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Carolyn W. FanelliReviews
The Boy Next Door: A Novel by Irene SabatiniSabatini’s book exudes an authenticity and warmth that can’t come from an author’s imagination alone, but from a lifetime of listening and observing. [5 November 2009] 
Tropic of Capricorn by Simon ReeveReeve's explores the tension between indigenous cultures and the natural world on one hand, and modern-day demands for resources and tourism on the other. [2 September 2009] 
Winning the Presidency 2008 by William J. CrottyThe details of the recent presidential election will soon fade, and you'll want to have this recap and analysis to reflect on. [29 July 2009] 
My Kitchen Wars by Betty FussellThis book is as much about the choices, burdens, sexual mores, and societal expectations that faced women during the last century as it is about food. [14 April 2009] 
First Kill Your Family by Peter EichstaedtEichstaedt lays out the story of this conflict in all its twisted complexity and then poses the critical questions that the international community, the Ugandan government, and you need to answer. [10 April 2009] 
The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-ReedThe circumstances that brought together Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, makes having two dads or multiple sets of step-parents seem downright pedestrian. [19 February 2009] 
Moveable Feasts by Sarah MurraySo rare were bananas that an 1899 issue of Scientific American published directions for how to peel them. [29 January 2009] 
Best Food Writing 2008, ed. Holly HughesMolecular gastronomy? Check. Locavores? Check. Post-Katrina restaurant recovery? Cloned meat? Paeans to the wonders of pig? Check, check, check. [18 December 2008] 
Eat, Memory by Amanda HesserWhen Heidi Julavits shares her longing for "a trashy American sweet" while teaching English in Japan, I recall how my teeth literally ached for crusty bread during six rice-ridden months in China. [26 November 2008] 
The Opinion Makers by David W. MoorePolitical polls are usually pretty wobbly. But the media likes poll results that demonstrate preference, not ambiguity and indecision. [14 November 2008] 
In the Land of Invisible Women by Qanta A. AhmedAs Ahmed slowly develops friendships with Saudi women, she learns there is more going on behind their abbayahs than meets the eye. [7 October 2008] 
21 Up South Africa: Mandela’s ChildrenThese people would grow up in a South Africa that was shedding its apartheid history and forging a multi-racial future, while dealing with the inter-related crisis of crime, poverty, and the HIV pandemic. [29 September 2008] 
Say You’re One of Them by Uwem AkpanThere are few ways for many in the first world to become acquainted with how people live in Africa. For a window of understanding, read this book. [29 August 2008] 
Without the KingA quirky topic you might never otherwise learn about, combined with the potential to explore broader social issues. [22 August 2008] |
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