'Popular Nonfiction'

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Omnivore\'s Dilemmaby Michael Pollan

You’ll never feel the same about your dinner after you read Pollan’s thoughtful and entertaining examination of four American meals. He explores the relationship of food and our society and our feelings about the food we eat.

February 13th, 2009

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

Musicophiliaby Oliver Sacks

Music may have charms to soothe the savage breast, but there’s a whole lot more to it than that. Read on as Sacks tackles the inner workings of the mind and music.

February 10th, 2009

The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids

The Overachieversby Alexandra Robbins

Eight students feel the stress of high expectations as they confront academics, athletics, SATs, college applications and parental pressure at a demanding high school.

February 10th, 2009

Nine: Inside the World of the Supreme Court

Nineby Jeffrey Toobin

The members of the Supreme Court are people first and judges second, as influenced as the rest of us by the tenor of the times and their own idiosyncrasies.

February 9th, 2009

On the Wealth of Nations

On the Wealth of Nationsby P. J. O’Rourke

One of America’s funniest satirists tackles Scottish economist Adam Smith on contemporary economic, social and political issues.

February 9th, 2009


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