NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 3, 2010
"Intelligent, well-written and scrupulously honest, but off-puttingly self-involved."
French novelist/screenwriter/journalist Carrère (
I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey Inside the Mind of Philip K. Dick, 2003, etc.) recalls two fraught years that took him to Siberia and ended a love affair.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 8, 2010
"More a collection of profiles and game reviews than a focused thesis, this little book never answers the question implicit in its subtitle--best appreciated by serious game junkies."
Harper's contributor Bissell (Fiction Writing/Portland State Univ.;
The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam, 2007, etc.) considers the importance of video games.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 25, 2010
"A disappointingly superficial, unrevealing adventure memoir."
NONFICTION
Released: May 14, 2010
"One woman's quest for the meaning of living beyond her means--a middling memoir."
NONFICTION
Released: April 28, 2010
"Grier's iconic force fails to translate to the page--a disappointment for fans of her unforgettable performances and reign as the queen of blaxploitation."
Screen goddess Grier reflects on her life as an Army brat and showbiz icon, to middling effect.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 13, 2010
"A dour and narcissistic Seinfeldian exercise."
