by bertbaby | Dec 27, 2013 | Book Reviews
December 27: “[W]e seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact — that mystery of mysteries — the first appearance of new beings on this earth.”
by bertbaby | Dec 26, 2013 | Book Reviews
A critic’s year in reading takes in “life-changing” books old and new.
by bertbaby | Dec 26, 2013 | Book Reviews
December 26: “I leave my story at a point of disturbing symmetry: we seem determined to give human qualities to objects and content to treat each other as things.”
by bertbaby | Dec 25, 2013 | Book Reviews
Half a decade after her death, Benazir Bhutto’s assassination still haunts Pakistan.
by bertbaby | Dec 25, 2013 | Book Reviews
December 25: “The mighty Soviet army relinquishes an empire of subject republics without firing a shot.”
by bertbaby | Dec 24, 2013 | Book Reviews
An inviting pile of season’s readings — magical, mysterious, and mirthful.
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