The Shortlist: The Benevolent Power of Other People
Three new books — Nicholas Christakis’s “Blueprint,” Adam Rutherford’s “Humanimal” and E.O. Wilson’s “Genesis” — explore the biology behind human social life, suggesting that our tendency to form large groups may bring out the best in us.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Essay: The Truth About Pinocchio’s Nose
There’s more to the puppet’s story than a parable about lying.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Editors’ Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Fiction: A Kenyan Woman Probes Ancient Links Between Africa and Asia
The heroine of Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor’s novel “The Dragonfly Sea” embarks on a journey to China that will lead her back to her homeland, and a devotion to Sufism.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'This Land Is My Land' Paints Sometimes Wacky Human Nature In Bright Colors
Full of playful experiments with composition, and seemingly endless variations on common themes, Andy Warner and Sofie Louise Dam treat self-made "utopias" with unflappable cheer.
(Image credit: Chronicle Books)
Source: NPR Book Reviews
Fiction: A Novel That Evokes Sally Mann, Diane Arbus and Berenice Abbott
In Myla Goldberg’s “Feast Your Eyes,” a pioneering midcentury photographer juggles art and motherhood.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
In 'Upheaval,' Jared Diamond Examines Crisis Resolution Through A Personal Lens
The Pulitzer prize-winning author draws from history and psychology, theorizing that nations in crisis can learn from the experiences of people in crisis — and looks for a path forward for the U.S.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Nonfiction: The Last Great Freewheeling Diplomat
George Packer’s biography of Richard Holbrooke, “Our Man,” is a complex portrait of a complex man who had power, but never enough.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
By the Book: By the Book: Adm. William H. McRaven
The author of “Make Your Bed” and, most recently, “Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations” says “All Quiet on the Western Front” is the one book that best “captures the nature of a soldier.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: A Historian Looks at Pregnancy and Mothering Through the Ages
In “Mother Is a Verb,” Sarah Knott casts light on forgotten beliefs and practices that will help readers place their own views in cultural context.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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