All Book Reviews
'Kenneth Clark' tells the enviable story of a life of high cultureBritain's champion of fine art was the son of a manufacturing family who wound up explaining high culture to his fellow countrymen.
'Dorie’s Cookies' couldn’t come at a more propitious momentWith more than 300 recipes spread over 500 pages, Dorie Greenspan’s latest is a big, generous volume that includes many enticing offerings.
'Game of Queens' profiles a savvy set of bold European queensBritish historian Sarah Gristwood pulls back to a wider view of Europe and the far-flung queens who greatly influenced events: Isabella of Castile, Louise of Savoy, Marguerite of Navarre, Catherine de Medici, and more.
'Inherit the Dust' offers startling images to remind us of the threats to wildlifeA wildlife advocate's photos ask: Where do the cheetahs play?
'The Glass Universe' recalls the women who helped to chart the heavensDava Sobel brings to life the nearly forgotten group of 19th-century women who laid the foundations of modern stellar photometry.
'Eight Flavors' is part travelogue, part history, and part recipe bookFood blogger and historian Sarah Lohman takes readers on a fascinating and thought-provoking tour of the history of America as told through the lens of its culinary innovations.
Universe: Rebirth, the Deluxe EditionA new hardcover celebrates the biggest comic event of 2016.
3 excellent new books on Pearl HarborThese varied and lively histories will bring the history of Pearl Harbor to a new generation of readers.
5 picture books that inspire young readers to reach highThese illustrated stories foster the hopes and dreams of readers of all ages.
'Women Heroes of World War II: The Pacific Theater' is grisly but inspiringIn countries occupied by Japan during World War II, many people did their best to fight back – including a number of courageous women.
'Moonglow' is a magic family epic, told with magnificent disregard for the factsPulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon blurs family history and fiction in his captivating new novel.
'The Marches' follows a British politician traveling his country by footRory Stewart walks the length of Hadrian's Wall, drawing some surprising conclusions about his fellow citizens as he goes.
'Millennium' is full of gratitude for the staggering advances of 1,000 yearsOne of the most bracing aspects of 'Millennium' is the breadth of factors it covers, from food production to sanitation conditions to the Christian Church Militant to the development of firearms to radical changes in transportation of both people and products.
'Judas' debates the founding of Israel in twisting, searching conversationsAmos Oz’s melancholy new novel suggests that the real tragedy of humankind is that the persecuted yearn to be persecutors.
'Absolutely on Music' listens as Haruki Murakami, Seiji Ozawa discuss musicThis strange and delightful book follows Murakami and Ozawa sipping hot hojicha tea, snacking on persimmons, and discussing works by Mahler, Bartok, Beethoven, Brahms, and many others.
'The Platinum Age of Television' sees 'The Sopranos' as the start of a new eraNPR television critic Bianculli traces the evolution of 18 genres and subcategories of TV shows while tracking the revolution that began with 'The Sopranos.'
'Rogue Heroes' traces the wild WWII theatrics of Britain's Special Air ServicesThe author of 'Agent Zigzag' and 'A Spy Among Friends' turns to the history of Britain's unconventional, improvisational paratroopers.
'Shadow Wars' exposes underlying patterns behind Middle Eastern strifeIf you've ever looked at violent players in the Middle East and asked: 'Who are these people? Where did they come from? What do they want?,' this is your book.
'Peter O'Toole' captures what was unique about the enduring starO’Toole’s 'theatrical performance style' set him apart from the rough-hewn, realistic approaches of some other actors of his generation.
'Brothers at Arms' reminds us how much the US owes to othersThe author makes a solid case for the enormous debt, literal and figurative, that an independent America owes to France, Spain, and Holland.
