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After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age

Nazaryan reviews After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age by Paul Starobin.

How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War On Terror

Lukas reviews How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror by Reza Aslan.

American Radical: The Life and Times of I. F. Stone

Sholis reviews American Radical: The Life and Times of I. F. Stone by D. D. Guttenplan.

Alger Hiss and the Battle for History

Nemchenok reviews Alger Hiss and the Battle for History by Susan Jacoby.

The Philosophers' Quarrel: Rousseau, Hume, and the Limits of Human Understanding

Walpole reviews The Philosophers' Quarrel: Rousseau, Hume, and the Limits of Human Understanding by Robert Zaretsky and John T. Scott.

Abraham Lincoln in the Post-Heroic Era: History and Memory in Late Twentieth-Century America

Collins reviews Abraham Lincoln in the Post-Heroic Era: History and Memory in Late Twentieth-Century America by Barry Schwartz.

With Zeal and Bayonets Only: The British Army On Campaign in North America, 1775 -1783

Luebke reviews With Zeal and Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783 by Matthew H. Spring.

Brooklyn: A Novel

Shaer reviews Brooklyn: A Novel by Colm Toibin.

The Proof of the Honey

Silverman reviews The Proof of the Honey by Salwa Al Neimi and translated by Cal Perkins.

Sag Harbor: A Novel

Barsanti reviews Sag Harbor: A Novel by Colson Whitehead.

The Scattered Papers of Penelope: New and Selected Poems

Kavadias reviews The Scattered Papers of Penelope: New and Selected Poems by Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke.

What Goes On: Selected and New Poems 1995-2009

Wagenaar reviews What Goes On: Selected and New Poems 1995-2009 by Stephen Dunn.

The Blue Hour: A Life of Jean Rhys

Lineberry reviews The Blue Hour:A Life of Jean Rhys by Lilian Pizzichini.

A Human Eye: Essays On Art in Society, 1996-2008

Hegnauer reviews A Human Eye: Essays on Art in Society, 1996-2008 by Adrienne Rich.

Fresh: A Perishable History

Corliss reviews Fresh: A Perishable History by Susanne Freidberg.

Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience

Schaeffer reviews Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience by Jeremy Mynott.

The Young Mothers of Port-Au-Prince

The impact brought about by four back-to-back hurricanes that pummeled Haiti in August and September 2008 leaving mountains of garbage, mud, raw sewage, and debris clogging the streets of Port-au-Prince. A spate of unbearably hot and humid days followed, making the cities narrow confines feel even more claustrophobic than usual. Here, Guidi features Marie Camel's struggles as a new mother with her baby at a nonprofit shelter risking herself and the child Jacqueline to disease.