Non-fiction

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

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