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Archives

30,000 Years of Art, by the Editors of Phaidon, reviewed by Marty Carlock (February 2008)

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A Contract with the Earth, by Newt Gingrich and Terry L. Maple, reviewed by Bob Sanchez (October 2007)

A New Green History of the World, by Clive Ponting, reviewed by Marty Carlock (January 2008)

A Voyage Long and Strange, by Tony Horwitz, reviewed by Ruth Douillette (May 2008)

Ad Infinitum, by Nicholas Ostler, reviewed by Gary Presley (March 2008)

America 1908, by Jim Rasenberger, reviewed by Jack D. McNamara (March 2008)

Around the Opry Table, by Kay West, reviewed by Gary Presley (November 2007)

Artists in Exile, by Joseph Horowitz, reviewed by Alan Goodman (November 2007)

Artscience, by David Edwards, reviewed by Marty Carlock (May 2008)

At Large and At Small, by Anne Fadiman, reviewed by Sarah Morgan (March 2008)

B

Bananas, by Peter Chapman, reviewed by Bob Sanchez (March 2008)

Bibliotherapy, an essay by Wayne Scheer (May 2008)

Bill Mauldin, By Todd DePastino, reviewed by Carter Jefferson (April 2008)

Blue Covenant, By Maude Barlow, reviewed by Bob Sanchez (April 2008)

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Censoring Science, by Mark Brown, reviewed by Debbie Curran (January 2008)

Chasing the Flame, by Samantha Power, reviewed by Jane Woodward Elioseff (April 2008)

Christmas around the World by Chuck Fischer, reviewed by Roger E. Scobenzee (December 2007)

Classics for Pleasure, by Michael Dirda, reviewed by Carter Jefferson (December 2007)

Co-Ed Combat by Kingsley Browne, reviewed by Diane Diekman (December 2007)

Come to Think of It, by Daniel Schorr, reviewed by Bob Sanchez (December 2007)

Cooling the South, By Elli Morris, reviewed by Julie McGuire (June 2008)

Copernicus’ Secret, by Jack Repcheck, reviewed by Kathy Highcove (May 2008)

Creem, by Robert Matheu and Brian J. Bowe, reviewed by David Daniel (November 2007)

Cyberpunk, by Norbert Brown (March 2008)

D

Damned to Eternity, by Adam Pitluk, reviewed by Gary Presley (February 2008)

Day of Empire, by Amy Chua, reviewed by Clive Foss (November 2007)

Dirty Money, by Richard Stark, reviewed by Gary Presley (April 2008)

Diving for Pearls, essay by Bob Sanchez (June 2008)

Due Considerations, by John Updike, reviewed by Sven Birkerts (October 2007)

E

Engleby, by Sebastian Faulks, reviewed by Steven Henderson (January 2008)

Everyman News, by Michele Weldon, reviewed by Bob Liter (June 2008)

Everything Is Fiction (Norman Mailer appreciation), by Jane Woodward Elioseff (January 2008)

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Franklin and Lucy, by Joseph Persico, reviewed by Gilion Dumas (June 2008)

G

Gertrude Bell, by Georgina Howell, reviewed by Carter Jefferson (February 2008)

Gomorrah, by Roberto Saviano, reviewed by David Ward (December 2007)

Gonzo, by Jann S. Wenner and Corey Seymour, reviewed by Gary Presley (October 2007)

Grace After Midnight, by Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and David Ritz, reviewed by Ruth Douillette (November 2007)

H

Heat, by George Monbiot, reviewed by Greg Harman (December 2007)

Heaven's Coast, by Mark Doty, reviewed by Sarah Morgan (November 2007)

Here Comes Everybody, by Clay Shirky, reviewed by Alice Folkart (June 2008)

His Illegal Self, by Peter Carey, reviewed by Jane Woodward Elioseff (March 2008)

Homecoming, by Bernhard Schlink, reviewed by Julie McGuire (February 2008)

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Independents Day, by Lou Dobbs, reviewed by Bob Sanchez (January 2008)

Indian Summer, by Alex von Tunzelmann, reviewed by Jane Woodward Elioseff (November 2007)

J

Judging a Book by Its Cover, edited by Nicole Matthews and Nickianne Moody, reviewed by Jane Woodward Elioseff (February 2008)

K

Kyra, by Carol Gilligan, reviewed by Norbert Brown (February 2008)

L

Ladies of Liberty, by Cokie Roberts, reviewed by Pamela Hayes-Bohanan (June 2008)

Leading Ladies, by Kay Bailey Hutchison, reviewed by Ruth Douillette (October 2007)

Love + Sex with Robots, by David Levy, reviewed by Roger Poppen (October 2007)

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Monsters of Templeton, by Lauren Groff, reviewed by Julie McGuire (March 2008)

Montgomery, by Nigel Hamilton, reviewed by William A. Percy and Aidan Flax-Clark (March 2008)

Mudbound, by Hillary Jordan, reviewed by Julie McGuire (May 2008)

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Normandie, by John Maxtone-Graham, reviewed by Ruth Douillette (February 2008)

O

Our Present Complaint, by Charles E. Rosenberg, reviewed by Marci Andrews (April 2008)

P

Physics for Entertainment, by Yakov Perelman, reviewed by Ruth Douillette (April 2008)

Portrait, by William S. McFeely, reviewed by Ann Barnard (February 2008)

Proust Was a Neuroscientist, by Jonah Lehrer, reviewed by Steve George (January 2008)

R

Remembering the Bones, by Frances Itani, reviewed by Marty Carlock (April 2008)

