Jan 16, 2012
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Sybil Exposed is a fascinating examination of the truth behind the subject of the 1973 bestseller Sybil and the "multiple personality" case that revolutionized the psychotherapy industry and the study of psychology. More
Jan 10, 2012
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Nick Attfield's book doesn't just cover Dinosaur Jr.'s 1987 full-length, You're Living All Over Me. The adroit author also touches on the Deep Wound era and the reunion tours after Beyond and Farm. More
Dec 20, 2011
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Patell's got all that pedigree, yet his sloppy entry on The Rolling Stones' 14th British and 16th American studio album album is riddled with factual errors and even a few typos. More
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Sep 06, 2011
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Publishing this biography only a year after Patti Smith's brilliant memoir Just Kids was either a good or bad idea: Dancing Barefoot could appeal to fans of Smith's book or simply pale in comparison. More
Published by Chicago Review Press
Aug 05, 2011
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Singer/songwriter-thespian-playwright Tom Waits is the definition of idiosyncratic. Over the course of his 40-years career his personal life remained largely hidden from the press and his loyal fans. This book—haphazardly edited by Paul Maher (Jack Kerouac's American Journey)—compiles about 50 interviews with the experimental artist. More
May 03, 2011
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In her continuing quest to make American history accessible to us non-scholars, Sarah Vowell has explored the lives of assassinated presidents and wild puritans. More
Published by Harper Perennial
Mar 28, 2011
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In tragic, hilarious, and often dumbfounding vignettes of some of the world's greatest thinkers and their relationships, Great Philosophers proves that brains and love have very little to do with each other. More
Published by Indiana University Press
Feb 14, 2011
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Marianne Tatom Letts sets out to do the impossible—find a larger structure in Radiohead’s enigmatic mess. More
Published by Harper Perennial
Jan 04, 2011
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You are not likely to find many books more sacrilegious to read during the holiday season than something called The Atheist's Guide to Christmas. But this collection of 42 essays by nonbelievers was too good to put down. More
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux
Dec 19, 2010
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Adroit New Yorker critic Alex Ross continues to stand atop the eroding wall between classical and popular song, but the two genres remain quite distinct. Classical aficionados commonly prefer the symphony hall, and consider recorded music an added creature comfort. The opposite is usually true for the pop world. More
