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![]() NYT > Sunday Book ReviewLast Build Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:39:14 GMT Copyright: Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company
Malcolm Gladwell, Eclectic Detective Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:51:32 GMT Malcolm GladwellThe themes of this collection are a good way to characterize the author himself: a minor genius who unwittingly demonstrates the hazards of statistical reasoning.
Nabokov’s Last Puzzle Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:48:49 GMT Vladimir NabokovThe unfinished “Original of Laura” comes ready for devotees to read and remix.
The Morning After Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:10:29 GMT Mary KarrMary Karr’s third memoir layers the pangs of recovery with those of motherhood, divorce and making art.
Performance Anxiety Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:46:08 GMT Philip Roth’s novel stars an aging actor who can no longer act.
The Cheating Game Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:39:54 GMT James McManus explores the characteristically American history of poker.
Road Trip Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:51:05 GMT Chaucer’s lusty pilgrims return in a Modern English incarnation.
When Type Was Poured Hot Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:16:45 GMT Photograph from “My Paper Chase”In his new memoir, Harold Evans recalls an exuberant run in 20th-century journalism.
The Lies They Told Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:36:16 GMT Reconstructing officials’ false and ineffectual responses to 9/11.
Rational Irrationality Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:36:09 GMT The story of 2008’s crash, and an effort to size up the problem.
Love Crimes Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:46:05 GMT Paul AusterIn Paul Auster’s latest novel, the protagonist indulges passions new and forbidden.
Angels and Insects Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:36:38 GMT A fictional metamorphosis conveys what it means to be alien.
November Song Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:44:15 GMT In the autumnal novel of Maureen Howard’s cycle of seasons, an 80-something narrator shares her inner Manhattan.
Illness and Intimacy Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:40:40 GMT Kay Redfield JamisonThe professor of psychiatry who discussed her own manic depression in “An Unquiet Mind” revisits her husband’s death from cancer.
Hardcover Fiction Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:59:44 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham 2. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown 3. KINDRED IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb 4. THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson 5. THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver
Hardcover Nonfiction Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:44:38 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom 2. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 3. WHAT THE DOG SAW, by Malcolm Gladwell 4. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others 5. THE BOOK OF BASKETBALL, by Bill Simmons
Paperback Trade Fiction Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:08:48 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. PUSH, by Sapphire 2. BED OF ROSES, by Nora Roberts 3. SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM, by Uwem Akpan 4. THE SHACK, by William P. Young 5. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
Paperback Mass-Market Fiction Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:48:33 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. BORN OF FIRE, by Sherrilyn Kenyon 2. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham 3. CROSS COUNTRY, by James Patterson 4. YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME, by Dean Koontz 5. ANGELS AT CHRISTMAS, by Debbie Macomber
Paperback Nonfiction Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:11:49 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. THE BLIND SIDE, by Michael Lewis 2. OUR CHOICE, by Al Gore 3. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin 4. FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 5. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls
Hardcover Advice Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:54:49 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. IT’S YOUR TIME, by Joel Osteen 2. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS, by Ree Drummond 3. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010, edited by Craig Glenday 4. KNOCKOUT, by Suzanne Somers 5. REINVENTING THE BODY, RESURRECTING THE SOUL, by Deepak Chopra
Paperback Advice Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:14:56 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel 2. NEW MOON, by Mark Cotta Vaz 3. MORE DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES, by Guy Fieri with Ann Volkwein 4. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman 5. BUY KETCHUP IN MAY AND FLY AT NOON, by Mark Di Vincenzo
Children's Books Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:03:56 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser 2. THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, adapted by Chris Schoebinger from the story by Glenn Beck. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. 3. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft 4. NUBS, by Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery and Kirby Larson 5. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
Graphic Books Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:07:30 GMT Top 5 at a Glance1. THE BOOK OF GENESIS: ILLUSTRATED, by R. Crumb 2. FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS, by Geoff Johns and George Perez 3. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, by Nancy Butler and Hugo Petrus 4. THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young 5. ULTIMATUM, by Jeph Loeb and David Finch
Essay: Mau-Mauing the Flesh Eaters Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:50:26 GMT Jonathan Safran Foer is just the latest in a long line of distinguished literary vegetarians.
Crime: Death’s Hit Man Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:43:45 GMT Mystery novels by Stuart Neville, Derek Nikitas and Susan Kandel; and collections of crime fiction set in Boston and Pheonix.
Up Front: Steven Pinker Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:28:26 GMT Steven PinkerThe Harvard psychologist acknowledges that academic explainers have their own faults.
TBR: Inside the List Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:05:44 GMT It’s not even Thanksgiving, and some Christmas-related books are already creeping up the list and Barbara Kingsolver’s new novel, “The Lacuna,” enters the hardcover fiction list at No. 5. |
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