By Rachel Laudiero on Dec 30, 2007 in NYTimes books/reviews | 0 Comments
Mr. Massingberd, a celebrated former obituaries editor of The Telegraph of London who made a once-dreary page required reading, died on Christmas Day. More
By Rachel Laudiero on Dec 30, 2007 in NYTimes books/reviews | 0 Comments
Janet Maslin, Michiko Kakutani and William Grimes pick their favorite books of 2007. More
By Rachel Laudiero on Dec 30, 2007 in NYTimes books/reviews | 0 Comments
The protagonist of “Diary of a Bad Year” is a mirror of J. M. Coetzee himself: a South African writer transplanted to Australia and the author of a novel titled “Waiting for the Barbarians.” More
By Rachel Laudiero on Dec 29, 2007 in NYTimes books/reviews | 0 Comments
A history of the kitchen in the 20th century explains how the room came to be so central to modern life. More
By Rachel Laudiero on Dec 29, 2007 in NYTimes books/reviews | 0 Comments
“Like all CIA employees in the Directorate of Operations (DO), I had a Top Secret clearance, which meant that I was cleared to see almost anything. Certain types of information required a special *** clearance- ***.” More
By Rachel Laudiero on Dec 29, 2007 in NYTimes books/reviews | 0 Comments
Out of jail, but with charges still pending, the Iranian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo returned to New Delhi to finish his latest book. More
By Rachel Laudiero on Dec 29, 2007 in NYTimes books/reviews | 0 Comments
In this Spanish novel, a war photographer confronts the morality of his work. More
By Rachel Laudiero on Dec 29, 2007 in NYTimes books/reviews | 0 Comments
Vance Packard’s 1957 book showed how sinister advertising techniques were being imported into politics. More