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Review of "Cracked," by James Davies, and "Our Necessary Shadow," by Tom Burns.
Aug 2013
Review of "Cracked," by James Davies, and "Our Necessary Shadow," by Tom Burns.
Jul 2013
Review of "The Reason I Jump" by Naoki Higashida.
Mar 2013
Review of "Sticks and Stones," by Emily Bazelon.
May 2007
This book is a resounding affirmation that this good Germany existed even in the period when the evil Germany was ascendant.
Oct 2005
Review of "Lincoln’s Melancholy," by Joshua Wolf Shenk.
Oct 2005
Review of "Saving Fish From Drowning," by Amy Tan.
Aug 2005
Review of "The Lives of Dwarfs" and "Dwarfism," by Betty M. Adelson.
Jun 2005
Review of "The God of Driving," by Amy Fine Collins, and profile of the author.
Oct 2003
Bawer's approach is comparable to devoting half a review of "Anna Karenina" to Tolstoy's views on collecting wild mushrooms.
Sep 2003
Review of “Arshile Gorky: His Life and Work,” by Hayden Herrera.