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November 30, 2017

No Trace of Lipstick

November 30, 2017/ Rohan Maitzen

An outstanding new biography argues convincingly that Olivia Manning is one of the most undervalued woman novelists of the 20th century. But was Manning a “woman novelist”? She thought not.

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November 30, 2017/ Rohan Maitzen/
Arts & Life
literary criticism, October 2017, rohan maitzen
October 27, 2017

Normal Lebrecht's CD of the Week - George Martin

October 27, 2017/ Norman Lebrecht

This first album of George Martin's orchestral music and film scores, elegantly played by Craig Leon’s Berlin’s Music Ensemble, gives us an opportunity to see what might have been going on behind George’s determinedly bland musical façade.

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October 27, 2017/ Norman Lebrecht/
Arts & Life
CD of the Week, music, Norman Lebrecht, October 2017
October 27, 2017

Book Review: The Second World Wars

October 27, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

Veteran military historian Victor Davis Hanson writes a broad-scale history of the Second World War.

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October 27, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & History
history, October 2017, politics, Steve Donoghue, world war II
October 26, 2017

Book Review: The Collector of Lives

October 26, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

Giorgio Vasari, the author of a fundamental and beloved collection of the lives of Renaissance artists, here gets a lively and readable biography of his own.

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October 26, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Arts & Life
fine art, music, October 2017, Steve Donoghue
October 25, 2017

Book Review: Grant

October 25, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

Bestselling biographer Ron Chernow tells the story of famous general and infamous president Ulysses S. Grant.

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October 25, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Arts & Life
biography, October 2017, Steve Donoghue
October 23, 2017

Book Review: Trump is F*cking Crazy

October 23, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

Former newscaster and sports commentator Keith Olbermann is a new star of YouTube for his strident opposition to President Trump; his new book provides the transcript.

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October 23, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & History
history, October 2017, politics, Steve Donoghue
October 23, 2017

Book Review: Iran: A Modern History

October 23, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

A sprawling new history of Iran from the 16th century to the present brings the multi-faceted story of Persia alive.

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October 23, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & History
history, October 2017, politics, Steve Donoghue
October 21, 2017

Norman Lebrecht's CD of the Week - Weiner Divertimentos

October 21, 2017/ Norman Lebrecht

The five Divertimentos that make up the bulk of this release date from the 1930s to 1950s and, rooted in folk dances, are determinedly upbeat. You’d never know that Hitler and Stalin were banging at the door.

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October 21, 2017/ Norman Lebrecht/
Arts & Life
CD of the Week, music, Norman Lebrecht, October 2017
October 19, 2017

Book Review: Istanbul

October 19, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

Orhan Pamuk's bestselling love letter to Istanbul receives a gorgeous new illustrated edition.

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October 19, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Arts & Life
October 2017, Steve Donoghue
October 17, 2017

Book Review: Tamed & Untamed

October 17, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

Two beloved writers of natural history team up to tell stories about a host of animal species, from the ones in our homes to the ones in our gardens to the ones still prowling the wild.

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October 17, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Arts & Life
nature, October 2017, Steve Donoghue
October 16, 2017

Book Review: Calder

October 16, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

The legendary avant-garde sculptor Alexander Calder gets his very first biography, written by art critic Jed Perl

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October 16, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Arts & Life
biography, fine art, October 2017, Steve Donoghue
October 13, 2017

Normal Lebrecht's CD of the Week - Chopin Evocations

October 13, 2017/ Norman Lebrecht

Daniil Trifonov thinks nothing of coming on stage with one wrist in a bandage, no explanation offered, or of asking the audience not to applaud at any time through a 90-minute recital, so it would be absurd to expect him to release a conventional Chopin album.

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October 13, 2017/ Norman Lebrecht/
Arts & Life
CD of the Week, music, Norman Lebrecht, October 2017
October 12, 2017

Book Review: Leonardo Da Vinci

October 12, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

Bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson adds another massive tome to the pile of those devoted to the quintessential Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci.

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October 12, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Arts & Life
biography, leonardo da vinci, October 2017, Steve Donoghue
October 12, 2017

Book Review: The Big Book of Rogues and Villains

October 12, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

The latest enormous anthology from Otto Penzler features the dandies of the demimonde, the stylish thieves and ruthless killers of popular fiction.

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October 12, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction
fiction, October 2017, otto penzler, Steve Donoghue
October 11, 2017

Book Review: Stalin - Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941

October 11, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

Stephen Kotkin's groundbreaking multi-volume biography of Stalin continues with the uneasy alliance between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.

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October 11, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Arts & Life
biography, October 2017, Steve Donoghue, world war II
October 10, 2017

Book Review: Russia in Flames

October 10, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

A big, lively new history assesses the troubled life and blighted nature of Bolshevism.

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October 10, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & History
history, October 2017, politics, Steve Donoghue
October 06, 2017

Norman Lebrecht's CD of the Week - Mozart: Violin Concerto, Sonata

October 06, 2017/ Norman Lebrecht

Noa Wildschut first appeared on Dutch television at six years old and at the Concertgebouw a year later. She's 16 now, old enough to take a bit of criticism and interesting enough to warrant adult consideration.

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October 06, 2017/ Norman Lebrecht/
Arts & Life
CD of the Week, music, Norman Lebrecht, October 2017
October 04, 2017

Book Review: Vanguard of the Revolution

October 04, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

The grand, global history of Communism's century-long reign of terror is the subject of A. James McAdams' authoritative new book.

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October 04, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & History
history, October 2017, politics, Steve Donoghue
October 03, 2017

Book Review: Adults in the Room

October 03, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

Former finance minister for Greece Yanis Varoufakis has written a book about his time on the world stage during his country's financial crisis.

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October 03, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & History
history, October 2017, politics, Steve Donoghue
October 02, 2017

Book Review: The Meaning of Belief

October 02, 2017/ Steve Donoghue

The gap between the religious and the "New Atheists" seems wider than ever - but have both sides failed even to understand each other? A pocket-sized new book examines some of the oldest questions of all.

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October 02, 2017/ Steve Donoghue/
Arts & Life
October 2017, religion, Steve Donoghue
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