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Priest's Madonna, The
by Hassinger, Amy
A Collison of Minds and Hearts The idea of Jesus possibly being married to Mary Magdalene has certainly been fertile ground for writers lately, and why not? |
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Female Chauvinist Pigs
by Levy, Ariel
Feminism Derailed and Detailed Shrewdly pinpointing internalized prejudice, Levy's theories present a strong argument about how little women have advanced since the sexual revolution. |
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America Discovered: A Historical Atlas of North American Exploration
by Hayes, Derek
A Unique Perspective on History In America Discovered, Hayes compiles a most impressive collection of maps from the earliest days of North American exploration, documenting every breakthrough and every misconception. |
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Plan of Attack
by Woodward, Bob
Inevitable Build Up to Iraq Not since Viet Nam has a war proved as polarizing as the Iraq War, yet Bob Woodward crafts an accounting that is recommended by both Bush and Kerry supporters! |
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The Master
by Tóibín, Colm
Regrets of a hard-working cold fish "Spendidly conceived and composed by a writer who is himself a master of his art," as Shirley Hazzard put it. |
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Stars and Stripes Triumphant
by Harrison, Harry
A Failure of Historical Proportions Harrison's gone two steps beyond history as it actually happened. He creates a situation that not only never happened, but one in which the basis for it never happened either. |
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My Life as a Fake
by Carey, Peter
Taking Poets Deadly Seriously in a Wild Spree of a Novel An epigram from Frankenstein, "I beheld the wretch -- the miserable monster whom I had created" provides forewarning of one major plotline: the torments a creator of a new being suffers from his creation. |
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Fanny
by White, Edmund
Misadventures in Jacksonian America (and elsewhere) The narrative is not at all "bodice-ripping," but the forbidden passion is rejuvenating, and the only good memory Fanny Trollope takes away from an extended stay in White's own hometown of Cincinnati. |
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Quicksilver
by Stephenson, Neal
Three Pounds of Brain Cells The first third of a 3,000-page trilogy on "The System of the World," QUICKSILVER is a dazzling display of knowledge, but a mere fizzle when it comes to entertainment. |
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The Feast of Roses
by Sundaresan, Indu
The Sequel's Even Better Than the First Book! A Feast of Roses is even better than its prequel, worth taking a couple of days off work just to read it. |
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