4th of July, Asbury Park: A History of the Promised Land / Runaway American Dream
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Jim Caligiuri, Music, Oct. 7, 2005
Guided By Voices: A Brief History – Twenty-one Years of Hunting Accidents in the Forests of Rock & Roll
Michael Bertin, Music, Oct. 7, 2005
The Best of No Depression
Dan Oko, Music, Oct. 7, 2005
Bix: The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend
Harvey Pekar, Music, Oct. 7, 2005
Rednecks & Bluenecks: The Politics of Country Music
Christopher Gray, Music, Oct. 7, 2005
The B.B. King Treasures: Photos, Mementos & Music From B.B. King's Collection
Jay Trachtenberg, Music, Oct. 7, 2005
Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
Robert Gabriel, Music, Oct. 7, 2005
Two From Alternative Comics
'The Cute Manifesto' and 'A Strange Day'
Wayne Alan Brenner, Books, Sept. 23, 2005
A Duo From Drawn and Quarterly
'Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea' and 'Drawn and Quarterly Showcase #3'
Wayne Alan Brenner, Books, Sept. 23, 2005
Cinnamon Kiss
Walter Mosley fans will want to pick up his latest Easy Rawlins mystery, 'Cinnamon Kiss,' right away
Jesse Sublett, Books, Sept. 16, 2005
My Detachment
It's hard to say if the memoir is rigged with more booby traps than any other genre, but it sure seems that way
John Dicker, Books, Sept. 16, 2005
The English Teacher
This follow-up to the critically acclaimed 'The Pleasing Hour' is a keen and forthright study of the inner workings of a family circle, which means it's excruciating to read – a strange compliment to bestow, but an apt one
Marrit Ingman, Books, Sept. 9, 2005
An Atomic Romance
Middle-aged, divorced, with his children grown, Reed's stepping into what should rightly be called the Bobbie Ann Mason years
Nora Ankrum, Books, Sept. 9, 2005
War Reporting for Cowards
Studiously neither pro-war nor anti-war, this 'anti-sending-me-to-war-book' rather too appropriately evidences reluctance to see actual combat, expending nearly two-thirds of its length establishing Ayers' coward credentials before setting off on the road to Baghdad.
Spencer Parsons, Books, Sept. 2, 2005
Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants
Jill Soloway takes no pains to appear politically correct or ponderously deep in talking about her life, which can be very refreshing. She makes it clear that she doesn't take herself terribly seriously, but at times she laughs at herself a bit too hard.
Jess Sauer, Books, Sept. 2, 2005
Lunar Park
'You do an awfully good impression of yourself,' opens Bret Easton Ellis' first book in seven years
Audra Schroeder, Books, Aug. 26, 2005
The Night Attila Died: Solving the Murder of Attila the Hun
Here are the facts. We have a dead male, approximately 47 years of age, who once led a ruthless gang of killers.
R.U. Steinberg, Books, Aug. 26, 2005
Recent and Anticipated Texas
From 'Panic' to 'Andrew Jackson'
Shawn Badgley, Books, Aug. 19, 2005
Wrecking Crew: The Really Bad News Griffith Park Pirates
A love of baseball draws author and musician John Albert back after years of drug abuse and a few close calls with rock stardom
Mark Fagan, Books, Aug. 12, 2005
The Girl in the Glass
In Jeffrey Ford's 'The Girl in the Glass', reality is a con, at least according to illegal Mexican immigrant Diego, his foster father Thomas Schell, and ex-circus strongman Antony Cleopatra
Rick Klaw, Books, Aug. 12, 2005
The Big Over Easy
Realizing that you have to break an egg to make a novelette (or something like that), Jasper Fforde cracks the biggest egg of all and cooks up a delectable new mystery
Robert Faires, Books, July 29, 2005
Killing Yourself to Live: An 85% True Story
Chuck Klosterman, the undisputed king of metadiscussion, has a Ford Taurus with GPS, 600 compact discs, woman trouble, and a mission
Marrit Ingman, Books, July 29, 2005
Hide & Seek
The disappearance of a child is a wretched topic for a novel
Nora Ankrum, Books, July 22, 2005
Assassination Vacation
In this summer of rising oil prices, school finance woes, and escalating bloodshed in Middle Eastern war zones, nothing says getaway like a visit to the home of an obscure 19th-century presidential assassin, right?
Robert Faires, Books, July 8, 2005
The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention
Guy Deutscher, with his always slightly amused tone, manages to turn this ambitiously comprehensive, globe-trotting book into a great layman's read without sacrificing the integrity of the material
Nora Ankrum, Books, July 8, 2005
The Road to Esmeralda
'The Road to Esmeralda' is, in some basic senses, a political thriller. However, it's also the story of mind-blowingly pretentious, self-indulgently self-loathing, overprivileged, and underclever yuppies.
Jess Sauer, Books, June 24, 2005
Chasing The Rodeo: On Wild Rides and Big Dreams, Broken Hearts and Broken Bones, and One Man's Search for the West
W.K. Stratton's combination of memoir, profiles, and travel narrative with lengthy digressions into rodeo culture and folklore makes the sport seem familiar even if it defies easy categorization
John Dicker, Books, June 24, 2005
Ghosting: A Double Life
As almost no one on this side of the pond gives a rat's ass about Naim Attallah, Erdal's account of their relationship in Ghosting allows American readers to appreciate their story for what it really is: how two misfits in British society negotiate space for themselves through the written word
Melanie Haupt, Books, June 10, 2005
The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
In his afterword, historian Stephen Eric Bronner describes The Plot as "a fitting legacy [to] a long and distinguished career." I couldn't agree more.
Rick Klaw, Books, June 10, 2005
Honky Tonk Hero/A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver
A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver (Record Review)
