MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/books/review/Will-t.html?pagewanted=print

Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America, by Rick Perlstein

“In Perlstein’s universe, Nixon is a bit like God – because he is the explanation for everything.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/books/review/Royte-t.html?sq=%22Earth%20to%22&st=nyt&scp=1&pagewanted=print

Earth Matters, edited by David de Rothschild

MySpace/OurPlanet: Change is Possible, by the MySpace Community

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/books/review/Glanz-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

Muqtada: Muqtada Al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq, by Patrick Cockburn

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/books/review/Joffe-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria

“In this examination of power, Fareed Zakaria focuses not so much on the decline of America, but on the rise of China and India.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/books/review/Donadio-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

1958: The War of the Intellectuals, by Rachel Donadio

“Fifty years ago, American critics worried about the collapsing distinction among highbrow, middlebrow and lowbrow.”