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Articles tagged "essays" Books ReviewGrowing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pungby David Pullar[8.Jul.08] :. Anyone who has been bullied or excluded or felt that their family is weird will identify with many of these stories.  Books ReviewRightward Bound by Bruce J. Schulman, Julian E. Zelizer (Editors)by Christopher Martin[21.Apr.08] :. Jacobs writes that the [1973-74 energy] crisis ultimately taught “conservative reformers a valuable lesson: fighting liberalism is hard”.  Books ReviewLiving Blue in the Red States by David Starkeyby Andy Fogle[26.Nov.07] :. The best of these essays acknowledge the false dichotomy of red and blue, confront personal biases, and outline the disillusionment of the left at both the right and itself.  Books ReviewCultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts by Clive Jamesby Michael Buening[13.Nov.07] :. At times his assumption of equal intelligence with the reader is flattering and laughable.  Books Review(Not That You Asked) by Steve Almondby Michael Keefe[4.Sep.07] :. Steve Almond is a typical American guy (well, perhaps aside from caring about books and the fate of the human race, anyway).  Books ReviewConfronting the New Conservatism by Michael J. Thompson [Editor]by Vince Carducci[13.Aug.07] :. It makes for worthy if sometimes scary reading as the United States slouches toward the 2008 election. American Food Writing by Molly ONeill [Editor]by Erika Nanes[2.Aug.07] :. Any food lover will tell you that to learn about a culture, one can do no better than to pull up a chair and pick up a fork. The Gangster Film Reader by Alain Silver and James Ursini [Eds]by David Sterritt[25.Jul.07] :. In an age when gangsters have given way to gangstas, it's refreshing to find a book that takes the older breed seriously. At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays by Anne Fadimanby Margaria Fichtner [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][29.Jun.07] :. Fadiman's essays may start out as handshakes, but they quickly distill into murmurs floating across the table during a long afternoon squandered over Earl Grey and blueberry scones. At the Same Time by Susan Sontagby Marc Andreottola[6.Jun.07] :. There's an exciting pressure here for artists and writers alike to shake up the status quo, to go under attack. |
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