2011 Best of Indie: Nonfiction

INDIE

Released: April 4, 2011

DEATH WITH DIGNITY: THE CASE FOR LEGALIZING PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DYING AND EUTHANASIA

by Robert Orfali

"A lucid, powerful argument for letting dying patients go gentle into that good night."

Orfali's compelling manifesto explores the fraught ethics and surprisingly convenient practical details of physician-assisted dying. Read full book review >

INDIE

Released: March 31, 2011

THE WORD ON WORDS: THE PLAY OF LANGUAGE

by Norman German

"Lively, informative and thoroughly beguiling."

The English language gets pulled up by its roots for purposes of entertainment, enlightenment and vocabulary building in this sprightly linguistic romp. Read full book review >

INDIE

Released: Feb. 14, 2011

INFECTED WITH DIFFERENCE: HEALING DIS/EASE IN THE BODY POLITIC

by Wade Sikorski

"An erudite look at disease from within and without, digressive but ultimately a convincing argument for a paradigm shift in the way we treat what ails us and position ourselves in our eco-political communities."

A detailed brazening out of big questions via a discourse on sickness and heath, mind and body, and human society and the environment. Read full book review >

INDIE

Released: Jan. 13, 2011

DISASTERS: SECOND EDITION

by Asim K. Dasgupta

"A fine disaster tour-guide, replete with interesting factoids and vivid reportage."

The many varieties of natural and manmade catastrophe are catalogued and mined for sightseeing opportunities in this absorbing compendium-cum-travelogue. Read full book review >

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2011 Best of Indie: Nonfiction