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JUNE 4, 2012
SEPT. 11, 2012
Taking on a looming subject with intelligence and wit, Simmons manages to take the full measure of her man. Full review >
FEB. 7, 2012
The best book yet written on India in the throes of a brutal transition. Full review >
AUG. 28, 2012
Cleareyed, compassionate and hopeful. Full review >
MAY 1, 2012
SEPT. 18, 2012
Aspects of a spy novel, a writer’s autobiography and a victim’s affidavit pulsing with resentment and fear combine to reveal... Full review >
MAY 1, 2012
Subtitled “A Comic Drama,” the narrative provides even fewer laughs than its predecessor but deeper introspection. Full review >
APRIL 10, 2012
Stellar cultural writing—Bissell has the knowledge and wit to earn his provocations. Full review >
SEPT. 4, 2012
Certainly, Hitchens died too soon. May this moving little visit to his hospital room not be the last word from him. Full review >
AUG. 21, 2012
A consummate professional explores the attic of his life, converting rumination to art. Full review >
APRIL 24, 2012
An exquisitely reasoned, skillfully written treatise on big issues of everyday life. Full review >
JUNE 7, 2012
A superb examination of the never-ending effort to enhance life, as well as the commensurate refusal to ever let it go. Full review >
OCT. 1, 2012
A wonderful, eye-opening account of humans versus disease that deserves to share the shelf with such classics as Microbe... Full review >
NOV. 13, 2012
An informative and moving book that raises profound issues regarding the nature of love, the value of human life and the... Full review >
SEPT. 4, 2012
Truly remarkable, composed with all the precision and insight you expect from a law professor, marked by all the elegance... Full review >
APRIL 9, 2012
OCT. 9, 2012
Brilliantly juxtaposes Marvel with its best characters: flawed and imperfect, but capable of achieving miraculous feats. Full review >
MAY 1, 2012
A report of a fascinating new theory on the Earth's origins written in a sparkling style with many personal touches. Full review >
MAY 1, 2012
Leaks, reserves, PACs, hydrofracking, bloated corporate profits and more: all pertinent concerns nicely handled by Coll in... Full review >
JUNE 12, 2012
NOV. 13, 2012
An outstanding biography that reveals an overlooked steeliness at Jefferson’s core that accounts for so much of his... Full review >
MARCH 6, 2012
Meticulously researched and packed with not just technological details, but sociopolitical and cultural details as well—the... Full review >
JAN. 3, 2012
A profound demonstration of what needs to be recognized, reconciled and forgiven if current crises are to be overcome. Full review >
MARCH 27, 2012
An erudite discussion both profoundly sympathetic and richly analytical. Full review >
SEPT. 4, 2012
A poignant, galvanizing, meaningful tribute. Full review >
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