All Book Reviews
'De Niro' is impressive, fair-minded, and doesn't shrink from tough questionsWhy did Robert De Niro trade truly great roles for low-maintenance performances? Shawn Levy tackles this and more in his authoritative biography.
'Victoria: A Life' illustrates the remarkable power of a single personalityBiographer A.N. Wilson touches on a number of ways Victoria's life and image shaped the modern British monarchy and government.
'Pioneer Girl' tells the true story behind the 'Little House on the Prairie' books'Pioneer Girl' is the annotated autobiography of Laura Ingalls Wilder. It's also the original manuscript that served as a grittier rough draft of the beloved 'Little House on the Prarie' series.
'Digging for Richard III' is an engaging account of the sleuthing, research, and public fascination behind a very unusual excavationAn odd mix of science and sensationalism drove the dig that stunned everyone by uncovering the remains of England's King Richard III.
'Three Minutes in Poland' gives new life to a town wiped out by the HolocaustWhen Glenn Kurtz discovered a long-forgotten home movie made by his grandparents, he was inspired to rediscover a lost world.
'A Map of Betrayal' is Ha Jin's heartbreaking portrait of a spy torn between two countries, two familiesChina and the US are 'like father and mother, so as a son I cannot separate the two and I love them both,' insists Chinese spy Gary Shang at his trial.
'33 Artists in 3 Acts' is a breezy, approachable introduction to the rock stars of the art worldArt critic Sarah Thornton has access to many of the top artists working today, including Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Ai Weiwei, Maurizio Cattelan and Cindy Sherman.
'The Georgetown Set' spells out the dangers of elite journalismJoe Alsop was postwar Washington’s 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 – or to sabotage – 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 – our origins, our unique place in the universe, and what the future of the species holds – 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 – beloved by all in their small Irish village – 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' – a novel about a girl diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome – sing.
'The Secret History of Wonder Woman' combines biography and cultural history to tell the story of Wonder Woman and her creatorJill Lepore’s new book deftly traces the entwined stories of Wonder Woman, her idealistic creator, and 20th-century feminism.
