All Book Reviews
'A Wolf Called Romeo' tells the remarkable story of a wolf and his human friendsWriter Nick Jans discovered a wolf living near his home in Juneau, Alaska – an ambassador from the wild who appeared to delight in friendly canine company and accepted humans as well.
'Joe and Marilyn' considers the poignant, troubled love affair between Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn MonroeIt's a sad story, but in the end, Joe DiMaggio was the one man on whom Marilyn Monroe could depend.
'The New Arabs' asks: Who is remaking the Middle East?A tech-savvy and youthful population may be changing the Middle East faster than Westerners realize.
'Indonesia, Etc.' draws a skillful portrait of a complex nationIndonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation and the world's third-largest democracy, but writer Elizabeth Pisani says the country 'punches below its weight on the world stage.'
'My Struggle, Book Three: Boyhood' continues the sprawling odyssey of an unlikely Norwegian folk heroThe obscure Norwegian writer has taken the literary world by storm with his six-volume, 3,000-page epic of the quotidian.
'Independence' tells in rich detail how the American Revolution grewAmong the colonists, rebellion began early and ran deep.
'James Madison' proves the author's thesis that the Founding Father played a key role in the founding of AmericaAuthor Lynne Cheney avoids Madison's failings, but it's hard to argue with the author's position that he played an extremely important role in securing 'liberty and happiness for generations to come.'
'I'll Be Right There' spins a mystery of missing persons set in a tumultous South KoreaA South Korean woman remembers the 1980s and her college years – a time of turmoil, violence, and ominous disappearances.
'No Good Men Among the Living' chronicles the war in Afghanistan from the perspective of the country's citizensJournalist Anand Gopal takes readers beyond the familiar accounts of the Afghan war through the eyes of American soldiers or Western reporters.
'Silver People' turns the building of the Panama Canal into poetryThis delightful historical novel-in-verse by award-winning author Margarita Engle tells the story of the creation of the Panama Canal through various character voices – some historic, some fictitious, and some taken from the animal world.
'Friendship' explores the bittersweet friendship of two late-20-something New YorkersIn her new novel, high-profile blogger Emily Gould creates characters who struggle to find a path from idealistic youth to realistic adulthood.
'Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter' makes religion central to Carter's 1980 defeatReligion – and not politics – is at the core of this examination of the strengths and weaknesses of Carter's presidency.
'Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters' profiles a gloriously free-living upper-class Briton who became a kind of East Indies royaltyThis smashing biography – an updated American version of a 2007 British edition – transports readers to a not-so-stuffy Edwardian England and the far edges of the British Empire
'The Dog Who Could Fly' is a superb account of a Nazi-fighting German ShepherdIt's almost impossible not to cry while reading this man-and-dog love story about an abandoned puppy rescued by a World War II hero.
'Under Magnolia' follows Frances Mayes back to her roots in small-town GeorgiaThe author who famously moved to a sun-drenched European villa recollects her childhood in the American South.
'Price of Fame' continues to chronicle the remarkable life of playwright Clare Boothe LuceSylvia Jukes Morris's new title dexterously details the second half of Luce's life.
'Sons of Wichita' is a rollicking, revealing look at the powerful Koch brothersDavid and Charles – two of the four Koch brothers and the sixth richest people in the world – are regularly accused of buying elections.
'The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street' is a sweeping novel with a sense of humorSusan Jane Gilman's latest novel sometimes has too much exposition, but the story of Lillian Dunkle, a founder of soft-serve ice cream, is a refreshing read.
'Golazo!' chronicles soccer's impact on Latin AmericaWith World Cup–level prowess, a soccer fanatic delves into the beautiful game's Latin American heart.
'Washington Journal' transports readers to the strange tumult of WatergateNew Yorker writer Elizabeth Drew takes us back to 1973 as a rookie reporter earns her stripes inside the frenzy of Watergate.
