All Book Reviews
FlappersIn brief and provocative biographies, Judith Mackrell explores the lives of six influential women of the Jazz Age.
The Empire of NecessityA slave revolt on the high seas sheds light on many historical ironies.
Love & WarJames Carville and Mary Matalin defend and explain their famously bipartisan marriage.
The Invention of Wings"The Secret Life of Bees" author Sue Monk Kidd weaves her own narrative into the real-life story of abolitionist Sarah Grimk茅.
Horace and MeCan the man who coined the phrase "Seize the day" still teach us how to live vibrantly?
Roth UnboundThe warmth of Philip Roth's breath is on every page of Claudia Roth Pierpont's new biography.
Why I ReadLiterary magazine editor Wendy Lesser leads readers through what feels like a book club discussion on steroids 鈥� brainy, personal, and occasionally off topic.
Little FailureGary Shteyngart takes a dark, funny look at his Soviet-Jewish roots.
Getting Away with MurderU.N. assistant secretary general Heraldo Mu帽oz offers a well-researched account of the life, death, and legacy of Benazir Bhutto.
Pinkerton's Great DetectiveBritish historian Beau Riffenburgh tracks the undercover private eye who took on organized crime in the Wild West.
The SystemWriters Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian take a look at the world of NCAA football and the troubles that have come with its exploding popularity.
The Eye of MindsJames Dashner's young adult novel centers on an online video game, but even non-gamers will find this story enthralling.
The Man He BecameA new biography argues that FDR's courageous response to polio was key to his statesmanship.
Self-Help MessiahIn this first full-length biography of pioneering self-help guru Dale Carnegie, Steven Watts makes the compelling argument that Carnegie's story is the story of America.
A Million Years with YouNaturalist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas examines her family, her work, and her alcoholism in a memoir that showcases both her pugnacity and her warmth.
Men and WomenIn a visual diary, Tom Wood recorded scenes of blue-collar life in his own backyard.
Confronting the ClassicsThis collection of historian Mary Beard's reviews of books about classics is a source of wisdom, insight, provocation, and deep pleasure.
KolorIn color, as in black and white, Elliott Erwitt excels at sly humor.
Jeeves and the Wedding BellsBy Jeeves! British author Sebastian Faulks brings P.G. Wodehouse's most beloved characters 鈥� the feckless Bertie Wooster and the peerless valet 鈥� back to life.
Emmet GowinEmmet Gowin's artistic collaboration with his wife is the heart and soul of his work.
