Web Exclusive Reviews: 2/8/2010 02/08/2010
This week: mathematician James D. Stein, Ebay exec/would-be governor of California Meg Whitman, cultural scholar Terry Castle, love astrologist Jessica Shepherd, and British novelist Martin Millar. Plus: Valentine's roundup part deux, practical and paranormal considerations regarding death, the demonization of Queen Victoria, and more.
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PW Talks with Jesse Kellerman by Lenny Picker - 02/08/2010
"I began to wonder what life would be like for someone whose only job was to make conversation... the ultimate 'man of inaction.' And from there I came to wonder what it would take to spur such a person to action."
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Nonfiction Reviews: 2/8/2010 02/08/2010
Nonfic stars this week: Hellhound on His Trail by Hampton Sides, Muriel Spark by Martin Stannard, Slavery in Indian Country by Christina Snyder, Russia Against Napoleon by Dominic Lieven, Understanding the Book of Mormon by Grant Hardy, Heaven by Lisa Miller, and Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle.
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Children's Book Reviews: 2/8/2010 02/08/2010
This week's reviews include picture books from Il Sung Na, Carin Berger, and Jane Yolen and Jim Burke; novels from Henry Cole, Keith Gray, and Varian Johnson; and a round-up of picture book poetry.
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Fiction Book Reviews: 2/8/2010 02/08/2010
Reviewed this week, new novels from James P. Othmer, Roddy Doyle, Alexander McCall Smith, Alafair Burke, Joanna Trollope, and Joshua Braff. Plus, Frederick Turner investigates one of JFK's purported mistresses, Jonathan Kellerman delivers his 25th Alex Delaware novel, Dutch author Tommy Wieringa chronicles an insane and brilliant coming of age, and much more.
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Web Exclusive Reviews: 2/1/2010 02/01/2010
This week: an informative PR handbook from Robert L. Dilenschneider, Eve Ensler's empowering book for girls, Elaine Wilkes' gentle guide to natural living, Helen Jorgensen's trip through America's broken health care system, two experts help young people Facing Bipolar, Steve Crist assembles a look at photographers' "sketchbooks," and this year's Writers of the Future. Plus: the first of our two-part Valentine's Day roundup.
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Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey, Contributing Editor, Publishers Weekly November 18, 2008 WW Ladies Book Club Blurbs
Yahoo now has a section with events in your city, so I was checking out the happening... More
