is about much more than an imaginary 鈥� or is it real? 鈥� circus.
Meet the 'forgotten con,' the man who out Ponzi-ed Ponzi and MadoffAuthor Dean Jobb tracks the life of 1920s Chicago swindler Leo Koretz in 鈥楨mpire of Deception.鈥�- 'Our Man in Charleston' follows a Civil War 'spy in plain sight'As one of only two full-time consuls for the UK in the US, Robert Bunch stealthily gathered intelligence for his own country, even as he attempted to remain on amicable terms with his slavery-loving neighbors.聽
'Death and Mr. Pickwick': a marvelously Dickensian novel about the creation of 'The Pickwick Papers'Stephen Jarvis unfolds the entire prehistory of 'The Pickwick Papers,' to a depth that even a Dickens scholar would find hard to match.
'The Oregon Trail': a contemporary journey that is raw, visceral, and often laugh-out-loud funnyHow Rinker Buck drove a covered wagon across the Oregon Trail with his irascible brother Nick and a loyal yet skittish three-mule team that occasionally put everyone's life in danger.
'Being Nixon' portrays a president divided against his better selfEvan Thomas argues that Nixon is much less the evil mastermind of 1970s caricature 鈥� and much more a Jekyll-and-Hyde character constantly at war with himself.
'The Billion Dollar Spy': the CIA's secret point man in cold-war-era MoscowThis nonfiction thriller is a must-read for historians and buffs of cold-war era, as well as aficionados of espionage.
'Skyfaring' is a journey with a pilotPart memoir, part diary, Mark Vanhoenacker shares his story as a pilot.
'The Seven Good Years' collects quirky, touching family stories by Israeli writer Etgar KeretEtgar Keret presents his memoir: a series of raw and witty stories that document seven years of a father-son relationship.
'The Little Paris Bookshop' is a summer read rich in easy pleasuresNina George's international bestseller features good food, talk of love, and picturesque scenes of rural France.
'Vendetta' details the white-hot feud between Bobby Kennedy and Jimmy HoffaJames Neff analyzes the clash of two American giants bent on destroying each other.
'A Full Life': Jimmy Carter writes againAt 90, Carter looks back on a remarkable life.
'Uprooted' is the rare book that makes magic feel magicalDragons, enchanted woods, brave young women, and a twisty plot make it impossible to put this book down.
'The House Tells the Story' offers a personal tour of 15 presidential homes'The House Tells the Story' is a beautifully illustrated coffee table book that takes us into the personal spaces of former US presidents.
