Sunday Books: coverage for October 24, 2010
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Using distinct narratives, the four books by Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson; Scott Rasmussen and Douglas Schoen; Kate Zernike; and Will Bunch examine the turbulent landscape and how we arrived at this point.
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New books by Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe, P.J. O’Rourke, Dana Milbank and Meghan McCain
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A richly told tale of brother against brother and sons against father.
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The first chapter of Bruce Machart’s novel.
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The writer connects wars old and new in this study of the reasons countries go to war and how they make mistakes that can haunt them for years.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved French classic is reinterpreted as a graphic novel by Joann Sfar. It’s a beautiful and well-rendered tribute to the original.
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Confessions of a graphic-novel convert, or, the perfect bat mitzvah gift.
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‘Hope Will Find You’ by Naomi Levy, ‘City of Tranquil Light’ by Bo Caldwell, ‘The Blindness of the Heart’ by Julia Franck and ‘Dog Walks Man’ by John Zeaman.
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The Pulitzer winner’s new novel falters under the contrived nature of its central characters, who seem more banal than tragic.
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James Howard Kunstler continues his fictional exploration of the near-future in the novel ‘The Witch of Hebron.’
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The British writer’s debut novel uses a double time frame for its grudging hero.
