All Book Reviews
1913: In Search of the World Before the Great WarHistorian Charles Emmerson's sweeping journey through 1913 shows that the Great War was far from inevitable. The optimism, ideas, and global interconnectedness of the era could have led the world down a different path.
Steal the MenuRaymond Sokolov may occasionally alienate the reader, but his memoir is knowledgeable and fascinating.
AmericanahChimamanda Ngozi Adichie's cosmopolitan new novel 'Americanah' follows two Nigerian odysseys.
The World Is a CarpetJournalist Anna Badkhen chronicles four seasons spent in a tiny village in Afghanistan.
The Last Man in RussiaBritish journalist Oliver Bullough describes a Russia that is destroying itself from within.
A Book of VoyagesPatrick O'Brian's "A Book of Voyages" – available in America for the first time – spans the globe with some of history's most adventurous writers.
We Need New NamesNoViolet Bulawayo adds her own striking voice to the rich tradition of immigrant literature.
CookedMichael Pollan uses the four elements – fire, water, air, and earth – to explore the art and practice of cooking.
Telling the BeesPeggy Hesketh crafts a gorgeously written debut mystery.
And the Mountains EchoedKhaled Hosseini's third novel – his most complex so far – traces a powerful emotional arc.
The Other Side of the TiberWallis Wilde-Menozzi offers an insider's perspective on 30 years of life as a foreigner in Italy.
Margaret Thatcher: From Grantham to the FalklandsMargaret Thatcher is portrayed as "a woman of beliefs" rather than a generator of ideas in this first volume of her authorized biography.
The UnwindingIs America coming undone? New Yorker writer George Packer describes a slow meltdown.
Red MoonBenjamin Percy's supernatural novel is audaciously complex and hauntingly composed.
Country GirlTrailblazing Irish novelist Edna O'Brien delivers the memoir she once believed she'd never write.
Frozen in TimeMitchell Zuckoff brings an astounding, forgotten story of World War II back to life.
ChristianophobiaBritish journalist Rupert Shortt documents and examines the persecution of Christians around the world – a problem of which many Westerners are unaware.
Homeward BoundThe 'new domesticity' is persuading many mothers to stay home. But is that really the best answer for moms – or their children?
The Guns at Last LightIs there really anything more to be said about World War II? The third volume of Rick Atkinson's 'Liberation Trilogy' proves that there is.
Daily RitualsFrom Beethoven to Kafka to Warhol, artists reveal the daily rituals that help them create.
