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Classic book review: Possession

This book review originally ran on Nov. 16, 1990.] The winner of England’s most prestigious literary prize is Possession by A. S. Byatt. It’s a Shakespearean detective story loaded with 1,700 lines of verse – pretty good v [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Poker Book Review Matthew Hilger's 'Internet Texas Hold'em' ...

Among the first poker titles to arrive in the new year is a new edition of Internet Texas Hold'em by professional player and author Matthew Hilger. Originally published in 2003, this newly revised and expanded version of Hilger's already w [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

How to live what Michael Pollan preaches

Mark Bittman is the anti-foodies' foodie, one of the few culinary writers around who don't indulge in either the precious chefolatry of the Gourmet magazine set or the remedial pandering of Rachel Ray. In his instant-classic cookbooks and. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Pop Surf Culture Book Review

West Hollywood, California (Thursday, November 27, 2008) “Pop Surf Culture” by Santa Monica Press is most certainly a one-of-a-kind, splendidly crafted full-color book. The authors hypothesize that “The majesty of th [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Globalisation and poverty

GLOBALIZATION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, AND THE POOR: Joachim von Braun and Eugenio Diaz–Bonilla — Editors; IFRI, Washington. Oxford University Press, YMCA Library Building, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi-110001. Rs. 745. Ever sinc [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personali...

Within days of the 9/11 attacks, websites were popping up all over the internet suggesting some level of government complicity in the crime of the century. Before long this "9/11 truth movement" would be responsible for dozens of [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Zen and the art of potty training

When my eldest, Michaela, was a toddler (she’s 17 now), I felt ahead of the game when it came to potty training. After all, I was a pediatrician. A brand new pediatrician, perhaps, but I’d learned about potty training in m [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Three years later, poems are still putting the impact of Hur...

Poetry lends itself to all occasions, happy and sad, everyday and rare. It offers a multitude of forms -- the exquisite slenderness of a haiku, the sprawling pages of an epic, the rigor of a sonnet, the bouncing rhyme, the grace of free ver [...]

Posted On : Aug, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

'Denver Post' Writer Sexes It Up in New Book

"There's a lot of power in simple ideas," says Denver Post features writer Douglas Brown. He credits his wife, Annie, for the idea (and of course, the shared follow-through) chronicled in Brown's new book, Just Do It: How One Coup [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

How publishers spot the next big sellers

The latest trends can change at the drop of a hat-- or in some cases, a hit. While some literary genres are mainstays of the industry, a great number of them float in and out of the fickle publishing world like so many loose pages.$HOME$ [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

THEATRE REVIEW: Misery, Royal Court, Liverpool

THE stage version of Misery is the first serious turn for the Royal Court, an ambitious two-person play based on the Stephen King book about novelist Paul Sheldon, who awakens from a car crash seriously injured and being cared for by his &l [...]

Posted On : Jun, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Reviews: Politics & Power

Lawrence and Aaronsohn: T. E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Ronald Florence For anyone who thinks the Arab-Israeli conflict started with Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, Ronald F [...]

Posted On : May, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Bullies, Addicts and Losers: A Poet Loves Them All

A couple of years ago, writing in Poetry magazine, August Kleinzahler lighted a string of firecrackers under Garrison Keillor and his “Writer’s Almanac” segments on National Public Radio.Mr. Kleinzahler criticized the &ldq [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Book Review: Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics

Richard A. Muller is the P. J. Zondervan Professor of Historical Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary and has written extensively on the Reformation and post-Reformation periods. His books, articles, and reviews display a knack for his [...]