Saturday, November 09, 2013

Book Reviews in The New York Times

'Double Down'

By MARK HALPERIN and JOHN HEILEMANN
Reviewed by MICHAEL KINSLEY

In this follow-up to "Game Change," the political reporters Mark Halperin and John Heilemann offer a detailed account of the 2012 presidential campaign.


Sherman Alexie: By the Book

The author of "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" and "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" would love to go on a date with Dorothy Parker and "get verbally eviscerated."
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Amy Tan

'The Valley of Amazement'

By AMY TAN
Reviewed by LESLEY DOWNER

Amy Tan's novel follows mother and daughter courtesans over the course of four decades.
Morrissey

British Invasion

By JOHN WILLIAMS
When Morrissey published his "Autobiography" in Britain last month, reaction couldn't be contained to one side of the Atlantic.
Bookends
What Would Aldous Huxley Make of the Way We Consume Media and Popular Culture?
By ADAM KIRSCH and JENNIFER SZALAI
Adam Kirsch and Jennifer Szalai on the prescience - or lack thereof - of the "Brave New World" author, who died 50 years ago this month.
Slide Show: Best Illustrated Books
The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2013, with sample artwork from each.
Alan Dershowitz, center, argues for his client Gigi Jordan, accused of killing her 8-year-old son.

'Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law'

By ALAN DERSHOWITZ
Reviewed by DAHLIA LITHWICK
Alan Dershowitz has inserted himself into many famous cases and controversies.

'Reflections on Judging'

By RICHARD A. POSNER
Reviewed by KENJI YOSHINO
Richard A. Posner distills his 31 years of experience as a federal judge.
Brotherhood: Allen Dulles, left, and John Foster Dulles, 1948.

'The Brothers'

By STEPHEN KINZER
Reviewed by ADAM LeBOR
Two brothers, John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, directed a Manichaean foreign policy during the height of the Cold War.
The Shortlist

Stage and Screen

By ANITA GATES
New books by Jack O'Brien, Greg Merritt, Lynda

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