Book Reviews

Corinne Caputo’s writer’s guide to Fame! Fortune! Awards!

Feel like every day is like Monday? Then Nick Asbury’s “Perpetual Disappointments Diary” is for you.

Do degrees from for-profit colleges help graduates get the kind of jobs that enable them to improve their lives? In “Lower Ed,” Tressie McMillan Cottom answers that question.

“Delusions of Grammar” is Sharon Eliza Nichols’ follow-up to her hit books, “I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar” (2009) and “More Badder Grammar!” (2011).

“Venezuela can teach us all an important lesson: too much money poorly managed can be worse than not having any money at all.”

Zippy Chippy never won a race, but the frolicsome thoroughbred found his true calling in retirement, proving that winning isn’t the only way to finish first.

James F. Brooks’ history of the Awat’ovi Massacre illustrates how total destruction—and re-birth—are central to Hopi history.

Are the people of Scandinavia as happy as they are portrayed in the media?

Saul David’s comprehensive account of one of the boldest Special Forces missions in history, the raid at Entebbe.

Ready-to-mail postcards sure to make recipients laugh. Or at least test their sense of humor.

Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan on how to be a man.

In search of the saola, which has been likened to the mythical unicorn and is known mainly for being unknown.

“On the Run” explores what life is like for African-Americans living under heavy police surveillance.

A collection of first-person accounts about the violent end of Nazi Germany.

It’s no surprise that Workman Publishing evaluated Lizzie Skurnick’s concept and said, “That should be a book.”

A fresh batch of A+ wit misapplied to F- quiz scores.

Book #3 in the “People of WalMart” series: “Now offending your eyes in all 50 states!”

James Macdonald examines the theory that free trade ensures prosperity and prevents hostilities, and urges us to heed the lessons of history if we want to avoid another world war.

“The Big Book of Autocorrect Fails” is the latest in a line of humorous books devoted to the global phenomenon of autocorrect errors.

How implementation of the “Final Solution” affected the capabilities of the German Army during World War II.