Protean Self: Human Resilience in an Age of Fragmentation

Robert Jay Lifton. Basic Books, $15 (276pp) ISBN 978-0-465-06421-2

In this ambitious, original work, the author of The Nazi Doctors looks at human flexibility in the face of the an age of great change. (Jan.)

Featured Nonfiction Reviews

Mary Louise Kelly

In this touching memoir, Kelly (The Bullet), cohost of NPR’s All Things Considered, meditates on her complicated emotions during her oldest son’s senior year of high school. Continue reading »

Melissa L Sevigny

In this marvelous history, science journalist Sevigny (Mythical River) recounts the 43-day rowboat trip down the Colorado River undertaken by University of Michigan botanist Continue reading »

Minka Kelly

Actor Kelly recalls her far-from-privileged upbringing and reflects on the skills that helped her survive it in this heart-stopping debut. In nonlinear vignettes, Kelly recounts Continue reading »

Lisa Belkin

Journalist Belkin (Life’s Work) goes deep on a tragic 1960 shooting in this outstanding true crime saga. From primary sources including diaries, letters, autobiographies, and Continue reading »