Rutten Book Reviews: An Archive of Past Reviews

A foreign correspondent analyzes the poisoning death of dissident Russian intelligence agent Alexander...




An inside look at how the Bush administration developed its policy on torture and how it clashed with...




The adventures of Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, the first European artist in North America.




There aren't enough good moments in a day in the life of dysfunctional women...




A loyalist from the president's days as Texas governor reconsiders George W. Bush's character and finds...




This latest James Bond novel by an Ian Fleming impersonator owes more to the...




Ian Frazier's 'Lamentations of the Father' collects humorous essays by a...




A look at the Kennedy White House and the author's lifelong romance with...




In '1940,' Jay Neugeboren examines the roots of Hitler's hatred of Jews with a...




The subtle historian excels on 20th century European intellectuals but trips...




Which handles money better? A casino or Wall Street? A look at the reckless...




The story behind the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo (left) of a 1976 demonstration...




An unflinching account of the rise of the puritanically religious Bin Laden and Saud families as the West...




In "Hollywood Crows," the novelist takes his cops into Hollywood's tumultuous,...




The bewildered patriarch of the Jones family confronts grief and age in "A Curious Earth," a darkly...




Matthew Parker's book tells the epic story of the building of the Panama Canal.




She called upon the Islamic world to work toward avoiding a clash of civilizations.




Writer's first novel explores revolution's timeless lessons.




In "The Silver Swan," John Banville's latest foray as Benjamin Black, a...