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January 25, 2013
Books Update
On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review
'The Insurgents'
By FRED KAPLAN
Reviewed by THANASSIS CAMBANIS
"The Insurgents," by Fred Kaplan, tells the story of David H. Petraeus and the small fraternity of strategists that changed the way America conceived of, and actually fought, war.
Also in the Book Review
'Invisible Armies'
By MAX BOOT
Reviewed by MARK MAZOWER
Max Boot's "Invisible Armies" covers much of the globe to recount the history of guerrilla warfare.
Alain de Botton: By the Book
The author of "How to Think More About Sex" was impressed as a young man by Kierkegaard's claim to read only "writings by men who have been executed."
By the Book: Archive
APPLIED READING
The Heat of Battle
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
Apps that explore the events of the Civil War and World Wars I and II.
'Kind of Kin'
By RILLA ASKEW
Reviewed by JONATHAN EVISON
A fraught issue - illegal immigration - divides an Oklahoma family and their town in Rilla Askew's novel.
'The Inventor and the Tycoon'
By EDWARD BALL
Reviewed by CANDICE MILLARD
Edward Ball explains how Eadweard Muybridge's work for a railroad magnate led to the movies.
Up Front: Candice Millard
'Rage Is Back'
By ADAM MANSBACH
Reviewed by KEVIN BAKER
In this novel, a graffiti crew reunites after 18 years to avenge one of its members.
'On Extinction: How We Became Estranged From Nature'
By MELANIE CHALLENGER
Reviewed by PAUL GREENBERG
Melanie Challenger travels in search of the species, cultures and industries touched by extinction.
Poetry Chronicle
By ERIC McHENRY
New poetry collections by Michael Robbins, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Paula Bohince and Natalie Diaz.
'The Marlowe Papers'
By ROS BARBER
Reviewed by CHARLES NICHOLL
In Ros Barber's verse-novel, Christopher Marlowe fakes his own death in order to keep writing.
'Venice: A New History'
By THOMAS F. MADDEN
Reviewed by ADAM BEGLEY
A history of Venice, from the city's origins as a lagoon refuge to its apex as a maritime empire to its rebirth as a modern tourist hub.
'One for the Books'
By JOE QUEENAN
Reviewed by LIGAYA MISHAN
Joe Queenan considers his relationship with the printed word.
ArtsBeat Q. & A.: Joe Queenan
'Soundings'
By HALI FELT
Reviewed by MICHAEL WASHBURN
Marie Tharp mapped the seafloor and hit the glass ceiling.
January 25, 2013
Books Update
On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review
'The Insurgents'
By FRED KAPLAN
Reviewed by THANASSIS CAMBANIS
"The Insurgents," by Fred Kaplan, tells the story of David H. Petraeus and the small fraternity of strategists that changed the way America conceived of, and actually fought, war.
Also in the Book Review
'Invisible Armies'
By MAX BOOT
Reviewed by MARK MAZOWER
Max Boot's "Invisible Armies" covers much of the globe to recount the history of guerrilla warfare.
Alain de Botton: By the Book
The author of "How to Think More About Sex" was impressed as a young man by Kierkegaard's claim to read only "writings by men who have been executed."
By the Book: ArchiveAPPLIED READING
The Heat of Battle
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
Apps that explore the events of the Civil War and World Wars I and II.
'Kind of Kin'
By RILLA ASKEW
Reviewed by JONATHAN EVISON
A fraught issue - illegal immigration - divides an Oklahoma family and their town in Rilla Askew's novel.
'The Inventor and the Tycoon'
By EDWARD BALL
Reviewed by CANDICE MILLARD
Edward Ball explains how Eadweard Muybridge's work for a railroad magnate led to the movies.
Up Front: Candice Millard'Rage Is Back'
By ADAM MANSBACH
Reviewed by KEVIN BAKER
In this novel, a graffiti crew reunites after 18 years to avenge one of its members.
'On Extinction: How We Became Estranged From Nature'
By MELANIE CHALLENGER
Reviewed by PAUL GREENBERG
Melanie Challenger travels in search of the species, cultures and industries touched by extinction.
Poetry Chronicle
By ERIC McHENRY
New poetry collections by Michael Robbins, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Paula Bohince and Natalie Diaz.
'The Marlowe Papers'
By ROS BARBER
Reviewed by CHARLES NICHOLL
In Ros Barber's verse-novel, Christopher Marlowe fakes his own death in order to keep writing.
'Venice: A New History'
By THOMAS F. MADDEN
Reviewed by ADAM BEGLEY
A history of Venice, from the city's origins as a lagoon refuge to its apex as a maritime empire to its rebirth as a modern tourist hub.
'One for the Books'
By JOE QUEENAN
Reviewed by LIGAYA MISHAN
Joe Queenan considers his relationship with the printed word.
ArtsBeat Q. & A.: Joe Queenan'Soundings'
By HALI FELT
Reviewed by MICHAEL WASHBURN
Marie Tharp mapped the seafloor and hit the glass ceiling.
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