lunes, 22 de agosto de 2011

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BOOKS OF THE TIMES

‘Just My Type: A Book About Fonts’

“Just My Type: A Book About Fonts” is an accessible book that makes typography noticeable and fun for people who had no idea they were interested in the subject.
RIFF

Another Thing to Sort of Pin on David Foster Wallace

How he both inadvertently created the voice of the Internet and ruined a generation of writers.
BOOKS OF THE TIMES

Her Life Since Then: Different Views of It

Patricia Bosworth’s “Jane Fonda” is about a younger woman who had very little idea of who she was, while Ms. Fonda’s “Prime Time” is a how-to book about being happy at 73.
The gold-leafed statue of Justice atop the Old Bailey's current building, opened in 1907.

As the Gavels Fell: 240 Years at Old Bailey

Digital tabulation methods allow historians to tabulate trials from 1764 to 1913 at the Old Bailey in London.
BOOKS OF THE TIMES
Wendy Wasserstein with her infant daughter.

‘Wendy and the Lost Boys ’

“Wendy and the Lost Boys” is Julie Salamon’s biography of the playwright Wendy Wasserstein, who died in 2006.

Newly Released Books

New books from Gordon Reece, Robert Olen Butler, Jennifer Close, Brandi Lynn Ryder, Evan Mandery and James Sallis.
BOOKS OF THE TIMES
Evan Hughes

‘Literary Brooklyn ’

Evan Hughes takes in Walt Whitman, Henry Miller, Thomas Wolfe and the young and hip of today.

Amazon Set to Publish Pop Author

Amazon moved aggressively to fulfill its new ambition to publish books as well as sell them, announcing that it had signed Timothy Ferriss, the popular self-help guru.
BOOKS OF THE TIMES
Amy Waldman

‘The Submission’

“The Submission,” the debut novel by Amy Waldman, tackles the aftermath of a terrorist attack similar to 9/11.
Sunday Book Review

‘Class Warfare ’

Illustration by Joon Mo Kang; Photograph from Jupiterimages/Comstock — Getty Images
In “Class Warfare,” Steven Brill brings a sharp legal mind to the world of education reform and mounts a zealous case against America’s teachers’ unions.
Amy Waldman

‘The Submission’

Amy Waldman’s new novel concerns the controversy surrounding the choice of a Muslim to design a 9/11 memorial.
From left, Robert Alexander, John Reed, Wallace Berman, Juanita Dixon and Walter Hopps, a co-founder of the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, in 1959.

‘Rebels In Paradise’

An account of how the Los Angeles art scene hit the big time in the 1960s.
Kelle Groom

‘I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl’

In her memoir, the poet Kelle Groom struggles with the loss of her son.
John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office, 1961.

‘A First-Rate Madness’

A specialist in bipolar disorder explores whether madness improves political leadership.

‘Busy Monsters’

A protagonist with an odd manner of speaking strives to win back his fiancée from a hunter of giant squid.

‘1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created’

Charles C. Mann argues that ecological encounters since Columbus have affected much of subsequent human history.
Shel Silverstein from "Every Thing on It." © 2011 Evil Eye, LLC.; lettering by Ray Fenwick

‘Addie on the Inside’

Narrated by a brainy female outcast, this book is the third volume in James Howe’s “Misfits” series.

‘You Against Me’

Jenny Downham renews the classic formula of star-crossed romance in a story that forces a choice between youthful passion and family loyalty.
The precocious title character of David Mackintosh's

Picture Books About Making Friends

Three new picture books deal with the pursuit of friendship.

Books About Troublemakers

Two bullies are redeemed through art and one remains defiantly unrepentant.

Tales of a Fourth-Grade Something

Marissa Moss’s book series for young readers, “Daphne’s Diary of Daily Disasters,” takes on the highs and lows of fourth grade.
In

Picture Books About Elephants

The land heavyweights of the animal kingdom figure largely in three picture books.
Searching for sidekicks: A bunny without a pal in Katherine Battersby's

Picture Books About Lonely Animals

Creatures in need of companionship are the main features in these three picture books.

Shakespeare and Austen, Updated

Two young adult novels re-imagine two high-school staples, “Pride and Prejudice” and “Hamlet.”

Bookshelf: Back to School

Children’s and young adult books about behavioral issues at school, creative play, dealing with bullies and more.

Picture Books About Sibling Rivalry

“Mine!” and “The Twins’ Blanket” are two new picture books about warring siblings aimed at the youngest readers and rivals.
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ESSAY

Boys and Reading: Is There Any Hope?

Boys’ aversion to reading, let alone to novels, has been worsening for years, prompting the question — what turns boys into readers?

VIDEO:Inspiring Reluctant Readers

The best-selling authors James Patterson and Rick Riordan talk about the challenge of encouraging children, particularly boys, to love reading.
Children’s Bookshelf: Back to School
Picture books about school and imaginative play.
From Sunday Review
NEWS ANALYSIS
The Book: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl.The Lesson: Don't consume too much.

Fairies, Witches and Supply and Demand

Once economics is on the brain, it seems to pop up a lot in children’s literature.

‘Nasty School’ and Other Poems

Selections from “Every Thing on It.”

Fiction Chronicle

Novels by Kevin Wilson, David Whitehouse, Maxine Swann and Francis Levy.
T Magazine
Bookshelf

Bookshelf

On T’s bookshelf this month: a survey of the work of Hussein Chalayan, “Happy Accidents” by “Glee” star Jane Lynch, Cherie Burns’s account of the life of Millicent Rogers and a collection of stories by Sandra Novack.
Off the Shelf | ‘The Wanderings of Odysseus’

Off the Shelf | ‘The Wanderings of Odysseus’

This week, T talks to the restaurateur Andrew Tarlow of Marlow & Sons about his affinity for ancient Greek myths.

Champagne by the Case

The bubbly flowed, the diamonds too. For one good-time girl in '70s L.A., it seemed like the party would never end.

Book Review Podcast

Featuring Amy Waldman on her 9/11-themed novel, “The Submission”; Holland Cotter discussing the Los Angeles art scene in the 1960s.
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Inside the List

“Unlikely Friendships,” No. 7 on the paperback nonfiction list, chronicles some surprising pairings from the animal kingdom. But can these relationships last long enough for a sequel?

Editors’ Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

Paperback books of particular interest.
Business
OFF THE SHELF

Of Management and Mosquito Nets

In his new book, “Lifeblood,” Alex Perry shows how philanthropists have applied management principles to charitable work around the world.
Science
BOOKS ON SCIENCE
HIGH AND MIGHTY If experts are correct and seas rise by two or even three feet by the end of the century, development along Australia's Gold Coast would suffer flooding.

Shorelines, Sandy or Otherwise, That May Not Last

Four coastal scientists have come to the aid of the beach curious with a comprehensive, readable guide to the physical features of many kinds of beaches and the threats they face.

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