A Nation at Risk A Nation at Risk
A year ago Congress overwhelmingly approved George W.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Peter Sacks
The Real IRA The Real IRA
This is the best book yet written about the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eamonn McCann
Letting Out the (War) Dogs Letting Out the (War) Dogs
They say that war is hell, and Chris Hedges shows us how and why. Hedges's War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning painfully and profoundly illustrates how violent conflict destro...
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Nevins
Excursions in the Real World Excursions in the Real World
Why is so much fiction written in our language and why is so much of what is written of so little consequence?
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Smith
What Would Jesus Do? What Would Jesus Do?
It's easy to find fault with Blue Shoe, Anne Lamott's sixth novel.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Charlotte Innes
More Bitter Fruit More Bitter Fruit
Six years ago, in 1996, the government of Guatemala and the guerrilla groups it had fought bitterly for thirty-six years signed an ambitious set of peace accords.
Oct 24, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
“It’s hard to imagine a more boring book” than Robinson Crusoe, declares Gilles Deleuze, “it’s sad to see children still reading it.
Oct 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Sandy McCroskey
Prairie Home Companion Prairie Home Companion
When the University of Nebraska Press sent my review copy of the Selected Short Stories of Weldon Kees with a note asking that I please accept the book with the compliments of ...
Oct 17, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Kathy Rooney
Did the CIA Blow the Call? Did the CIA Blow the Call?
Shortly after Ronald Reagan became President of the United States, the nation's capital got a second morning newspaper. Eventually, Dr. Ronald Goodwin, formerly the Rev.
Oct 17, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Dusko Doder
Fire at Will Fire at Will
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Oct 17, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener