Tarnishing an Icon: the perils of biogrpahy
Jeff Pearlman‘s biography of Walter Payton has stirred some controversy. Shocking, I know, in this culture of celebrity and shock marketing. But I also t...
Year: 2011
Rebecca Stead on Young Adult Lit and Unanswerable Questions
From an interview at Novel Novice, the author of a book I really need to make time to read (When You Reach Me), Rebecca Stead offers this answer to the question...
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire (The Politically Incorrect Guides)
Praying Like Jesus: The Lord's Prayer in a Culture of Prosperity by James Mulholland
So don't let the hook fool you, this is about much more than a Christian publishing fad. It is about timeless issue, how do we approach our relationship with G...
Endless Appetites
Endless Appetites: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest
Why The West Rules – For Now
Why the West Rules–for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future