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Frank Sinatra Had a Cold, But Talese’s Story was Contagious

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:18:02 -0400

By: By Paul Specht

Review of "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" by Gay Talese

Coming to you in living color: Frank Sinatra, the man who “withstood the test of time, the man who had everything, lost it all then got it back, the man who could do whatever he wanted, the man who let nothing stand in his way,” capture...

Cynthia Ozick Describes the Indescribable

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:14:13 -0400

By: By Paul Specht

Review of "The Shawl"

What is our world but a bowl into which we drain the broth of our most innate and wholesome emotions. We cry and sweat and bleed, among other things, often at the peak of our vehemence. But our physical lexis is frequently incapable of accurately e...

Stories of the Slain

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:10:51 -0400

By: By Paul Specht

Review of "We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed"

Paradise is lost to those who somehow lived through the genocide in Rwanda. The country with spectacular, seemingly painted scenery of rain forests, tea plantations, banana trees, eucalyptus trees, brilliant green grass, volcanic peaks, and fertile...

Bearing William Faulkner

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:07:04 -0400

By: By Paul Specht

Review of "The Bear" by William Faulkner

An often overlooked work of this Nobel Prize-winning American author, “The Bear” is just one on a long list of his published short stories. Faulkner has also written critically acclaimed...

What Would Jesus Write?

Thu, 14 May 2009 08:47:10 -0400

By: By Paul Specht

Review of "The Heart of Evangelism" by Jerram Barrs

Jerram Barrs suggests in his book, “The Heart of Evangelism” that the importance of our work is further emphasized by the fact that we, especially as journalists, will likely have the opp...