On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review  By ADAM GOODHEART
Reviewed by DEBBY APPLEGATE In this exhilarating account of the Civil War's first stage, Adam Goodheart turns his lens upon some fascinating figures who loomed large at the time but have now been mostly forgotten. Also in the Book Review  By ALEXANDRA STYRON
Reviewed by JAMES CAMPBELL William Styron's daughter tells what it was like to live with her famous father's depression and paranoia.  By ICE-T
Reviewed by BAZ DREISINGER Ice-T - rapper, actor, author - holds forth on urban culture and the price of fame.  On Poetry By DAVID ORR A look at new books by Matthew Zapruder, 43, and Rachel Wetzsteon, who killed herself at 42 in 2009.  By LISA SCOTTOLINE
Reviewed by CAROLINE LEAVITT A mother's action during a school emergency causes an uproar in her idyllic suburban community.  By ELEANOR BROWN
Reviewed by TOM De HAVEN This first novel is narrated by a trinity of sisters who return home to care for their ailing mother.  By TOM SHONE
Reviewed by TOM RACHMAN In Tom Shone's first novel, a literary agent joins Alcoholics Anonymous to pursue an esteemed author.  By CARL SAFINA
Reviewed by GREGG EASTERBROOK A report from a marine ecologist who scrutinized the Deepwater Horizons oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.  By LINDA GRANT
Reviewed by STACEY D'ERASMO Linda Grant's novel follows a generation through a British couple who met in college in the late 1960s.  By MARTIN VAN CREVELD
Reviewed by MICHAEL BESCHLOSS Martin van Creveld questions Americans' faith in air power as a way to win a war without a heavy price.  By SIMON SCHAMA
Reviewed by PHILLIP LOPATE In these essays, the historian Simon Schama roams among various pursuits, both broad and intimate.  By PAULA FOX
Reviewed by DAVID LEAVITT This literary assortment from Paula Fox includes stories, essays and memoir fragments, written over the course of half a century.  Crime By MARILYN STASIO Mystery novels by Anne Perry, Philip Kerr, David Downing and Julia Spencer-Fleming.  Children's Books By ARTHUR GEISERT and HERVE TULLET
Reviewed by PAMELA PAUL Two new picture books, "Ice" and "Press Here," invite reader engagement without bells or whistles. | Book Review Features  Essay By LAUREN F. WINNER In his controversial new best seller, "Love Wins," the evangelical minister Rob Bell challenges traditional views of heaven and hell.  Featuring Adam Goodheart on his book "1861: The Civil War Awakening"; and excerpts from a panel discussion about the role of poetry in the modern world. The winners include the novel "A Visit From the Goon Squad," by Jennifer Egan; and the play "Clybourne Park." 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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