Resistance, by Owen Sheers, reviewed by Norbert Brown (April 2008)

Reunion, by David Daniel, reviewed by Steve Henderson (June 2008)

Revolution in Mind, by George Makari, reviewed by Ellen Dreyer (April 2008)

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, by Nicholas Wapshott, reviewed by Nigel Hamilton (November 2007)

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Send Yourself Roses, by Kathleen Turner, reviewed by Donna Davis (February 2008)

Setting the Desert on Fire, by James Barr, and Gertrude Bell, by Georgina Howell, reviewed by Carter Jefferson (February 2008)

Sissy Nation, by John Strausbaugh, reviewed by David Daniel (May 2008)

Soldiers of Reason, by Alex Abella, reviewed by Jack Shakely (June 2008)

Something about a Soldier, by Charles Willeford, reviewed by Carter Jefferson (October 2007)

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Taking on the Big Boys, by Ellen Bravo, reviewed by Marilee Kenney Hunt

Taking on the Trust, by Steve Weinberg, reviewed by Carter Jefferson

Terra, by Michael Novacek, reviewed by Katherine M. Doherty (January 2008)

The Almost Moon, by Alice Sebold, reviewed by Ann Hite (November 2007)

The Animal Dialogues, by Craig Childs, reviewed by Gary Presley (December 2007)

The Authentic Confucius, by Annping Chin, reviewed by Yong-yun Lee (January 2008)

The Bible: A Biography, by Karen Armstrong, reviewed by Peter W. Webster (March 2008)

The Book that Changed My Life, by Roxanne J. Coady & Joy Johannessen, reviewed by Bob Sanchez (November 2007)

The Brain That Changes Itself, by Naomi Doidge, reviewed by Ruth Douillette (January 2008)

The Commission, by Philip Shenon, reviewed by Steven Henderson (April 2008)

The Commoner, by John Burnham Schwartz, reviewed by Julie McGuire (April 2008)

The Confederate War Bonnet, by Jack Shakely, reviewed by Dorothy Webb (June 2008)

The Death of the Critic, by Rónán McDonald, reviewed by Elizabeth McCullough

The Dirt On Clean by Katherine Ashenburg, reviewed by Ruth Douillette (December 2007)

The Dismal Science by Stephen A. Marglin, reviewed by Mike Marcoe (May 2008)

The End of Food by Paul Roberts, reviewed by Rebeca Schiller (May 2008)

The Fall of Troy, by Peter Ackroyd, reviewed by Norbert Brown (June 2008)

The First Day of the Blitz, by Peter Stansky, reviewed by Bob Sanchez (February 2008)

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, by Jennifer 8. Lee, reviewed by Gary Presley (April 2008)

The Genetic Strand, by Edward Ball, reviewed by David Hoekenga, M.D. (January 2008)

The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner, reviewed by Gary Presley (January 2008)

The Great Awakening, by Thomas S. Kidd, reviewed by Nancy R. Davison (March 2008)

The Haven-Finding Art, by E.G.R. Taylor, reviewed by Jane Woodward Elioseff

The Host, by Stephenie Meyer, reviewed by Julie McGuire (June 2008)

The Jesuit & the Skull, by Amir D. Aczel, reviewed by Lisa Fullam (October 2007)

The Making of FDR, by Linda Lotridge Levin, reviewed by Marty Carlock (April 2008)

The New Asian Hemisphere, by SKishore Mahbubani, reviewed by Frank Tachau (June 2008)

The Rest Is Noise, by Alex Ross, reviewed by Alan Goodman (December 2007)

The Second World, by Parag Khanna, reviewed by Bob Sanchez (June 2008)

The Sexual Paradox, by Susan Pinker, reviewed by Ruth Douillette (June 2008)

The Shock Doctrine, by Naomi Klein, reviewed by Carter Jefferson (January 2008)

The Sunflower, by Susan Pinker, reviewed by Ruth Douillette (June 2008)

The Vaccine Book, by Robert W. Sears, M.D., reviewed by David Hoekenga, M.D. (November 2007)

The Wagner Clan, by Jonathan Carr, reviewed by David P. Jordan (February 2008)

The Works, by Kate Ascher, reviewed by Gregory Howard (January 2008)

This Common Secret, by Susan Wicklund, reviewed by Ruth Douillette (March 2008)

Torpedo, by Jeff Edwards, reviewed by Carter Jefferson (June 2008)

Turning Back the Clock, by Umberto Eco, reviewed by Marty Carlock (March 2008)

Turning on the Mind, by Tamara Chaplin, reviewed by Farhang Erfani (June 2008)

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Walter Benjamin, by Esther Leslie, reviewed by Farhang Erfani (April 2008)

What Would Jesus Deconstruct, by John D. Caputo, reviewed by Elizabeth McCullough (April 2008)

Where Have All the Soldiers Gone, by James J. Sheehan, reviewed by Carter Jefferson (March 2008)

Why Women Should Rule the World, by Dee Dee Myers, reviewed by Marty Carlock (June 2008)

Willie Nelson: An Epic Life, by Joe Nick Patoski, reviewed by Gary Presley (May 2008)

Winter in Madrid, by C. J. Sansome, reviewed by Rebeca Schiller (June 2008)

Y

You Can Lead a Politician to Water but You Can’t Make Him Think, By Kinky Friedman, reviewed by Bruce Chabot (December 2007)

Young Stalin, by Simon Sebag Montefiore, reviewed by Clive Foss (March 2008)

Z

Zeus, By Tom Stone, reviewed by Nancy R. Davison (April 2008)