الجمعة، 13 مايو 2011

Books Update: 'To End All Wars'

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On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

'To End All Wars'

By ADAM HOCHSCHILD
Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

Adam Hochschild's stirring account of World War I concentrates on the appalling losses in the ranks and on the extraordinary courage of the dissenters.

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Also in the Book Review

The easy part: Kissinger, Nixon, Secretary of State William P. Rogers and Prime Minister Zhou Enlai in 1972.

'On China'

By HENRY KISSINGER
Reviewed by MAX FRANKEL

China and America have become mutually dependent economic giants, Henry Kissinger argues, but they need an overarching strategic design of partnership.

Stanley Ann Dunham with her son.

'A Singular Woman'

By JANNY SCOTT
Reviewed by ELIZA GRISWOLD

This biography of Barack Obama's mother presents a more complex picture than the president offered in his own books.

A protestor in Washington on Sept. 11, 2007.

'Among the Truthers'

By JONATHAN KAY
Reviewed by JACOB HEILBRUNN

A journalist travels the world of conspiracy theories, about everything from President Obama's birthplace to 9/11 to vaccines.

A Mary Delany collage of a Magnolia grandiflora.

'The Paper Garden'

By MOLLY PEACOCK
Reviewed by ANDREA WULF

A biography of an 18th century a widow who, in her 70s, invented a new way to depict flowers.

'Caleb's Crossing'

By GERALDINE BROOKS
Reviewed by JANE SMILEY

In Geraldine Brooks's historical novel, a missionary's daughter forms a bond with a scholarly Indian.

'The Sly Company of People Who Care'

By RAHUL BHATTACHARYA
Reviewed by DINAW MENGESTU

The narrator of this novel journeys into Guyana's interior to seek answers about the country's past.

'What's Gotten Into Us?: Staying Healthy in a Toxic World'

By MCKAY JENKINS
Reviewed by ELIZABETH ROYTE

An effort to come to terms with the unknown consequences that synthetic chemicals may hold for consumers.

Edna O'Brien

'Saints and Sinners: Stories'

By EDNA O'BRIEN
Reviewed by LIESL SCHILLINGER

Some of the restless, searching people in Edna O'Brien's stories confront political violence, others reflect on disappointing loves.

Bernard Madoff entering court, 2009.

'The Wizard of Lies'

By DIANA B. HENRIQUES
Reviewed by LIAQUAT AHAMED

A Times journalist explains how Bernard Madoff pulled off history's greatest Ponzi scheme, and how he got away with it for so long.

Lincoln Steffens, circa 1920.

'I Have Seen the Future'

By PETER HARTSHORN
Reviewed by KEVIN BAKER

This biography of Lincoln Steffens traces the convictions and delusions of one of the original "muckrakers."

Gilbert Gottfried

'Rubber Balls and Liquor'

By GILBERT GOTTFRIED
Reviewed by PETER KEEPNEWS

The sometimes controversial comedian Gilbert Gottfried looks back on the performances that brought him attention.

Multimedia

Video: Jane Goodall, Illustrated

Two new children's books explore the life of Jane Goodall, the chimpanzee expert and prominent conservationist. The Times spoke with Dr. Goodall about living out her childhood dreams.

Book Review Features

Sketchbook
Multimedia Feature: Book Covers That Got Away

A gallery of rejected book cover designs whose creators couldn't quite let them rest in peace.

Book Review Podcast

Featuring Jane Goodall, who is the subject of two new children's books; and the novelist and essayist Geoff Dyer.

ArtsBeat

Graphic Books Best Sellers: Long-Lost Heroes

Joyce Carol Oates Updates Her 'Widow's Story'

Teenage Girls in a Dystopian World

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
Books Producer
The New York Times on the Web

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