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July 20, 2012

Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

'A Hologram for the King'

By DAVE EGGERS
Reviewed by PICO IYER

In his new novel, a parable of America in the global economy, Dave Eggers shows some of the range and serious engagement with American ideals that characterized the work of Norman Mailer.

Also in the Book Review

Joan Rivers: By the Book

The comedian and author of "I Hate Everyone . . . Starting With Me" likes to read pre-Napoleonic European histories. "The minute Shorty comes on the scene, I'm not interested."

By the Book: Archive

'The Cost of Hope'

By AMANDA BENNETT
Reviewed by CATHI HANAUER

Amanda Bennett uncovers the medical and financial facts of her husband's illness.

'Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails'

By ANTHONY SWOFFORD
Reviewed by ELIZABETH D. SAMET

In his new memoir, Anthony Swofford recounts what happened after "Jarhead."

'Talulla Rising'

By GLEN DUNCAN
Reviewed by HEIDI JULAVITS

Glen Duncan's sequel to "The Last Werewolf" stars a female werewolf struggling to reconcile her maternal and sexual urges.

ArtsBeat: Glen Duncan Talks About 'Talulla Rising'

Mark Lippert, right, was foreign policy adviser to Senator Barack Obama, here in 2007.

'The Obamians'

By JAMES MANN
Reviewed by LESLIE H. GELB

Introducing the new Democratic foreign policy elite.

Freshman class: Representative Tim Griffin, right, Republican of Arkansas, on his way to a news conference on the budget last year.

A House Divided

By MICHAEL CROWLEY

Two new books explore the radical politics of the 2010 Tea Party freshmen.

A 2010 protest against the creation of an Islamic center near ground zero.

'The New Religious Intolerance'

By MARTHA C. NUSSBAUM
Reviewed by DAMON LINKER

When it comes to religious toleration, the United States has a thing or two to teach Europe, Martha C. Nussbaum shows.

'Island of Vice'

By RICHARD ZACKS
Reviewed by JOSEPH BERGER

When Teddy Roosevelt tried to clean up New York City.

'This Bright River'

By PATRICK SOMERVILLE
Reviewed by ANDREW ERVIN

In this novel, a man returns to his childhood home and unearths family mysteries.

PIETER HUGO: THIS MUST BE THE PLACE228 pp. Prestel. $60.Hugo, a South African photographer who has been documenting his native continent since he was a teenager, is known for testing the boundaries of the traditional portrait. This retrospective presents nearly a decade of his work. Above,

Fiction Chronicle

By TOM LeCLAIR

New books by Timeri N. Murari, Elizabeth Percer, Therese Bohman, Daniel Arsand and Anne Berry.

CRIME

Rigged

By MARILYN STASIO

"Creole Belle," James Lee Burke's latest novel starring Dave Robicheaux, features oil-drilling disasters, missing singers, drug running, art forgery and Nazi war criminals.

BEST SELLERS

Combined Print & E-Book Fiction

Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction

Flying On in the Reflected Sky

By DAVID ORR

"Pale Fire" is the elephant in the room when assessing the poetry of Vladimir Nabokov.

Back Page

His Father's Best Translator

By LILA AZAM ZANGANEH

Dmitri Nabokov, who died in February, felt the weight of his parents' history.

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES

"Six Weeks to OMG," which enters the list at No. 4 this week, is a diet book that recommends cold baths and black coffee.

Editors' Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

This week, Elizabeth Samet discusses Anthony Swofford's new memoir; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Joseph Berger talks about Theodore Roosevelt's time as New York's police commissioner; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.