Smells Like Teen Spirit Smells Like Teen Spirit
Teenage presents a lively but scattershot portrait of youth in the modern era.
May 31, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin
The State of Zionism The State of Zionism
Tracing the course of Zionism and the splintered state it has created.
May 31, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Brian Klug
The Doctor Stories The Doctor Stories
Atul Gawande offers up a banal self-help manual for aspiring MDs, while Pauline Chen prescribes a dose of compassion.
May 24, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lizzy Ratner
An African Solution An African Solution
Two new books on the AIDS epidemic in Africa suggest that the best treatment may be found in the continent's own social movements.
May 24, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Rice
Stop Making Sense Stop Making Sense
A 1920s Russian literary movement celebrating experimental narratives and absurdism never survived Stalin's reign.
May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Colin Fleming
Why It Happened the Way It Did Why It Happened the Way It Did
Ian Kershaw's latest work analyzes ten decisions that shaped the outcome of World War II.
May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
The New Face of Warfare The New Face of Warfare
Child soldiering has become a defining feature of modern warfare. And the United States has been all too complicit in the trend.
May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Fatin Abbas
Among the Disbelievers Among the Disbelievers
In their rush to throw out God, atheist writers appear to have given little thought to what should replace Him.
May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Infantile Liberalism Infantile Liberalism
"I encourage you all to go shopping more," advised President Bush at a press conference last winter. Shop and prime the pump, goes the idea. Spring for a plasma television set an...
May 3, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Russell Jacoby
Roads to Freedom Roads to Freedom
A rich crop of new books offers fresh insight into the ongoing struggle for civil rights in America.
Apr 24, 2007 / Books & the Arts / David L. Chappell