"The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved" is a book that could change lives. A reader who already flirts with the idea of food as political action by, for example, not eating meat or boycotting the fast food chain KFC because of its animal... Read More

The first novel of a trilogy about the lives of Captain John Smith and Sir Francis Drake, this is an ambitious, if sometimes problematic, book. Its title refers to tobacco, a crop indigenous to the New World, a substance sacred to the... Read More

When faced with the idea of an inheritance most people hope that what is left for them by their ancestor is money or at least something of monetary value. That’s what Theo Ryan and his wife Kim the couple at the center of "A Freak of... Read More

One of the charming qualities about baseball is that a fan from a hundred years ago would easily recognize the modern game. Little has changed: there are still four bases, nine innings, and “three strikes, you’re out.” Ed Delahanty... Read More

While Westerners watched Disney cartoons, the author watched too-and created his own. The “godfather” of Japanese manga and anime (comics and animation), originally trained as a medical doctor, went on to shape the Japanese animation... Read More

The ceremonies commemorating the second anniversary of September 11, 2001 remind Americans how relatively lucky they have been, how relatively unscathed by the horrors of the violence that occurs on foreign shores. It also reminds... Read More

The author is one of the most significant jazz pianists still playing. His influences cast a wide net on the world of music. Classically trained, he is noted for his eclecticism. The same can be said of his writing: in addition to... Read More

Moments after she discovers her grandmother dead in the house they share, four- teen-year-old Miri Ortiz begs an adult male friend to take her in. She pitches him on marriage. When he declines, she makes another proposal: “ÔThen... Read More