On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review  By TEA OBREHT
Reviewed by LIESL SCHILLINGER In her first novel, Tea Obreht uses fable and allegory to illustrate the complexities of Balkan history, unearthing the region's pervasive patterns of suspicion, superstition and everyday violence. Also in the Book Review  By DAVID BROOKS
Reviewed by THOMAS NAGEL The Times op-ed columnist David Brooks argues that people need to stop believing they have conscious control of their actions.  By GABRIELLE HAMILTON
Reviewed by FRANK BRUNI Gabrielle Hamilton, the chef at the New York restaurant Prune, tells of satisfying a variety of hungers in this memoir.  By MAXINE HONG KINGSTON
Reviewed by DAVID ORR The novelist Maxine Hong Kingston opts for poetry while taking a long look back in this 229-page free-verse memoir.  By VLADIMIR SOROKIN
Reviewed by STEPHEN KOTKIN In Vladimir Sorokin's dystopian tale, futuristic technology reinforces the draconian codes of Ivan the Terrible.  By JOSHUA FOER
Reviewed by ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ A journalist who covered a memory championship gets a tutor, works at it and tries competing himself.  By ERIC A. POSNER and ADRIAN VERMEULE
Reviewed by HARVEY MANSFIELD The executive outranks the other coequal branches, a pair of law professors maintain. And we should learn to accept that.  By SHARIFA RHODES-PITTS
Reviewed by KAIAMA L. GLOVER A Harlem transplant documents her own experiences there, and those of many others.  By REBECCA HUNT
Reviewed by TADZIO KOELB Rebecca Hunt's humorous and amiable debut novel involves Winston Churchill, depression and a talking dog.  Crime By MARILYN STASIO Mystery novels by Walter Mosley, Cara Hoffman, Ian Rankin and Sara J. Henry. Children's Books  Reviewed by PEGGY ORENSTEIN Three new books bring home the current market power of the color pink. By ANDREW LANE
Reviewed by GRAHAM MOORE In this Y.A. novel, a 14-year-old Sherlock Holmes quells a possible outbreak of bubonic plague, duels a French baron and wins the affections of a rambunctious American girl. By JUDY BLUNDELL
Reviewed by DARCEY STEINKE Judy Blundell offers another noirish thriller in which teenagers uncover the questionable actions of their elders and learn to form their own judgments.  Children's Books By NICOLA WINSTANLEY
Reviewed by PAMELA PAUL In this delicious modern-day fable, the scent of cinnamon has the power to cure a colicky baby.  By PAMELA PAUL More children's books reviewed. | Book Review Features  Essay By ANTHONY GOTTLIEB Montaigne is often called the first blogger, but his skeptical moderation is in short supply in the blogosphere.  Featuring Joshua Foer on his book, "Moonwalking With Einstein"; and Frank Bruni on the chef Gabrielle Hamilton's memoir, "Blood, Bones and Butter." Book News  By JULIE BOSMAN "Heaven Is for Real," an account of a 3-year-old boy's going to heaven and meeting Jesus, has taken paperback best-seller lists by storm.  By JULIE BOSMAN Jennifer Egan won the National Book Critics Circle Award on Thursday night for her wildly inventive novel of interlocking stories. Reviews by The Times's Critics Editor's Note Thanks for taking the time to read this e-mail. Feel free to send feedback; I enjoy hearing your opinions and will do my best to respond. Blake Wilson
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