All Book Reviews
'The Georgetown Set' spells out the dangers of elite journalismJoe Alsop was postwar Washington鈥檚 greatest host. But when the party ended, his downfall had true upsides.
'@War' details the unsettling implications of cyber warfare and espionageJournalist Shane Harris considers the progress that corporations, governments, and individuals are making in their capacity to protect 鈥� or to sabotage 鈥� the Internet infrastructure.
'China 1945' asks: Did the US 'lose' China?Former Time magazine correspondent Richard Bernstein argues that the US was not in a position to alter China's leftward swing after World War II.
'Revival' tells the dark and stormy tale of a New England minister who loses his faithA former minister turned carnival huckster stars in Stephen King's latest novel.- 'Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible' portrays a Russia in which 'everything is PR'Former Russian TV producer and director Peter Pomerantsev offers a peek inside the machine that distracts much of the Russian populace.
'The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher' allows Hilary Mantel to imagine what might have beenThe author of 'Wolf Hall' opens doors into alternate worlds in her new collection of short fiction.
'The Meaning of Human Existence' considers humanity's purpose and place in the grand scheme of thingsBiologist Edward O. Wilson tackles mankind 鈥� our origins, our unique place in the universe, and what the future of the species holds 鈥� in about 200 pages.
'Lives in Common' recalls a not-too-distant time when Arabs and Jews lived as neighborsJust a century ago, Jews and Arabs lived in the same courtyards, participated in each other's religious festivals, and watched over each other's children, says an Israeli political scientist.
'Nora Webster' tells the story of a 40-something widow with power and graceWhen Nora Webster loses her husband 鈥� beloved by all in their small Irish village 鈥� she must find a way to live that works for herself and her sons .
'Ciao, Carpaccio!' is travel writer Jan Morris's loving meditation on Venetian painter Vittore CarpaccioIn a book billed as her final work, famed travel writer Jan Morris salutes an old friend and favorite artist.
'The Devil's Alliance' traces the short, unhappy marriage of Hitler and StalinThe 'Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' stunned the world and altered the course of World War II.
'Rain Reign' is one of the best children's books of 2014Martin has created multi-faceted, complex characters and situations that make 'Rain Reign' 鈥� a novel about a girl diagnosed with Asperger鈥檚 syndrome 鈥� sing.
'The Secret History of Wonder Woman' combines biography and cultural history to tell the story of Wonder Woman and her creatorJill Lepore鈥檚 new book deftly traces the entwined stories of Wonder Woman, her idealistic creator, and 20th-century feminism.
'Fields of Blood' asks if religion fuels violenceScanning history from the beginnings of mankind up through 9/11, author Karen Armstrong argues that it is a 'dangerous oversimplification' to blame terrorism on faith.
'Maeve鈥檚 Times' brings Maeve Binchy's intimate, irreverent voice back to lifeThis collection of Maeve Binchy's essays may feel dated, but her fans will enjoy another chance to visit with her.
'Wilde in America' follows Oscar Wilde through his self-promotional US tourOscar Wilde didn't come to the US to learn about Americans. He wanted them to learn about him.
'Political Order and Political Decay': What does it take to create a well-functioning modern state?Francis Fukuyama furthers his consideration of governance in this sequel to his acclaimed 2011 book 'The Origins of Political Order'.
'Some Luck' kicks off Jane Smiley's chronicle of an Iowa farm familyThe author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'A Thousand Acres' goes back to the farm.
'All the Truth Is Out' points to the Gary Hart scandal as a turning point for US political coverageThe night that Gary Hart was caught with Donna Rice, argues political columnist Matt Bai, the line between relevant and irrelevant personal scandals began to blur.
'Lila' gives us the year鈥檚 sweetest literary love storyIn 'Lila,' Pulitzer Prize-winner Marilynne Robinson takes us back to Iowa.
