Sunday Books: coverage for December 19, 2010
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The technology is not a barrier to depth, to engagement or to cultural discussion.
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FAVORITE BOOKS Here, in alphabetical order by title, are the 10 books that, over the last 12 months, most moved, inspired or beguiled me: my favorite books of 2010.
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A New York Times reporter was kidnapped in Afghanistan and lived to tell about it.
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The author traces humans’ battle against cancer, which began thousands of years ago.
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‘Mr. Toppit’ by Charles Elton; ‘The Year of the Hare’ by Arto Paasilinna; ‘Recipes From My Mother’ by Betty Jamie Chung
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In Rice’s new novel, the news that the angel Malchiah brings to Toby O’Dare concerns something that’s hardly a reason to celebrate: a murder plot.
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An early Christian document, ‘Revelation of the Magi,’ provides unexpected insights into the Nativity story.
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In this rare collection of essays, H.L. Mencken has much to say about American mediocrity.
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The 1968 novel, which has been reissued to promote the new film remake, is a balancing act between the goals of a teenager and a U.S. marshal in the West in the 1870s.
