Non Fiction Archive |
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World - “The Hidden Life of Trees" reminds us that an individual tree is an endangered species, likely to die young. A community of trees is a forest. In a forest, a
The JFK Assassination Diary: My Search for Answers to the Mystery of the Century - The 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy brings out the hustlers --- writers who have penetrated the conspiracy, who know the secret history, who will be happy to
The Joy of Drinking - The Joy of Drinking Barbara Holland Civilization,
The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement - In 1968, Taylor Branch published Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63. I sat down one weekend and didn’t get up until I’d read all 900 pages. Branch went
The Long Tail - I can hardly believe it --- the editor of 'Wired' Magazine has written an entire book about HeadButler.com. Okay, he didn't mention the name, but no matter. Anyone
The Lost Painting: The Search for a Caravaggio Masterpiece - The Lost Painting: The Search for a Caravaggio Masterpiece Jonathan Harr 'The
The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America—and How to Undo His Legacy - Bette Midler (on Twitter): "Workers of America, you keep asking, ‘Why is my life so shitty?’ Here’s your answer in two words: this prick." Two Boeing 737 Max crashes ---
The Marriage Book: Centuries of Advice, Inspiration, and Cautionary Tales from Adam and Eve to Zoloft - The subject of Lisa Grunwald and Stephen Adler’s book is marriage, which explains why it requires 560 pages and weighs 3.7 pounds. Lisa Grunwald was a close friend in my
The Match: Complete Strangers, a Miracle Face Transplant, Two Lives Transformed - If they gave parades for people who survived their lives, the marching would never stop. That line --- from a long-ago book by a woman who was a nurse in Vietnam
The Measure of Our Days - The Measure of Our Days Jerome Groopman Jerome Groopman was a student at
The Movie That Changed My Life: 120 Celebrities Pick the Films that Made a Difference Robert Hofler - Ask a public figure of a certain age about the most significant film he ever saw --- note: “a public figure of a certain age” is overwhelmingly likely
The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes - Civilians like to imagine that writers talk about writing when they get together. I'm sure, in all of literary history, that has happened several times. But it is not
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals - This is the most important book I've read in a long, long time, and unlike other books which may or may not “change your life,” this
The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays, and Reportage - If you like to read entire books rather than excerpts, "The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays and Reportage" isn’t for you. But if you don’t really know Orwell, or had to
The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm - In our secret hearts, many of us imagine that we belong elsewhere --- say, in England, at a great country estate, in good weather, where we enjoy every luxury
The Power of Style - Disclosure: I was married to Annette Tapert during the years she wrote her best-known books on stylish women. I read the text of 'Power of Style' as it
The Rarest of the Rare: Stories Behind the Treasures at the Harvard Museum of Natural History - The Rarest of the Rare: Stories Behind the Treasures at the Harvard
The Science of Yoga: Risk and Reward (Take 2) - Guest Butler Jeffrey Rubin is a psychotherapist who practices in New York City and Bedford Hills, New York. He is the author of The Art of Flourishing: A New East-West
The Secret History of Wonder Woman - Guest Butler Tracy Edmonds Herz lives in West Virginia with her husband, three sons, and a circle of friends who share her love of Wonder Woman. With the beauty
The Shock Doctrine - How did you feel on 9/12? So stunned you couldn't figure out a next move? Desperate for an explanation, any explanation? Filled with a desire for someone powerful
